Is school overrated?

Is school overrated? 

For centuries children have been going to school.

But what if I told you there was a better “school” actually no school at all.

You have probably heard of the concept of homeschooling before 

Schooling at home right?

For two years I was homeschooled after all that I came out with a much better mindset towards not just learning but life. I also found that I could problem solve and self manage.

These are both things schools all over New Zealand encourage but then why do they come along and micromanage us?

Home schooling isn’t just schooling at home Its a whole new concept of learning. Student lead learning I did some research and found that homeschooled children tend to score better on state and federal standardised tests. According to research from Brian Ray of the National Home Education Research Institute, home-educated kids “typically score 15 to 30 percent more than public-school students on standardised academic achievement tests.” This is true regardless of the parent’s income or if they have experience teaching. 

You're probably thinking yeah, but what about the kids' social skills if they're not at school? 

Don't we all need to learn how to deal with bullies NO!

Let me explain.

All our biggest hopes and dreams happen when we're little kids.

When you go to school as a little kid) you have these awesome big ideas only for them to be crushed by bigger kids and bullies.

Meanwhile, the little kid at home has the same big idea with no bully or no teacher to tell then what to do, therefore he or she can pursue their Idea and create a wonderful masterpiece or an awesome robot excreta, all by themselves

Or thought there is one downside to homeschooling and that's the fact that you have no friends though there are events and things to bring homeschool kids closer together but Its definitely not as good as school socially for friends.

So I’ve been thinking why can't we make school more like homeschool by doing more student lead learning and letting students choose what they want to do not just one of projects but most of their learning I feel like there should be a better way to “learn” the sit in a classroom for 6 hours a day doing work the teacher has set us. We just try to memorise facts and then spit them out on tests. 

Is the learning strategy nz schools are using really the best?