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The concept of homeschooling is not a new one. Homeschooling means educating children at home instead of sending them to public or private schools. Nowadays, homeschooling has become popular in many countries for a variety of reasons. One of them is poor quality of education in public schools and it’s also because private schools are quite expensive. Some parents believe that because they know their child’s strengths and weaknesses, they can teach him or her better. Some parents prefer homeschooling so as to prevent their children from getting into bad company. There is another group of people who choose to educate their children at home because they want them to learn spirit and values of the family and also their religious beliefs. They also think that homeschooling would help in development of strong family bonds(家庭纽带).
However, there are some negative effects of homeschooling on students as well as parents.
Homeschooling is a full-time job and not fit for parents who have their own careers. It takes a lot of time for parents’ side to make homeschooling a success. Other family members’ responsibilities may also be affected. They may give their full attention to the needs of their children. Besides, a parent may have high educational qualifications, but that does not make him or her a good teacher. Teaching is an art, which requires the ability to understand the needs of the children. It is likely that the parent might have forgotten what he or she has learned, and the curriculum(课程) of the children would also be different. This would make it difficult for the parents to explain the concepts to their children. Parents also have the responsibility of designing the curriculum of students.
In today’s world, competition(比赛) is seen in every field, and school prepares children to face these competitions. However, homeschooling does not give the children a chance to compare with other kids. They will also not be aware of where they stand in educational position among their classmates. This may affect their future lives. Education is not the only thing that the children need to become successful human beings. It is necessary that they learn to communicate in the society, and public school provides them with such an environment, where they meet many people. Schools also provide children with a chance to take part in various activities to improve their overall development.
It is true that it has many benefits, but one must realize that school teaches children skills to face and survive.
Homeschooling

Definition	Educating children at home instead of in 小题1:___________ schools or private ones.
小题2: __________for the popularity	1.Poor quality of education in public schools and 小题3:___________fees in private schools. 2.Children are taught 小题4:__________at home. 3.Children are kept away from bad company. 4.Homeschooling is 小题5:__________in strengthening family bonds
Negatives 小题6:__________	For parents: 1.They can’t 小题7:___________on their full-time jobs. 2.They can’t be good 小题8:_____________.
	For children: 1.They can’t get chances to 小题9:___________ with others. 2.They lack an environment where they meet many people. 3.They can’t join in 小题10:_____________activities.

答案

小题1:public
小题2:Reasons
小题3:expensive /high
小题4:better
小题5:helpful
小题6:effects
小题7:focus/concentrate
小题8:teachers
小题9:compare
小题10:various
试题分析：本文是议论文，就“在家接受教育还是到学校接受教育”的话题展开的讨论，就家庭教育的优劣进行了比较。

解析

小题1:public 信息查找题。第一段：Homeschooling means educating children at home instead of sending them to public or private schools.
小题2:Reasons信息查找题。第一段：Nowadays, homeschooling has become popular in many countries for a variety of reasons.
小题3:expensive /high信息查找题。第一段：One of them is poor quality of education in public schools and it’s also because private schools are quite expensive.
小题4:better信息查找题。第一段：Some parents believe that because they know their child’s strengths and weaknesses, they can teach him or her better.
小题5:helpful信息转换题。将第一段 “They also think that homeschooling would help in development of strong family bonds(家庭纽带).” 中的“help”转换成“helpful”。
小题6:effects信息查找题。第二段：However, there are some negative effects of homeschooling on students as well as parents.
小题7:focus/concentrate信息归纳题。根据第二段“Homeschooling is a full-time job and not fit for parents who have their own careers.”可知“他们不可能关注自己的工作”。注意固定搭配：fix/concentrate on。
小题8:teachers信息查找题。第三段：Besides, a parent may have high educational qualifications, but that does not make him or her a good teacher.
小题9:compare信息查找题。第四段：However, homeschooling does not give the children a chance to compare with other kids.
小题10:various信息转换题。根据第四段“Schools also provide children with a chance to take part in various activities to improve their overall development”反过来推“家庭教育没有这个条件提供”。理解了这一点，实际本题还是信息查找题。