Pros and Cons of Homeschooling

Advantages of Homeschooling

1. You can take control of what and how your children learn.
2. Show your children that learning is not boring, but exciting.
3. Homeschooling helps build meaningful relationships with your children.
4. You can design your teaching to suit your child’s dominant learning styles.
5. Personal attention and emphasis can be given to your child’s weakness
6. Homeschooling allows you to fix the routine that suits both you and your child without hampering your other important chores.
7. You can transfer your values and beliefs to your children and address their questions when they have them.
8. Homeschooling protects your children from the negative influences they may encounter outside the home.
9. One-to-one interaction with your children is possible through homeschooling
10. Time to nurture your children’s natural abilities.
11. You can discuss issues which could otherwise be an uncomfortable topic  in the classroom
12. You can share with your children the common, everyday joys of life.
13. You can be with your children through ups and downs in their lives
14. You can share the joy of teaching your children with your spouse.

Disadvantages of Homeschooling

1. It is difficult to convince family and friends on the benefits of homeschooling.
2. Setting up a fixed routine for your child is a tricky task.
3. You have to be very patient with your children even if they are not learning.
4. You have to spend more time with your children than otherwise.
5. You have to adapt to the homeschooling atmosphere, especially if you were not homeschooled before.
6. Keep encouraging your child, even if he or she doesn’t respond positively to homeschooling
7. You have to keep yourself updated on the latest curriculum
8. You have to be in constant touch with other homeschooling parents when you encounter problems you're not equipped to handle.
9. Research curriculum programs before you find one that works for you and your family.
10. You should be careful as to not overburden your child.