Education Gucciluggage

The public schools that most kids attend have several disadvantages compared to homeschools. The main idea of one curriculum for all the students and one teacher for an entire class brings the possibility of individual attention to each student to near zero. Some children who require special attention in these classes may end up failing due to the one size fits all education system. Here are some of the main disadvantages of this schooling system.

Bigger class sizes: Most public school systems have large class sizes. In these classes many students do not receive the attention they need. Most studies show that homeschooled children often outscore public school students. Another study shows that classes with less students score better than classes with more students. This clearly shows that more personalized attention leads to better results, and homeschooling provides students with much more one-on-one attention than is possible in public schools.

State determined rules: In public school systems, the state usually determines the rules for the school. This does not consider the fact that some children are different from others. Some children suffer in this system causing them to perform more poorly than they are capable.

Same curriculum for all: Public schools have the same curriculum for all the students. Usually some students are stronger in math while others are good at literature. The same curriculum sometimes causes problems to a student whose only choice is to go into a field of literature while he has to take up math which he finds useless for his cause.

Common grading system: The public schools grading system is very much separated from the students. Each student should be scored individually, keeping in mind their abilities and weaknesses. Some grading systems can be very tough on the morale of some students.

Common pace of teaching: In a class of 30 students, all are taught the same thing at the same time and are given the same time to assimilate and understand the new concept. Each student has a unique curve of learning which takes different lengths of time to capture a new concept. If the required amount of time is not given to a student, then he or she will not be able to learn the subject well.

Common method of teaching: Among all the students, some learn better from books, some learn better by listening to lectures while others learn better by doing activities on the subject. When a teacher teaches at the same pace, some students may find it hard to learn as the teachers method of teaching varies from the students way of learning.

Competition towards success: Public school systems, with their common curriculums and grading system, usually end up creating a sense of competition among students. Though this may sometimes be good, this is generally detrimental to the students. When the competition gets tough, some students resort to malpractices during tests. Excess competition among students can not only occur in studies but also in sports, events and other interpersonal arenas.

Nowadays, there are two different opinions about the issue whether children with diverse abilities should be educated together or not. Some people think that they should be educated together because it benefits everyone. On the other hand, some hold the view that intelligent children should be taught separately and given special treatment. Both of the two sides are possessing their own arguments. In my opinion, I think children should be educated together, whose advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

To begin with, it’s of great value to teach children together. Only in this case, can the children grow up in a nature environment. If you separate the children into different groups and told the low-ability children why they are separated, it is unhealthy for those children to develop their character. After a long time, there must be psychological impediments to children growth.

Secondly, children of different abilities can share their experience with others and learn from one other when they are educated together. Children of various abilities and interests being educated together can create more opportunities to learn about themselves and other children. When they understand themselves and others, it’s better from them to be aware of their own defects and merits, they may try to eliminate the defects and strengthen the merits by learning from others. Undoubtedly, this helps children to grow.

In addition, learn together, children can become more cooperated and learn to get well with others. When children of different abilities work together to face a challenge, they learn to negotiate, to compromise and to reach agreement. There are all useful communicative skills for their future life.

Finally, mixed education can promote all-round development of children’s characters, while on the contrary, separate education may probably end up hindering their potential development in the future. Because one’s talent in different fields is not the same level, with mixed education, children’s talent can be developed in an integrated way.

To sum up, I think it is better to teach children of different abilities together. It helps the children to understand each other’s strengths and shortcomings, to develop their social skills, and to promote the development of their whole potential. Even though separate education may be more efficient in addressing each individual’s strength, its risk of possibly depriving the child of his potentials is so severe that it is just unacceptable.