n life the good comes with the bad. There are negatives to home schooling as well. There is a lacking of facilities, athletic as well as academic. Home schooling takes a lot of time and energy. It won’t work with a one-parent family unless the parent does not have to go to work. It can cost a lot of money at times because you have to buy the supplies to fit your curriculum. Abuse and neglect is another big issue. Teachers are trained to spot and report abuse and neglect. However, if you don’t know the warning signs, or you are the one hurting the child, that child is not going to get the help that they need. The two biggest negatives are the social aspects and how qualified a parent is to teach. The question is if the child gets to interact and socialize with other kids. Some authors argue that school is not the positive social environment that many say it is. On the other hand, some authors think that it is a great injustice to the child not to allow them to attend school with other children. As far as teaching goes once again the authors have mixed views. Some feel that parents should be trained and certified and others say they can handle it. I found that there were many things about home schooling that I thought were true that were myths. However, I found from reading that most of the people that home schooled their children were extremists. Some were about religion; some were for other topics. I realized that not many average people home school their children. This movement is going to continue to grow over the coming years. Violence and control of the kids in school is going to have a lot to do with it. Parents are not going to send their children to school if they think that they are going to get shot, stabbed, or even killed. Parents’ feel that it is their job to protect their children and they will do whatever it takes. I can not see this movement taking over, if for no other reason because today two people ne...
