家庭教育(Home Education)

家庭教育(homeeducation)

homeeducation,orhomeschooling,isaphenomenonwhichisbotholdandnow.itmayseemtomanylikeastrangeidea,butyearsago,itwasthenorm.georgewashingtonandabrahamlincolnbothreceivedtheireducationathome.andthereisagrowingtrendforchildrentobeeducatedathome.anestimatedtwomillionamericanchildren,onesourcesays,aretaughtintheirownhomesinsteadofgoingtoregularschools.thenumberofsupportgroups,magazinesandotherresourcesforhome-schoolingfamiliesisalsoontherise.beingcomparativelyrarecasesinchina,homeschoolingisrepeatedlyreportedasanattractiveandpromisingalternative. 

parentswhodecidetohome-schoolarenotwithoutreasons.manymayworryaboutthequalityofeducationatregularschools.theywanttotailortheeducationoftheirchildrentotheirintelligenceandaptitude.theyprefertochoosethesubjectsontheirown.theyalsothinkcaringparentsmakethebestteachers.studiesshowthatmanyhome-schooledchildrenreallydoverywell.

provenbenefitsofhomeschoolingareobvious.buteducatingkidsathomemaynotbetherightchoiceforallfamilies.itmaynotbepractical,anddosenotconstituteanimportantapproachtochildreneducation. 

withcomputeraidededucationmoreandmoreavailableandeffective,schooleducationhasadvantageshomeeducationcannevercatchupwith.nofamilyhasresourceswhichisadequateformoderneducation.parents,althougtheyaremostcaring,cannotbecompetentandqualifiedastrainedteachers.amostdiscouragingfactisthatchildrentaughtathomeanddonotgoouttoschoolswilldevelopstrangecharacteristicswhichwilleventuallyhinderthemwhentheygoouttosociety.theyaresuretolackabilityandskillstocopewithvariousintricaterelationshipswhichcannotnotbeacquiredthroughhomeeducationenvironment.andtheywillendupascrippled.

asthematterstands,homeeducationisnotsoimportantastodeservemoremeritthanisalreadyexaggerated.