More Home-Based Business People Home Schooling Their Kids

In 2008 there were more people in the US and UK working from home than there has every been before. There are lots of possible reasons for why this is the case, including better encouragement from the government, better access to home business insurance and greater flexibility being given by businesses to their staff. There are likely hundreds of other influences, but the fact remains that the 9-5 working day no longer the standard it once was.

Now the government has released new figures that show the amount of children in home-working households that are being home-schooled is also on the rise. Home schooling has always been an accepted alternative to the traditional eduction method and the government is happy as long as the proper curriculum is being followed. In 2002 there were 14 million children being home schooled in the US and 4 million in the UK. This figure in 2008 rose to 21 million and 7 million respectively. It is thought that as one of the biggest motivations for working from home was being able to spend time with family, including children, many thought they would get more benefit if their children stayed at home also

There are have been a number of individuals and groups who have criticised the increasing amounts of home-schooling taking place, claiming that children should be developing among their peers and learning important social skills at the same time. Most reference a 1992 study that claimed social intelligence in home-schooled children was below the national average. This study has since been discredited by many since and education experts largely agree that home schooling can be the best choice for some children, and there is no overruling argument to say otherwise.

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