Homeschooling and Public School
The Effects of Homeschooling on the Public Education System
Sociology 100: Intro to Sociology
June 15, 2014
Homeschooling a child affects those in the education system by creating competition and is considered a threat to those who are in power, therefore, by not making the option of homeschooling readily available to the general public, the public school system ensures that it maintains control of the education system and all those in it. Conflict Theory of Education suggests that children in the public school system are privy to having the system actually work against them and inhibiting their learning experience. Therefore, doing the exact opposite of what the public school system was designed to do, to invoke learning in child and allow growth in knowledge. There are many examples of children being held back by teachers because they did not fit the usual "mold" of a typical student and would mistakenly be thought of as having a disability, when in fact it was actually some social ineptness due to having genius qualities and a high IQ. This lack of knowledge of options available to parents to home school their children allow for placement in public school that may not address needs of particular student. The public school system is run as a one size fits all approach. There are many practical implications to everyone involved when homeschooling a child who is taken out of the public school system. Some of these implications fall on the state, such as funds normally utilized for children in the public system will now be taken away from the public school, which is greatly needed in order to enhance programming for public school kids that they might not otherwise have. Parents also have likely implications from homeschooling their child, including lack of support from the state, although there is the added responsibility of reporting test scores to the state. There may also be backlash from a community and
Sociology 100: Intro to Sociology
June 15, 2014
Homeschooling a child affects those in the education system by creating competition and is considered a threat to those who are in power, therefore, by not making the option of homeschooling readily available to the general public, the public school system ensures that it maintains control of the education system and all those in it. Conflict Theory of Education suggests that children in the public school system are privy to having the system actually work against them and inhibiting their learning experience. Therefore, doing the exact opposite of what the public school system was designed to do, to invoke learning in child and allow growth in knowledge. There are many examples of children being held back by teachers because they did not fit the usual "mold" of a typical student and would mistakenly be thought of as having a disability, when in fact it was actually some social ineptness due to having genius qualities and a high IQ. This lack of knowledge of options available to parents to home school their children allow for placement in public school that may not address needs of particular student. The public school system is run as a one size fits all approach. There are many practical implications to everyone involved when homeschooling a child who is taken out of the public school system. Some of these implications fall on the state, such as funds normally utilized for children in the public system will now be taken away from the public school, which is greatly needed in order to enhance programming for public school kids that they might not otherwise have. Parents also have likely implications from homeschooling their child, including lack of support from the state, although there is the added responsibility of reporting test scores to the state. There may also be backlash from a community and
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