Public-Schooling-VS-Home-Schooling-公共教育与家庭教育之比较

PublicSchoolingVSHomeSchooling“Goingshopping,workingoutwheneveryouwant,pursuingyourcareer,interestsandhobbieswillmakeaconcessiontoyourfamily’seducationandneeds.”Betty,amotherinCalifornia,complained.Shewashomeschoolingherthreechildren.Sincehomeschoolinghasbeenarapidly-growingtrendinAmerica,moreparentschoosehomeschoolingratherthanpublicschooling.However,asfarasIamconcerned,thedisadvantagesofhomeschoolingoverweightheadvantagesduetoitsharmtosocialdevelopment,children’slackofoverallabilitiesandfamily’shugecost.Tostartwith,home-schooledchildrenlacknecessarysocialskills.Theystudyathomealoneandhavelittlecontactwithotherpeers.Theyhavelittleawarenessofteamwork,competition,conflictmanagementandproblemsolving.Whentheystepintosociety,theywillfeeluneasecooperatingwithvariouspeople.Forexample,agirlwashome-schooled.Whenshebecameateacherandhadtogivelecturetoherstudents,shealwaysfelttimid.Becauseshehadneverfacedsomanypeopleathome.Ittookherquitealongtimetogetoverhertimidity.Whileinpublicschools,childrengathertogethertostudyandplay.Itgivesthemmorechancestoshowthemselvesinfrontofpeopleandmakeschildrenmuchmoresociable.What’smore,homeschoolingmayleadtothelackofoverallabilities.Sincenotallparentsareexpertsinallsubjects,theymayonlyteachtheirchildrenthesubjectsinwhichtheyareadept.Asforaspectstheyarenotgoodat,theirchildrenwillhardlyhaveaccessto.Forinstance,ahistoryteachernamedCharlottewasveryinterestedinPhysics,butshewashome-schooledbyhermother.Hermotheralwaystaughthersuchsubjectsashistory,philosophy,etc.SoCharlottecouldonlybeahistoryteacherwhenshegrewup,sinceshehadpoorknowledgeofphysics,thoughshetrulylovedit.Therefore,home-schooledchildrenarelackofoverallabilitieswhileinpublicschools,childrencanlearnknowledgeofallsubjects.Publicschoolteachersareexpertsincertainsubjectsandtheyadduptoarichknowledgesystem.Lastbutnotleast,thefamilyhastodevotealottohomeschooling.Atleastoneparent,usuallythemother,shouldbefull-timeteachingthechildren.Theyhavetosacrificetheirowncareerandneedtoplanandorganizelessonsallbythemselves.Theyhavelittlefreedom,asitmentionedinthefirstparagraph.Anotherreasonisthatonlyoneparentcangoouttomakealivingforthefamily.Butthebasicsuppliesofhomeschoolingsuchastextbooks,computers,etc,whichareoriginallyprovidedbypublicschools,costtoomuch.Statisticshaveshownthattheaveragecostofhomeschoolingishundredsofdollarsperyear.Sothereisnodoubtthatfamilyburdenbecomesheavier.Somepeoplemayarguethatchildren’ssafetycanbeguaranteediftheyareathome,sincetherearemanyreportsaboutschoolgunshot,caraccidentsandothertragedieshappenedatschool.However,stayingathomeisnotnecessarilysaferthanthatatschool.Itwouldbeeasierforakidnappertoattackthechildrenandparentsathomethantoattackagroupofpeopleatschool.What’smore,publicschoolshirelotsofsafeguardswhocanprotectchildrenwellwiththeirprofessionalskills.Lastbutnotleast,oncechildrengoout,theywillfaceallkindsofdanger,nomatterwheretheystudy.Wecan’tjustavoidgoingoutinordertoavoidcaraccidents.Nowadays,thoughmoreparentsaregraduallyturningtohomeschooling,weshouldbeawareofitsdrawbacks.Publicschoolinghasitsimmensebenefitsandstillshouldbeadvocatedforalongtime.