Home School Education vs. Classroom Based Education: Its Pertinence to the Filipino Learners

Bryan Gatcho, Josha Alfajora, & George McNaughton

This mixed-method research is regarding on why Filipino learners resort to home schooling compared to classroom-based education which is entitled “Home School Education vs. Classroom-based Education: Its pertinence to Filipino learners” 

The researchers used both survey and interview as an instrument to gather their data from homeschoolers and classroom-based students upon their personal experiences affecting their perspectives on education. These female and male respondents are ages ten (10) and above years old who are Filipino students. The interviews were conducted through recorded one-on-one encounters while the surveys were both individually handed out personally and were also answered through ‘Facebook’. The researchers have found out that the respondents have various reasons why they have chosen their education system but majority of the classroom-based students answered that it is because of the parent’s decision and personal decision being able to provide better curriculum and experiences while on other hand, home schooled students resort to their manner of learning because of complicated factors in their life which leads to home schooling becoming a solution. 

The researchers have concluded that students aim to prepare themselves to be who they wish to become by partaking the educational system that they think suits them best. Results show that both respondents from home school and classroom-based education appear to have advantageous characteristics when it comes to learning. The researchers recommend to be more particular on the age range of respondents and to be more thorough with gathering the data.