often do not possess the resources of schools, home-schooled children tend to be isolated from their peers, and systematic evaluation of childrens learning rarely occurs in the home (Simmons 1994). Yet, research does show that home schooled children are equal, if not better than, those students in public school environment are. Almost all reports have shown that home schooled students score above average on standard achievement tests. This could be because children have more one-on-one experience. Being above average in their curriculum, home schooled students also have little difficulty being accepted into colleges and universities. Boston University says, We believe students educated at home possess the passion for knowledge, the independence, and the self-reliance that enable them to excel in our intellectually challenging programs of study (Klicka 133). More colleges are even having their own admissions policys for children that are taught at home. Children that are taught at home tend to have stronger relationships with his or her father or mother. This is because first, the children only usually spend, on the average, two to three hours per day receiving instruction. The typical student at a public school spends 367 hours (more than two hours a day) in activities such as lunch, recess, and class changing. There is a lot of time wasted each day that a child could be learning something else. At home also, the curriculum can be geared to fit the individuals need. The child can spend more time on what they need help in the most and this leaves more time for hands-on activities for the children to learn by. All in all, the children have more time to spend, at home, building relationships with their family.Many people are concerned about the social factor of home schooled children. Its a common belief that home schooled children will not develop the proper social skills to enable them to interact with others later in life....
