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Homeschooling - Can You Handle It?
by Larry Johnson
Are you and your children cut out for home school? Homeschooling
your own child has its advantages and disadvantages, but with total control
you have the flexibility to teach your child values that cannot be taught in
a public classroom.
Your home school curriculum can also incorporate your own religious and
moral beliefs, something that no one but you can teach your own child. By
taking control of a child's education a parent can shape that child's value
system better than any other way.
It is not necessary to have a teaching degree or to even be a college
graduate for that matter. Although it is a tremendous responsibility to
teach your own child the education they will receive from a concerned parent
will be much greater than they can get in a public school system. And if you
don't feel comfortable with some of the harder subject materials it's
possible to hire a tutor for those classes.
If you want your child to excel in home school you need to possess two
things. One, you must have the desire to teach your children and two, you
must have the determination to succeed with home schooling. With home
schools that's all it takes, a desire and some effort. With those two things
your child can realize an education that will far surpass a classroom
environment. Any parent can be an effective teacher if they truly have the
desire for their children to learn.
There is no one else that will want your child to succeed as much as you do.
And to progress at a better-than-public-school pace a child must have a
teacher who knows them and wants them to learn. Many public school teachers
are only in it for the paycheck. And most others have so many kids in their
classroom there is absolutely no way they can give them the individual time
and attention that a parent can with homeschooling. This is why home
schooled kids have the potential to far exceed public school children.
The biggest hurdle that most parents face is being unsure of their own
ability to teach. School teachers must go through many years of education
programs before they are qualified to teach others while many parents have
no training at all. But should this be the deciding factor?
You may be surprised at how effective you can be as your child's instructor.
School teachers are face with many obstacles and regulations that you will
never have. They must overcome many children's learning styles and
behaviors, children with disciplinary problems, school regulations and a
host of other things that will not be required of you. As a homeschool
parent you are in charge of only one child, not a room full of children who
possess different personalities that learn in many different ways.
In the public classroom, when it comes to curriculum, school teachers are
required to follow a program and use materials that the public system as
approved. Plus, they are bound to get through the material no matter how
slow some of the children may be. You, on the other hand, with a homeschool
curriculum can proceed at the perfect speed with home schooling. You can
make sure your child learns a specific subject before going forward. And
possibly, you can proceed much faster because there are no less intelligent
kids slowing things down for you. In the public system you can only go
forward as fast as the slowest kid, otherwise they will be left behind.
Another positive aspect to homeschool is your individual time. A teacher
must start school precisely at a predetermined time and finish at a
predetermined time. A parent can adjust the schedule as their children's
learning abilities dictate. It is usually much easier to deliver the subject
matter more quickly one-on-one which makes it possible to delve deeper into
certain subjects. Deeper examination can help a child understand things
greater. By getting through lessons quicker it also allows more time for
other activities and field trips.
Take a little time to search the web for ideas and lesson plans. You will
find many different topics such as accredited home school, home school
materials, Christian home school programs and more. If you think you can't
do it think again. With all of the resources, online home education groups,
forums and your desire and effort you can help your child achieve a brighter
future that they can achieve in no other way.
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