In the meantime though, it is in your best interest as a parent to ensure that the quality of education that you bring to your child or children through home schooling is at par or even better than traditional methods he or she can experience in a classroom setting. For this purpose you must equip your child in proper education, taking in consideration that there are certain levels that your child must reach in terms of learning to be able to qualify for good a college or university in case your child wants to continue pursuing higher education after earning a high school degree. It may have been hard to believe, but there were times long ago that most countries were not capable of having the younger population educated. Then it was an absolute necessity for parents to have their children home schooled. Back then, sometime between the 18th and 19th centuries, home schooling was the primary educational force that has helped advance every child's learning until he grew up into an adult. This is in situations when students are not fit to go to traditional classroom settings for one reason or another. Common reasons are problems with mental ability, emotional immaturity and social incapability. Still, there are a lot of things that you have to consider before putting your child to homeschool. Benefits of homeschooling Homeschooling is one of the most popular alternatives to traditional educational program. Many have attested to its effectiveness in improving the performance of children as well as their personality and behavior. In fact, there is about seven to 15 percent increase in families choosing to undergo homeschooling. No fix schedule Because the program is done at home with parents as teachers, there is no need for a fix time schedule. This does not however mean that they won t learn the discipline of rising early in bed and adhering to a time-schedule. In homeschooling, lessons may start at a specific time but it may end whenever the child is through. Parents can actually decide on what to do to better teach the subject. This means that there can be more unstructured learning exercises such as visits to zoos or museums. Cons Lacking in social interaction One of the downsides of homeschooling program is the fact that it lacks the social component, which teaches the child to interact with other people.