Is there more emphasis on subject mastery than grades in homeschooling?
By With all the information in the news at the moment about homeschooling, I thought it was a good idea to look at the differences between the two. There was one quite obvious difference: in public school, grades are everything. Students are ranked by them. Their success is measured by the numbers on their tests, papers and homework. The assumption is the higher the number, the greater the understanding. This may not necessarily be true. While some students really know the information on the test, for many, the grade only shows how much they memorized. They might not actually understand the information. For the homeschooled student, there is more emphasis on truly mastering the subject rather than the number.VIEW the POST
