What are pros and cons of home - schooling?

Pros -No longer having to wake up early -Learn at your own pace -No "Teen Drama" -Eat, and do what you want, when you want to -Take days off, or work extra and then take a day off Cons -Family starts to annoy you -Too much time doing your work at home in one seat -Everything starts to feel like "too much" -You can get behind with distractions like TV or video games -Depression and loneliness -Lack of social skill at a certain point As you can see, they are both equally bad. It depends on why you would like to be home-schooled. If you have bully problems, too much home-work or just hate school in general. You'll be giving up friends, free time, but yet gaining some things too at the same time. I feel like School is so much more better for lots of reasons like having friends and being on a set schedule. Depression also got to me because I had no one to talk to after a while. People started thinking I was social stupid person. I was. Now that I'm in school, I am still recovering from the damage. It's your call.

Pros- - freedom - learn at own pace - with own learning style - can set your own schedule - select materials you find interesting and that work for you - can use real books-- not poorly written school textbooks - can explore things more in depth if they interest you - can move on when you are ready, no one holds you back - can learn at home or - can join a co-op or - can join an online school program or - can take classes at various institutions (museums, community centers, private businesses, etc) or - can go to a tutor if you really need help or - can seek out voluteer or apprenticeships or - can join dual-enrollment classes - can get more involved in extra-curricular activities - can finish your work a lot earlier and spend rest of time pursuing passions - can take a lot of field trips - can involve a lot of hands-on or creative methods and projects - can decide who you want to socialize with - can stay away from people who are bullies or violent or threatening - can decide the kinds of environments you wish to learn or socialize in for yourself - don't have to waste time all day with school yards, lining up, cafeterias, etc. because you are not in crowds - if something isn't working for you, you can change it - if something is working for you, you can keep doing it Cons- - people assume you must be weird and unsocialized - people (even those who the public schools are obviously not succeeding with) will question your decision to homeschool - people, like bus drivers and grocery store cashiers, will try to give you pop quizzes when you come by with your mom during school hours

Pro's: -You work at your own pace. So if you're smart, you don't waste time. And if you need extra time to learn something, you can take the time that you need. -You learn to self-motivate (it's important that your parents are on-board with this, too. Because sometimes you won't feel like doing work, and you'll need someone to tell you to do it.) -You don't have to deal with comparing yourself to other people's academic work. This can be good or bad. I was more or less a perfectionist, so homeschooling made me strive to be perfect in school work--I didn't realize that public school was very different. -You don't have to deal with the crap way that kids treat each other these days. You mature differently. Con's: -Less socializing. I know that you have a lot of friends right now. But you probably see most of those friends at school and not too much else. You'll be out of the loop. And people will drift away. It's natural. But you might get lonely sometimes. -Applying for colleges. This isn't always a problem. But if you don't live in a state that will give you a high school diploma, or if you don't use an accredited home schooling program that gives you a nationally-recognized diploma, you have to jump through hoops to apply to colleges after you graduate. I received two high school diplomas, so it wasn't a problem for me. But if you don't, you'll have to take the GED's, which can look good or bad on an application. But people do it all the time. And as long as your SAT's or ACT's scores are good. You shouldn't have problems getting into college. -ALL OF IT IS HOMEWORK. It's a lot of work. And there's not a big separation between "this is my normal time to be at my house and relax" and "this is my working time. I need to turn off my computer and DO THIS FRIGGIN WORK." It's tough. But you'll find a balance.

well i was Public schooled and my best friend was home schooled. He never had a real social life outside of myself and family. He graduated way sooner then i did like a yr or 2 faster. but thats all i can come up with

Pros- learn at your own pace don't have to get up so early Con- probably would lack communication skills

Pros Dont have school as much learn at your own pace sutff liek that Cons your going to be very bored and lack communications skills you wont get to see people very often its basicly like being a caged bird its te most horrible thing ever i hate it