n the other hand, one of the biggest disadvantages facing the home-schooling family is loss of income. Someone must be home, at least part-time, to facilitate the children's learning. At a time when it can often be difficult to get by on two incomes, it can be a real challenge to get by on just one. This is very true in the Philippine setting. Some of the other difficulties facing home-schooling parents include lack of confidence in their own and their children's abilities, and adjusting career goals and work schedules to accommodate the needs of the family. One last challenge humorously cited by home-schoolers is that of housekeeping. When you use your home full-time for home-schooling or even some cases for work, things can get disorganized and messy. But without these books and materials around the house, learning cannot be fostered.
             For some parent who chose to believe in another religion that is not usually followed by the school, or even chose not to have one at all, they have this notion home-schooling provides a way to guarantee a comprehensive education in a non-discrimination atmosphere. Although this kind of discrimination would not usually happen in good schools, they still fear for their children being influenced or affect by such factor.
             In the United States and Canada, home-schoolers are accepted and recruited by some of the top universities in the country because of their maturity, independent thinking skills, creativity, and strong academic preparation.
             Home-schoolers placed highest on the SAT college entrance exams in the year 2000. In addition to this academic success, home-schoolers have had athletic success in college. Coaches are recruiting home-schooled athletes, and in 2001 the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) declared about 100 home-schooled students eligible for athletics as freshmen at major universities, up from 85 the year before. An article in Time on September 11, 2000, r...