Normal School is better than Homeschool.

I will go about this by first introducing my case, then attacking my opponents all in this round. My opponent didn’t say yes or no to my format, so I will just follow his format as best as possible. My Case:Contention 1: Price. Research shows that most parents who homeschool their children spend less than $600 whereas public school parents spend an average of $10,000 per year. It is also shown that even though less money is spent, each homeschooled child outperforms the average public school student by about 30 percentile points. Contention 2: More Time to Pursue Interests. As soon as school is over, the children can immediately go to whatever they want. There is no traveling to get home and waste a lot of time. One can dance, or learn music. They don’t have to wait to get home, put away all their stuff because it is right there. Contention 3: No Bullies. At most schools, there are bullies. But in homeschool, the teacher almost always is watching the kids. And even if there is more than one kid, if anyone is being bullied, the teacher/instructor will easily find out. The kids don’t have to endure the teasing that happens in a normal school. Contention 4: Curriculum. When children are homeschooled, the teacher gets to choose the curriculum. Most times the curriculum is higher than most normal schools. And they tend to have a higher GPA, which as most of you know, is very important when applying to colleges. Contention 5: Attention. Children who attend public school lose attention in class because of their peers. They are either passing notes or talking. But in homeschooling, there are few children. It is better because the teacher will easily know if the child is zoning out, and the teacher can work better with the student because he/she doesn’t have to pay attention to how many ever students a normal school teacher has (depends on elementary, middle, or high). I urge you to check out this link below on the stats of homeschool vs. public school. It shows that students who are homeschooled do better generally. . http://www.home-school.com...My Opponent’s Case:Contention 1 - When children are homeschooled, they are not inside the house 24/7. They do leave the house. They can make friends by going to the park, mall, or even through their parent’s friends children. Just because they are homeschooled does not mean they are cooped up in the house all the time. Contention 2 - Usually, when a child is homeschooled, their “school” environment is separate from their playing area. I have a friend who is homeschooled, she played upstairs and her “school” was downstairs away from everything. They may be tempted as all kids are, but if they try anything, there is a less chance of them getting away with it. Contention 3 - When kids are homeschooled, they are given the opportunity to grow and learn in the real world, rather than isolating them in the artificial world. This means that as they are growing up, they learn a great deal through observation and practical experience. Homeschoolers are more involved in their communities and do many other activities. They also go on field trips more often which introduce them to the real world day by day. Contention 4 - I see your point for the two children, but both parents don’t have to drop out of work to take care of this. One is sufficient enough. As I said, my friend’s mom assigns a task to the oldest, and then after she has started her task, she goes on to the youngest. Then she alternates back and forth until their school day is finished. Contention 5 - Homeschooling also has clubs. Just not in that wording. They do helping around the community, they can learn instruments, singing, whatever they want. They are not limited just because they go to school at a different place. Contention 6 - Actually, if you checked out my link above, it is the homeschooled kids who have the better scores and the better averages. The graduation rate of a homeschooled child is 66.7% whereas a normal schooled child is 57.5%. There is a big difference in those two numbers. Judge/Viewer, I urge you to vote Con/Homeschooling is better. Thank You.