As I have researched more and more of education, whether it be in person or home, I have seen both good and bad. Originally, I wrote these blogs for the purpose of entertaining negativity of homeschooling, of why it had to be wrong, unrewarding, etc. As I have studied further, I have realized homeschooling differs between the good and the bad.

I have studied homeschooling to have the negative effects of children isolated at home, teaching styles, and set back child development, and I still do hold strongly to these things. But on the contrary, homeschooling has shown to be effective to certain children, environments, and needs of families. I have realized new things I hadn’t thought of before my research.

This realization has been brought to my attention from a few different things. First, every child is different, and so every child works best in a different environment. Some succeed better with others, and some by themselves at home.

Second, my realization is location. Children may live in a town with bad schools around them, rural area, etc. Investing into a school farther away could be too expensive or too far out, having parents conclude that homeschooling is more efficient.

Lastly, I have come to understand all families are different, and each has and cooperates their own needs. Parents of a child overcoming the challenges of special needs can work better at home for learning, developing, etc. Some families experience setbacks or hard experiences from public schools, leading them to home school and succeed better. A parent may even want to just better connect with their child, who may be struggling around their teachers and peers. Whatever the reason is, homeschooling shows to be a better option to some families.

Overall, what I have learned is that schooling is a hard choice for all families. All needs and people are different, and this has come to my realization that whether it be public, private, or home education, there is good and bad to all. I have learned so much from these three blogs, and am grateful to better understand why people choose their different education types.