Persuasive Paper Part 1: A Problem Exists

I. To ensure the children does not get an education that is contrary to their religious beliefs. In public schools, there are individuals from different religion background. Occasional tests can lead to a child being exposed to different opinions in religion and culture (Dorman, 1989).

II. To establish parental motivations that are key to the success of the children. Homeschooling enables children to interact more with parents. Parent get the opportunity to analyze the potential of their children. Children feel empowered and motivated when parents spend their time tutoring them through their academics.

Thesis Statement

Homeschooling is legal in some places, but necessities vary from place to place and are regularly inadequate to protect the children’s welfares. In some places, parents are required to simply register their intent to homeschool while other places completely do not have regulations. Parents do not have to notify anyone on the issue of homeschooling. If these bylaws are not set, targeting to offer more space and flexibility for creativity, children can be left vulnerable to educational neglect, and even abuse, with limited ways of getting help (Boyd, et al. 2005). Parents may spend less time educating their children attending to other obligations. Basically, if parents are not required to keep any sort of records in terms of test scores or portfolios of their children’s academic progress, they can bypass their obligations. This can immensely affect the educational progress of the children. More effective policies have to be set for homeschooled children to protect them from these risks.

Characteristics of the Audience

I. Parents teach their children because they think it is a privilege and a brilliant idea. Learning with their children is a way of showing affection to them.

• Offering them knowledge is the same as giving them a big hug. By presenting education in this perspective, an environment of mutual respect is created and goodwill that provides a prosperous homeschool journey throughout.

II. The government provides regulations to safeguard the homeschooling life of the children.

• The authority providing certain by-laws (e.g. ensuring parents stipulate a certain number of days or hours of instructions and list of mandatory subjects homeschool parents must teach are set) that ensure the children are not left helplessly uneducated.

III. Parents organize necessary learning materials to be always readily available.

• providing the basic materials that should maintain a “stand-by” (e.g. arsenal supplies, books, interesting games, and educational kits) and take enough time to replace them back where you found them to be ready whenever they are needed.

Scope and Limitation of study

Different reasons trigger parents to select to homeschool. In their perspective, it seems logic and a better option for public or homeschool education (Boyd, et al. 2005). There are both positive effects and negative effects as with any form of education. These are the advantages and disadvantages.

a) Advantages

• There is religious freedom to teach religion or not in class (Dorman, 1989).

• The motivation from parents makes the child focus on studying.

• It is flexible for the parent to schedule the curriculum work with their lifestyle.

b) Disadvantages

• Children lack maximum exposure to interact with different type of people that they will have to work with in the wider world. This may influence negatively their required mechanism to develop the coping ability.

• There is a limited participation of these children in extra-curricular activities.

• Homeschooling can take too much of a parent’s time.

There are advantages and disadvantages to everything. This is the reason why it is essential to consider carefully the outcomes. It is essential to note your nature and that of your child. The experiment of homeschooling is not for all type people as not everyone can execute this successfully. Homeschooling may not be the best answer, either public or homeschooling may serve best necessities for all parties.

Key questions from the audience

Many common homeschooling questions are asked we homeschool. These questions are usually challenging and sometimes overwhelming.

i. Why do people homeschool their children? The rationale of this question is to identify the reason behind individuals selecting homeschooling over public schooling. Each individual has a variety of reasons for selecting homeschooling as a way to educated children e.g. the disabled people have specific reasons for choosing to homeschool (Lukasik, 1995).

ii. How do you acquire certification for your children? Can they get an opportunity in college or university? The rationale of this question is to elaborate on the means of obtaining documents after homeschooling to join institutions of higher education. This information is provided by the set regulations by the government about homeschooling to ensure every child gets certified after excellence in one stage e.g. the government may work with the district education offices to register all homeschooling students.

Methodology

• Classical

The classical Greek model of the Trivium is followed. Learning is divided into three stages grammar stage (facts and rote memorization), logical stage (analyzing with logic) the Rhetoric stage (true thinking, dialogue, composition) (Gray, & Wandersman, 1980).

• Textbook

Most homeschoolers start with textbooks method (Gray, & Wandersman, 1980). This is by use of tests and worksheets written in interesting prose.

References

Boyd, D., Lankford, H., Loeb, S., & Wyckoff, J. (2005). The draw of home: How teachers' preferences for proximity disadvantage urban schools. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 24(1), 113-132.

· This journal analyses the negativity of urban schools/public schools. It has elaborated on the presence of regulations that were established in the states and how friendly the rules became on homeschooling as time passed by. This has contributed in building up our introduction and thesis statement at large of our proposal.

Dorman, D. D. (1989). Michigan's Teacher Certification Requirement as Applied to Religiously Motivated Home Schools. U. Mich. JL Reform, 23, 733.

· This source continually communicates about the religious aspect affected by public schools. It also communicates on advantages of homeschooling in relationship to religion. This contributes full on building up the religious aspect on the research.

Gray, S. W., & Wandersman, L. P. (1980). The methodology of home-based intervention studies: Problems and promising strategies. Child development, 993-1009.

· There are several methods that can be partaken to ensure proper homeschooling is taking place. These aspects help parents ensure that the homeschooling children have proper working materials and skills to enable proper learning. This has built up on ways of research and analysis for a successful homeschooling exercise.

Lukasik, L. M. (1995). Latest Home Education Challenge: The Relationship between Home Schools and Public Schools, The. NCL Rev., 74, 1913.

· This book has brought about challenging questions that come up when home schooling is concerned. They have discussed on the areas and ways to get answers on certain questions of which several of them we have discussed in our key questions for the audience in our research.