Government wants to regulate home schooling in Brazil

Homeschooling is a type of education where children learn outside the school environment under the supervision of their parents. The family determines what is to be learned and how it is to be taught while following applicable government regulations.

Today, homeschooling is a widely accepted educational alternative to traditional public or private schools in many countries. However, in Brazil the method is not regulated.

Some of the reasons parents prioritize homeschooling include safety concerns, religious preference, and educational benefits.

For many families, home schooling is also a reflection of the importance they attach to being together and a way to offset some of the pressures – inside and outside the school – to consume, acquire and conform.

Benefits

Parents have the opportunity to:

• Determine your children's curriculum and school schedule
• Demonstrate to your children that education is fun
• Build strong bonds with your children
• Adapt teaching methods according to the way your children learn
• Spending extra time with your kids on difficult concepts and moving on after kids have mastered a subject or concept
• Create a flexible schedule not possible for children enrolled in public schools
• Welcoming children who suffer from school violence, drugs and other negative behaviors that public school children often face
• Provide your children with the personal interaction that teachers in large classrooms are not able to provide
• Spend extra time helping your children develop any special talents they have, including musical, athletic, etc.
• Discuss controversial topics at your discretion with your children
• Enjoy spending more time with your children
• Helping your children through adolescence and other difficult periods

Disadvantages

Parents who choose homeschooling are required to:

• Monitor your children for much of the day. This can be difficult to juggle with employment.
• Often explaining their reasons for homeschooling their children to people confused by their decision
• Restrain anger and remain patient when children struggle with learning
• Effectively handle the difficulties of moving at a slower pace than public school instruction
• Spending large amounts of money on books and other learning materials
• Constantly adapt to teach effectively
• Constantly Motivate Your Children

In Brazil

The chief minister of the Civil House, Onyx Lorenzoni, presented, at the Planalto Palace, the 35 priority goals of the first 100 days of government. Among them is regulating the right to home education, recognized by the STF, through a provisional measure. According to the government, 31,000 families use this learning method.