Home-school versus public school

James Thompson

James Thompson, WTV Staff Reporter

Frisco is known for its many schools, but not all school aged children go to a physical school.

WTV’s Matthew Thompson has the story.

Homeschooling has been around for a while but over the years it has changed and can do be done primarily online.

For some people, learning happens best in a small environment.

“It’s easier for me to go at my own pace, so if i need to go quicker or slower, really it’s easier to do it at home,” home-school student Tanner Seegers-McSimov said. 

Although the education can be comparable between a home school and public school, there are noticeable differences with sports being one of the most obvious.

“It really depends on the school, cause I know like up north where I live Minnesota, they have a lot of trap shooting that they outsource,” Seegers-McSimov said. 

Some will outsource swimming or football, so most sports it really just depends on the school.”

“It’s definitely the pace, it’s the curriculum that you get to choose for your child, what’s best for them,” home-school parent Brenda Seegers said. “The other thing is the freedom of time. We can pick and choose when we go in and out of town, what we do on different occasions, different things like that, because we’re not regimented by Monday through Friday.”

But for some parents, that’s the appeal of public school.

“There’s more opportunity for the kids in public school,” public school parent Kathy Anderson said. There’s more clubs and different activities that they can be involved in. I like the social aspect of it for them. I think they’re better prepared for maybe when they go off on their own to interact with other kids.”

As education continues to grow, both forms continue to be the most prefered.

I’m Matthew Thompson  reporting for Wingspan TV.