By attending public or private school you learn how to interact with other people in a society. Such social skills become useful in the real world when you eventually start working. On the contrary, a child in a home school is often secluded at home. Public and private schools may have their own flaws, but children use them to build their social communication skills. Some parents organize social events for their home-schooled children to help them build relationships with their peers. While such activities are good, they can be costly.
Most parents who teach their children at home are not certified teachers. It takes some time and a few mistakes before you can sharpen your teaching skills. There are times when a child is unable to understand the lessons promptly as a home-school parent would like. That could result in a child losing interest in school. Home schooling requires physical, emotional and financial sacrifice. Home schooling expenses often include a curriculum and teaching materials, which cost $400 on average per child per year, according to allaboutparenting.org. Time is also needed to prepare and teach lessons and organize extracurricular activities.
Most children attend private or public schools. Home-schooled children might snarl at the idea of being taught in seclusion by their parent at home. Some might wonder what they are missing out especially if they are not involved in outside activities. This might create a difficult situation for both the parent and the child who might not be eager to be home-schooled. The other problem is that the parent is solely responsible for the child's education, and if something goes wrong, there is no one else to blame. Some parents might find it hard to grasp tough subjects such as algebra and physics, which they learned many years before and have forgotten.
A child being home-schooled at home is often showered with praise, encouragement and personalized attention. When the child leaves the home environment, she may not find an equal amount of such treatment. This, according to homeschooljewel.com, might have negative psychological effects on a child when she enters the real world where the boss does not time to coddle her all day long.