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The Cons of Home Schooling Home schooling is defined, by [|www.dictionary.com] as, “ the practice of teaching one's own child at home, instead of sending them to school” (“Home Schooling" 1). Anyone can be home schooled, all the student needs is a parent who is willing to spend everyday working with them as a teacher. Most home schooled students have very flexible, normal schedules. Typically, students start the day at around 8 a.m. and end at 2: 30 p.m. Home schooling takes place either at a students own house or a close friends house. Reasons given for choosing home schooling include that parents believe they can give their child a better education themselves, religious reasons, or poor school environments.

Home schooling has had a 29% growth from 5 years ago. Stats show that this growth comes from the parents, who are frustrated with public schooling (Feller 1). Tammy Takahashi has been through thick and thin with home schooling, she says that people can be un-informed when making the decision to be home schooled. “Home schooling requires dedication… towards being a good person, being open-minded, and being [overly] involved with family” (Takahashi 1). 11 year old, home schooler, Sam says that, “[all] other kids think I have it all easy but it’s a lot of [hard] work” (Monaghan 1). Home schooling should be discouraged for many reasons including decreased education, reduced contact with others, and not allowing students to play sports.