Advantages of Home-Schooling and its need in developing and under-developed countries 

I found this image while surfing on the internet. It shows the quality of education imparted when a child is home-schooled. Even though the study is based heavily on U.S. children, the results of home-schooling if incorporated in second and third world countries could be very promising for raising the literacy and the standard of living in those countries.

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When you learn reading, math, and other stuff taught in school from your parents or tutors who come to your house, it's called homeschooling. A kid may be the only one, or he or she may be taught with brothers, sisters, or kids from the neighborhood.

Parents choose to homeschool their children for many different reasons. Sometimes a kid is sick and can't go to regular school. But more often, kids are homeschooled because their parents feel they can give their child a better education than the local school can.

The biggest advantage is that the timetable is flexible. The child can learn what he wants when he feels like it. He can go as in-depth as he wants. He learns it at his pace, the way he wants. He takes ownership of his learning. The stress on the child is zero.

Considering the system our schools are following, homeschooling is a good option. A school is crammed -- be it in curricular or extra-curricular activities. In a family, it's a more relaxed environment and therefore more conducive for learning. Some say the pressure the child faces in school is good. But, in 90% of cases, the pressure doesn't do any good. Homeschooling is good as long as the child doesn't take it easy. 

There are a number of websites that also provide materials for homeschooling so that there is no lack of knowledge and plus the internet also provides infinite knowledge on all topics. For example, https://www.fivejs.com/ and many more...