Global View - Homeschooling (C0354)

A:

I think we should home school our children when we decide to have kids.

B:

What? Why?

A:

Well, our public schools here are not very good and private school are just too expensive. I have been reading up on home schooling and it has a lot of advantages.

B:

Like what? I think that by doing something like that we would be isolating our children from social interaction.

A:

Well, first of all, I would be able to teach them everything they learn in school in a more relaxed and fun way. I also think that having a one-on-one class is much better since you can focus more on his or her strengths or weaknesses.

B:

I think neither your parents or mine would agree to such an idea.

A:

I will bring it up over Sunday brunch.

B:

Good luck with that!

Key Vocabulary

home school

to educate kids at home by a parent or tutor

first of all

firstly

read up

to do research or instruct yourself on a topic

isolate

to set apart from others; place alone

social interaction

meeting, talking, doing activities with people

one-on-one

a meeting or class between two people

strengths

a quality that makes someone effective or useful

weakness

the quality or state of being weak

bring something up

to mention or open for discussion

Supplementary Vocabulary

GED

general education diploma which is the equivalent of a high school diploma

SAT

Scholastic Aptitude Test is a test which is taken throughout the US as an admission test to US colleges

tutor

a person employed in the education of others, either individually or in groups.

recess

a short period of free time between school classes.

quiz

a short quick test

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