There is some history to the issue of home schooling. There are also many pros and cons, which will be addressed in this paper. Home schooling has been around for hundreds of years. There are many famous and intellectual people that have had their education through home schooling. Some examples are George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Edison, Winston Churchill, Agatha Christie, Margaret Mead, Charlie Chaplin, Thomas Jefferson, Albert Einstein, Charles Dickens and Mark Twain (Gorder 1996). Most of these famous people were home

Like everything in 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 last positive that is going to be discussed is the one on one attention that a home schooled child receives. It is close to impossible for a classroom teacher to give each child one on one attention every day (Wichers 2001). Having only a couple of children per teacher is a very good ratio, but one that is nearly impossible to achieve in any school.

Some parents choose home schooling for their child because they have to. In many small towns the school could be miles and miles from their home. There are times and situations that busing is not available, and if it is, it may take an hour to get to the school. Another part of that reason is that the closest school is a private one. However many parents cannot afford to send their children to the private school of choice. Parents don’t want them to learn the wrong things so they teach their children themselves (Wade 1996).

Religious beliefs, academic achievement, social development, as well as moral and psychological reasoning are all cited as reasons for home schooling (Paulson 2000). However, religious beliefs are often the main reason (Gorder 1996). Some parents feel as if their children are not learning enough academics, but that they are learning moral and social values that conflict with their own (Gorder 1996). Parents feel that since the government funds these schools they are used as podiums for preaching. They see the teacher using the class as an audience to preach to. Many parents teach their children at home because they feel they can provide a better education for them, while supporting their reli

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