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Homeschooling is to educate children at home, typically by parents or sometimes by tutors, rather than in other formal settings

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问题     Homeschooling is to educate children at home, typically by parents or sometimes by tutors, rather than in other formal settings of public or private school. In some western countries, home-schooling is quite common. In China, we have nine years compulsory education, so it is impossible for parents to school their kids at home. But for the kids at preschool stage, it is an option. Please choose ONE ASPECT and offer your opinion. Write an essay of about 400 words on the following topic:
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答案 The Advantages/Disadvantages of Homeschooling Pre-school Kids The Advantages of Homeschooling Pre-school Kids Given the limited quotas in Chinese first-rate Kindergartens, many parents have to reserve the schooling vacancies two years ahead and usually pay a significant amount of reservation fee. As a matter of fact, parents can choose to homeschool their kids as an alternative. The advantages of homeschooling are two folds: exploring children’s potential talents and developing their interests at their own pace. First of all, one of the most distinct advantages of home-schooling is to tap into children’s potential to their fullest Unlike the standardized curriculum in kindergartens, the flexible scheduling of homeschooling provides more opportunities and possibilities for kids to unleash their talents. If your kid is interested in dinosaurs, his curiosity about pre-historic animals will not be killed prematurely, simply because dinosaurs are not mentioned in the textbook Similarly, if your little girl is a natural dancer, she will have all the time she needs to sharpen her dancing skills, without being required to sit tight and behave well in a classroom. Homeschooling allows your children the freedom to try whatever activities that might interest them. As the saying goes, interest is the best teacher. In this context, you do not have to worry about kids hating learning and acquiring skills, because they are not forced to learn, but want to learn. What is more, homeschooled children enjoy the luxury of learning at their most comfortable pace. As is known to all, peer pressure is mounting in the increasingly competitive world. This pressure is now even present in kindergartens. Sometimes, kids compete against each other to be the teacher’s pet students by showing off what they have remembered from the class. This aggressive mentality will do good to nobody, because the one who makes it is already burdened down at the tender age and the one who does not make it will think less of himself. Homeschooling, on the contrary, is able to keep children’s confidence intact. Kids can be taught and trained at a relaxed pace. It is just like cultivating fruits and vegetables in the garden. It is good to let them grow organically, rather than expedite the process by adding chemical fertilizers. Products of natural growth are truly healthy, so are the kids. To conclude, Confucius’ education concept of "individualized instruction" is the defining feature of teaching pre-school children at home. Homeschooling gives kids all the individualized attentions they need to exploit their talents, without being overwhelmed by the fierce competition.
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