Why Homeschooling Is The Best Education For The Modern...

There truly is no place like one’s home. Confucius said, â€Å"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.† The knowledge one gains at home, technically a child s first classroom, is the knowledge one will carry with them for the rest of their lives. This is why homeschooling is the best education for the modern generation. As the value on knowledge increases, making a decision on a child’s educational behalf, in order to give them the best possible future, continues on with complexity. There’s a variety of answers when trying to solve the problem of education, but many argue that public schooling is the correct answer. Yet one must consider is the most obvious solution best? The benefits associated with home education†¦show more content†¦Even though the option of learning to read and write was available, children learned just enough to handle basic concepts. The effectiveness of homeschooling was not in question during the e ighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Some of the most famous writers and inventors received the majority of their education at home. Thomas Edison, only attended three months of public school, and was taught mostly by his mother. Other famous homeschoolers include: Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Charles Dickens and Alexander Graham Bell. After attendance laws became effective, America began relying on public and private schools to educate children. Homeschooling soon became something practiced only by rural families, and within Amish communities. It was rare during this time for families to homeschool. Although in our modern day society, the National Center for Education Statistics, the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations estimates, â€Å"Millions of students are homeschooled in the United States† (NCES). Demonstrating that homeschooling is becoming viewed as a reasonable option for education. More i mportantly families in the United States are realizing and taking advantage of the many benefits that come with educating a child in the home. A child’s mind is like a flower, if said flower is well tended to and given enough attention it will grow,