Homeschooling is a priveledge parents sometimes provide to their child because they want them to excel and learn within the home. There is nothing wrong with that. Or is there? Does it prevent them from learning socially. Does it hinder their growth as a person of society? Here are some cons:

Cons:
1. If a child is placed in a public/private school, the interaction with other children might promote growth of one’s personality, maturity and a grasp of the responsibility of relationships.
2. The competitiveness in schools has been shown to drive students to do better.
3. Social interaction with peers can provide a good support system when things may go wrong that a child may not be comfortable sharing with a parent or teacher.
4. Schools, private or public, provide extracurricular activities that stress teamwork, competitiveness and drive to do well and promote exercise and well-being.
5. Schools provide classes that measure a student’s capabilities, ranging from remedial, average and all the way up to college level courses.
6. Private and public schools have an edge by assigning students to a guidance counselor that prepares a “resume” for colleges showing the grades and activities that a child has built while in school from junior high through high school.
7. Social diversity within a society can be more tolerated if a student is able to socialize within society.
8. If there are problems, a child can solve them on his own and in effect, develop life skills needed to cope with the stresses of adulthood.

Till my next set of ideas about this conflict, carpe diem!