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Homeschooling is the practice that one or several families working together to get their kids educated at home by the parents. Nowadays, homeschooling is rapidly growing in popularity in the United States, with the numbers increasing by at least 7 percent every year. There are currently approximately two million children homeschooled throughout the USA. Similarly, homeschooling is becoming a hot topic of debate in China, with a great deal of pros and cons. The following are opinions from both sides. Read the excerpts carefully and write your response in about 300 words, in which you should: 1. summarize briefly the opinions from both sides, and then 2. give your comment. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. First and foremost, homeschooling offers a great deal of freedom, especially educational freedom. While the basics are certainly covered for all homeschool students, the students have a great deal of freedom over what they specifically learn and when. Students can focus on the subject matter that gets them excited, whether that is history, biology or creative writing. Next, homeschooling offers a great deal of physical freedom. Without the strict schedule of school hours, homework and school trips, families have much more freedom to vacation at odd times, visit museums during the week and other such activities. Additionally, homeschooling offers emotional freedom. Students often experience troubles with bullies, peer pressure, boredom and competition. In a homeschool environment, these factors are eliminated. Students are able to think, dress and act the way that they want, making sure that self-esteem remains intact. While homeschooling can do a great deal of good, there are also a number of disadvantages. First, there are the time restraints. Whether you work, are a single parent or simply choose a time-intensive schooling method, there is a great deal of factors limiting the time available for homeschooling. Financial restrains are another concern, as a source of income is often lost when the decision is made to homeschool. The closeness of homeschooling may prove too much for some families, as parents often must spend a larger amount of time with their children. Other disadvantages come from limited social interactions. Firstly, team sports opportunities are limited for most homeschoolers, especially teenagers who want to participate in competitive sports. Secondly, homeschoolers may find themselves limited in outside connection. While family interaction is great, kids should interact with others outside of the family in order to live full and well-developed lives. Lastly, homeschooling is considered unusual, so you may experience negative comments and attitudes as a result of homeschooling.
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My View on Homeschooling Nowadays, homeschooling is becoming more and more popular. It has been a hot spot and arisen much attention in China. When it comes to this matter, different people have different views. Some people think that homeschooling offers a great deal of freedom. Students can decide what they specifically learn and when without strict schedule, get away from some school troubles and maintain their self-esteem. Nevertheless,others are concerned about time restraints, financial restrains, limited social interactions and negative comments and attitudes from others.
Personally, I hold the view that homeschooling should not be advocated. First of all, parents cannot teach as well as traditional teachers can do. The teachers are good for children because they have learned how to educate children. Unlike traditional school, children who accept homeschooling may study at home with parents who tend not to have professional skills to teach them. Therefore, they cannot learn as much as they should learn. Second, homeschooling is lack of socialization. It is true that the child will have less communication with other peers than those who attend traditional school. As they are young, friends are important for them because they need the companions to share the joy and happiness, and their relationships may be pure. If they accept homeschooling, they have to face their parents every day. It seems to be hard for the children to make new friends in the same age. Thus, their childhoods perhaps would be boring, and it may cause some psychological problems with children.
All in all, I think homeschooling may lead to plenty of serious problems. Education is a vital issue for people. Parents really care about it because it is related to children’s future. Therefore, parents should deliberately choose the most suitable one to teach their children.
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本题的要求是围绕在家上学这一话题发表观点。首先应该开门见山，引入话题，简要总结材料中的内容，然后明确陈述自己的观点：不提倡在家上学。接着可以从两方面对自己的观点加以论证：第一，父母缺乏专业教学技能；第二，不利于孩子的社交能力。最后总结全文，重申观点；也可进一步补充观点，深化主题。
