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Global View - Homeschooling #D0354

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