What are the Pros and Cons of being home schooled?

Something unmentioned is that we learn from working with others. Especially in math and science classes, hearing others' questions and explaining answers to other students (working in groups or putting problems up on the board) can really help solidify concepts in a student's mind. Also, with the caveat that I am unfamiliar with the mechanics of homeschooling, many schools have science labs. I do not understand how home school students can do many high school chemistry and biology experiments. These HANDS-ON activities are fun and educational. Finally, (I know I'm gonna get flack for this) if you are safe at school, I think school builds character.

I am certainly no expert but as a mom who home schooled and public schooled her children I want to talk about the best thing I like about home schooling. When I decided to home school there were some things that I was really grateful to give up. Testing was one of them. I never felt that anyone got a clear picture of how my child was doing from the type of standardized tests that my children took. I had one daughter that began school at five. She was maturationally slower than some of the other students because of her birth month. She always did poorly on standardized tests because they were usually given before she had had time to grasp whatever concept or topic was being taught. As her teacher said, “Marie takes a bit longer to get something but when she gets it, it is locked in!” That may have been true and the teacher knew that but this is what the record showed and this is what Marie began to believe – This child isn’t as smart as her peers. So I think the biggest pro in home schooling is there is no standardized testing. http://home-school-coach.com/

Pros:no bullying, more help on assingments cons: no social life, more sheltered, maybe too much family time