The Impact of Homeschooling on Students’ Social Skills and Psychological wellbeing: Perspective from Afghanistan
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.53819/81018102t4083Abstract
The modern homeschool movement began in the 1970s when John Holt, an educational theorist and supporter of school reform, began arguing that formal schools' focus on rote learning created an oppressive classroom environment designed to make children compliant employees. There is strong evidence that homeschooling has made noteworthy gains in absolute numbers as well as percent of the school-age population in countries as diverse as Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Scotland, and also Russia. Home education's rejuvenation after regarding a century of calm has surprised lots of teachers, sociologists, political scientists, chroniclers, and also theologians, and also has actually captured the creative imagination and also interaction of numerous countless households. One of one of the most typical and extensively approved methods to evaluate the knowing of pupils as well as the performance of their instructional environments is through scholastic achievement as measured by standardized examinations. Homeschooling is an alternative to education and learning for youngsters that do not readjust well. While homeschooling allows pupils to concentrate just on what is necessary to them, it makes finding out more delightful, given that they are learning at their very own rate, as well as at the same time impacts their scholastic success in many ways. The study established that since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, secondary school education has been banned for girls but, despite the risks, teenage girls in Afghanistan have set up schools in their homes to educate their younger peers. The study also noted that homeschooled children In Afghanistan had better social skills compared to their counterparts in public or private schools. Through the customized curriculum, their parents were able to adequately address the developmental needs of a child since learning is interactive.
Keywords: Homeschooling, Learners’, Academic, Achievement, Afghanistan.
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