Is there a professional scientific journal that depicts the cons of homeschooling?

Question

Well, it doesn't have to be the education, but all other aspects of it, such as social interactivity, relationships with parents, etc.

Answer 1

not that I know of

Answer 2

Who would fund the research?  

The only research I've found:

http://www.nheri.org/

It is overwhelmingly positive  regarding academics and social/emotional issues.

Answer 3

I don't know of one, but I don't think there are any statistics that would prove that public school is a success for majority of students.

Answer 4

There probably are, because just like there are bad things about public school there are bad things about homeschooling.

Just takes a little research, have you tried looking through Professional Journals, there are many online.

Answer 5

Maybe not a scientific journal, but the NEA has tried and tried to prove HS'ing is awful, but because HS'ers typically outscore their PS counterparts on standardized tests, they are grasping at straws.

FWIW, yesterday our newspaper posted the standardized testing scores for each school in our area.  The two local high schools only had 40% of students "pass" the reading portion of the test, and only 22% passed the math portion.  That is sad, sad, sad, sad, sad.  This is in addition to the fact that only about 50% of the high school students even graduate.

What are you looking for, and why???  You're going to have a hard time finding any legitimate data that says HS'ing is a not a good educational choice for many.

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ADDED FOR CHARLENE...

So, you work in a school and you can't even read my response correctly?  {That's one of my hidden points.}  Not to mention you didn't answer the OP's question.  You just went off on a rant against what I said.

Re-read this part...

<< ...yesterday our newspaper posted the standardized testing scores for each school in our area.  The two local high schools... >>

Did you not catch the "in our area" and "local high schools"??????

I was NOT generalizing on the state of ALL public schools - just those in my area.

Answer 6

Not that I've ever seen. People have asked naysayers to bring in some actual links to published research and nobody has ever provided something.

Answer 7

If you find one let us know! The question has been asked (to those who were against it) and no one has been able to find one!

Answer 8

No, there isn't - because no actual cons (that would apply across the board) have ever been found.

The social thing is a total crock, and homeschoolers tend to have much closer relationships with their parents, because they're not in an environment that tells them that they're supposed to hate their parents (because that's just what kids do nowadays, don'tcha know).  They tend to outscore both public and private school students - by several percentage points - every year on standardized tests and college entrance exams.  Most are more prepared for college than their classroom counterparts by the time graduation comes around, and many graduate high school with an AA or better.

Homeschool students don't have to deal with the drugs, violence, and other drama that happens in schools, and they don't base their lives off of what the "popular" kids think.  Rather, they learn early on to think for themselves.  They take an active participation in their education and are often independent in their studies at a younger age.  And because they are more in control of their schedules, and don't have 4-6 hours of homework a night on top of 6+ hours of school, work, and extracurriculars, they tend to have less stress and illness to deal with.

However, because they get to choose what they participate in, they tend to be more active in the community, extracurricular activities, and groups that work toward social and political change/reform.  They tend to have a strong knowledge of government, history, and worldview, and many (by the time they graduate) have put considerable research into whatever field interests them - because they can.

I don't see any cons there...and neither do those who have tried to find them.

Cons may exist for individual families, but that has nothing to do with homeschooling as a concept or a practice.  That has to do with the family's choices and the child's learning style.

Answer 9

Well first off I don't know where HS mom gets her information.  Second I think you need to first see what area the school is in.  That does contribute A LOT to how the school is doing and how the students learn.  I do know that at the high school  I work at our numbers were way higher for the standardized testing and of course had more than 50% graduate.  I think it's just a parents preference on how they want their child to learn.

Answer 10

Not that I am aware of and I doubt you ever will. If such a study existed the rabid anti-homeschoolers who frequent this Q&A would have ferreted it out and sited it by now. (They've certainly been asked to time and again.)The truth is, there is no profit in such a study. You cannot sell people useless products or charge them for services they don't need. Meanwhile, if a homeschool family were shown cons, they'd just develop a way to correct them. That is the beauty of the freedom of homeschool. What does not work, gets modified or eliminated quickly by the observant and creative.

Charlene: She said she got the info from her local paper. How did you miss that?

Wow, MORE than half of the students at your school actually graduate. So almost half of the kids fail and do not recieve a diploma? How near half? Do you find that an acceptable number?

Is that suppose to impress someone? All you need is a D average to graduate. All the professional educaters and fantastic socialization can't manage 100% of the kids AT LEAST graduate?