Work and Education In The Home

There has undoubtedly been a big jump in the amount of people working at home recently. Reasons for why this may have happened include people wanting to spend a greater amount of time with loved ones, the improvement in provision of insurance for small business and also employers becoming more understanding about the benefits of giving their staff flexibility. There are likely hundreds of other influences, but the fact remains that the 9-5 working day no longer the standard it once was.

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. The amount of children being home-schooled in 2001 was 13 million in the States and 3.5 million in the UK. In 2007 the levels of home-schooling were recorded at 20 million and 8 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

Not everyone is happy about increasing home-schooling figures, with some education groups suggesting home-schooled children are missing out on learning important interaction development that they get from being around children of their own age. Most reference a 1992 study that claimed social intelligence in home-schooled children was below the national average. 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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