Manali is a software engineer. He spent time in the software industry as a developer, since than he has been writing because that it what he has a passion for. This article gives a clear explanation on what education is and why it is so important. It gives examples of the positive things that can happen with an education and how by having an education it can open many doors to great things in life. Manali discusses that education is important for the economic growth of a nation and people need to have education in order to be successful.
Smith, Michael. "Home-schooling Popularity Grows." Washington Times (2009). LexisNexis. Web. 27 Sept. 2009.
Michael Smith is the president of the Home School Legal Defense Association. Home School Legal Defense Association is an organization which protects the rights of parents who choose home education as their way to satisfy compulsory attendance law in the various states and Canada. Michael discusses how more parents are recognizing the need for more parental involvement. The article discusses how home schooling will continue to grow because it is much easier today than it was five or ten years ago. Michael includes how home schooling parents can shape their education to fit the needs of their child. Every parent wants to see their child succeed and more and more parents are noticing the positives that can come out of home schooling.
"Advantages and Disadvantages of Home Schooling." Teens Health from Nemours N.p., 2009. Web. 7 Oct. 2009. .
Nemours is one of the largest nonprofit organizations which is devoted to children's health. Nemours also supports important clinical research through scientific advances into practical ways to improve health care for children. This articles on this site are all created by physicians, writers, editors from Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media. This article talks about why parents home school their children and how home schooled children can learn just as much at home as they would in regular schooling. It also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of home schooling. Home schooling may not provide the convenience of school facilities, like the gymnasium or the science lab. Home schooling children can benefit from the one-on-one attention. This article gives both the positives and negatives between the two.
"Education: Types of Schools." Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law. Ed. Shirelle Phelps. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, 2003. 527-531.Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale. Auraria Library. 22 Oct. 2009 .
The Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law fills a gap between legal texts that focuses on the theory and history behind the law and guides dealing with the law and the everyday effect on citizens. The encyclopedia includes descriptions of each issues historical background. It also covers important cases and profiles of U.S. laws and regulations. This section of the encyclopedia discusses education, the types of schools. It went into the background of education and talked about public, private, and parochial schools. It also discussed home schooling. All of them having some similarities and differences.
"Public School Advantages." Public School N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2009. .
The information collected through this website is used to improve systems to help other business partners and clients to help with their own marketing. This article goes into the advantages of public schooling and how public schools are ran by the government which means there is no tuition. Average families usually send their children to pubic schools. Public schools are very common and are found everywhere compared to private schools. So many parents have put their trust into public schools because there are many students who are enrolled in public schools.
"Advantages/Disadvantages of Public Schools." Educational Gateway N.p., 2008. Web. 11 Oct. 2009. .
Educational Gateway is a website resource for parents who want to provide the best education for their children. Educational Gateway provide articles with tips and advice on topics that may be a concern with parents. This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of public schools. It discusses how classrooms can be large and there can be less individual attention but at the same time this environment exposes students to different social economic backgrounds. With public schools there are positives but with these positives comes negatives as well.
"The Many Benefits of Home Schooling." Tools for Learning N.p., 2007. Web. 11 Oct. 2009. .
Tools for Learning is a website directed by Richard Keir, PhD. He has worked in clinical psychology and many of his activities involved training and workshops. The Tools for Learning goal is to find and present articles, resources, and programs that will help gather information to become more familiar with certain topics. This articles goes over a few of the benefits of home schooling such as the religious home school curriculum. individualized learning, and the parent child relationship. It discusses how home schooling can benefit both the home schooled child and the children in public school because the number of children who attend public school is lower when more children are home schooled. A teacher can spend more individual attention with more students.
Chen, Grace. "Public School vs. Home School." Public School Review N.p., 30 Apr. 2008. Web. 4 Oct. 2009. .
Public School Review is a website that provides free, detailed profiles of USA public schools. The site evaluates schools relative to each other. It also evaluates state-wide averages for several things such as student teacher ratio. This article presents a very clear view on both home schooling and public schooling. It talks about the home environment vs. the school environment. Home environment being the more safe and calm place while the school environment is more about the importance of socialization. The article compares home curriculum and school curriculum. This article presents both sides very well leaving it up to the parents to decide what is really best for their child.
Chen, Grace. "Parental Involvement is Key to Students Success." Public School Review N.p., 25 Mar. 2008. Web. 12 Oct. 2009. .
Public School Review evaluated state-wide averages for several things such students teacher ratio. It provides detailed profiles of USA public schools. It can be helpful for families who just moved to an area and want to know the ratings of a particular school. This article goes over how important it is when parents are involved in their children's lives. Research has shown that students achieve more in school when parents are involved in their education. It provides tips that parents can use to become more involved. By staying involved and being apart of their education it provides the parents with the satisfaction of making a difference in their child's education.
"The Pros and Cons of Different Types of Schooling." Extreme Intellect N.p., 2009. Web. 3 Sept. 2009. .
Extreme Intellect is a website for anyone who is interested in IQ intelligence or to increase knowledge for personal reasons or for students. This page gave a list of all the different types of schooling such as home schooling, private schooling, and public schooling and than described the pros and cons of each one. It was a good list to look at and also a good starting point for anyone who was wanting to know the differences and similarities between the three types of schooling.
Selakovich, Daniel. Schooling In America: Social Foundations of Education. New York: Longman Inc., 1984. 144-247. Print.
Daniel Selakovich is a professor of education at Oklahoma State University. He has directed the social foundations program since 1967. His book talks about the importance of socialization. The book talks about how the school has become a major agent of socialization and this environment is what links the child to the society. I also read about a couple of studies, one studied showed that the more time spent with the student the higher his or her achievement was. The book discussed what it takes to make a good quality teacher. The book has a lot of good information with important concepts to understand.
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