Homeschooling, Obstacles, and Solutions In Palu Central Sulawesi

Home-schooling is a developing education model in Indonesia that implements education for children at home by inviting a professional tutor. Home-schooling is motivated by various reasons: the desire of parents to provide the best education according to children's needs, talents, and interests; parents do not believe in formal education with various curriculum changes that become burdened to children in the learning activities. Meanwhile, homeschooling is considered to have weaknesses: the lack of interaction with peers and isolation from their social activities. This research was conducted through qualitative methods in which the data was collected through observation, interviews, and documentation. Data were analyzed in the form of data reduction, data presentation, verification, and conclusions. The results show that: first, the obstacle of Home-schooling in the form of no curriculum standardization but can be anticipated using the national curriculum standard. Second, the results of children's education cannot be appropriately measured. It is anticipated by following the education equality program packages, A, B, C, or collaborating with schools partner to measure the children's achievement. Third, providing opportunities for children to gather and play with their peers in the local community. Homeschooling is an alternative way of providing children with the best education according to their abilities and personality.