Bringing The School and Workplace Into The Home
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 employers increasing the about of flexibility they give to their workforce. Many more reasons probably contribute towards the shift into home working as everybody has various motivations.
Along with the increase in people working from home and starting home-based businesses, news this month has come from the government to say more children of home workers are being home-schooled. 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. Just over 12 million children were home-schooled in the US in 2002, and around 5 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
Some groups have spoken out against the rise in home-schooling saying that children need to be among their peers to develop social and interactive skills. One study conducted back in 1990 showed that whilst home-schooled children performed better in strictly academic tests, they showed lower levels of social intelligence. 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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