Homeschool Parents Don’t Have Formal Training in Education?

An advantage for homeschooling over public schooling is the opportunity to gain a degree as early as sixteen, such as from a community college.  Sometimes homeschoolers take shortcuts in education because they are not part of a structured educational matriculation path.

Likewise, individuals may question the experience and training of homeschooling parents stating that their lack of training in education may be a disadvantage to homeschooling students.

Over the years, I have come to discover that many homeschooling families comprise of a mother and father who have college degrees, and some even have advanced degrees.  Many equate professional teaching degree with quality teaching.  As many of you know, just because your teacher has a teaching degree, doesn't make them a quality teacher.

 There are fantastic educators in the public school system and I have been taught by some great teachers.  Correspondingly, as the facts also indicate repeatedly, the extra advantage of homeschooling often equips students academically without the experience of trained teachers in the public school environment.