Access to Educational Tools
Public schools typically provide students with advanced technological tools to supplement their education. These include calculators and scientific lab tools such as beakers, burners and chemicals. Some of these items, such as calculators, are easily obtainable by homeschooling parents, but others, such as chemicals are not. This may mean that a child does not receive instruction in some areas, particularly science. For example, animal dissection and other scientific studies are rarely taught at home.