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Possible disadvantages to '''homeschooling''' may be:

Possible disadvantages to '''homeschooling''' may be:

* Unavailability of specialist experts on various subjects for individual students.

* Difficulty finding specialist experts on various subjects to teach individual students.  The growth of Internet-based classes is minimizing this problem.

* No chance to learn to learn life-skills such as social interaction and how to deal with violence, intimidation, bulling, peer pressure etc.

* Fewer opportunities to to learn life-skills through social interaction, such as how to deal with violence, intimidation, bulling, and peer pressure.  To provide more social interaction, most homeschooling families make the effort to become involved in Scouts, church-based activities, sports, co-ops, and other social situations.

* Inexperience with rigid timetables and deadlines, which are part of the reality of adult life.

* Inexperience with rigid timetables and deadlines, which are part of the reality of adult life. To help with this, many homeschooled students take classes at co-ops or community colleges, enter academic contests, and participate in extra-curricular activities such as Scouts and sports.

However, if homeschooling is done well, these need not be disadvantages.  Homeschooling can still involve rigid timetables and deadlines, and social interaction can be had outside "school", such as at church.

 

While these disadvantages are legitimate concerns, most homeschooling parents are aware of them and take the appropriate steps to minimize them.

Homeschooling [[parent]]s oversee their children's education, usually providing some of the instruction themselves.  In addition, homeschooling enables them to mix-and-match other instructional approaches, including:

Homeschooling [[parent]]s oversee their children's education, usually providing some of the instruction themselves.  In addition, homeschooling enables them to mix-and-match other instructional approaches, including: