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So You Have Decided to Home School ?
By: Ian Williamson
So you've decided to home school! Congratulations on this
new role which you have taken on in your life. Not that
every parent isn't already a teacher. Of course they are!
However, this is a different sort of teacher and this role
will take careful planning in order to make it the very
best role that you will play in your child's life that it
can possibly be.
First of all, you will want to set aside certain hours
that are designated school hours. Not that these school
hours need to be inflexible, but the times when changes
are made should be the exception, not the rule.
Have a certain area which you set aside as the classroom.
This doesn't mean that you have to have a special room that
is set aside with desks etc., but it does mean having one
spot, such as the dining room table that is used consistently
for this purpose during school hours. This will help both
you and your child to develop a mind set of thinking of
this as a time for learning as separate from a time for
play or other activities.
Try to make sure that there are as few distractions as
possible. Engage the help of your family and friends in
this. Making them feel a part of this can go a long ways
towards avoiding hurt feelings if you have to cut short
a telephone call to get back to your work or if they come
to visit and find that you really aren't available when
school is in session.
If you are used to having a regular telephone 'gabfest'
with a friend or family member at a certain time each day,
maybe you can arrange your child's recess time to coincide
with it. Most important, be sure to communicate to others
the importance of your new enterprise of home schooling.
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Perhaps someone likes to stop in and get you to go on spur
of the moment shopping trips with them. Explain beforehand
that you won't be able to do this as regularly as before
but you might also engage their help in planning educational
trips and letting them be a part of those trips.
Don't think of yourself as 'playing teacher'. You aren't
playing. This is your job. One of the most important jobs
you will ever have, in fact. Treat it that way. You are
most likely homeschooling in order to see to it that your
child has the best education possible. See to it that you
don't short change them.
Plan ahead. Talk with other parents who are or who have
home schooled. Have a curriculum planned. Don't just sit
down at the table with your child and open a book to see
what you will be teaching for that first class of the day.
Study beforehand. Know what you will be teaching and have
a plan as to how you will present each subject. Respect
the homeschool hours the same as you would if you were working
outside of your home. You can accomplish much and your child's
successful education can be one of your greatest accomplishments.
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Homeschool Program: Education of the Future
By: John Thompson
The idea of a homeschool program is hardly new. It's been
around long and has been acknowledged as a source of some
of the brightest people in the country including celebrated
names like Thomas Edison.
Homeschooling emerged when parents believed that their
local academic programs didn't offer the class and rigor
that they desired for their children. Thus they would merely
pull the plug on going to a formal education, and instead
be tutored by mentors, home teachers, and members of their
communities.
What marks many homeschooled children is the independence
in terms of selecting what they want to learn. By following
a homeschooling program that not only provides a well-balanced
foundation in the arts and sciences, but to essentially
concentrate in whatever field of interest that they are
passionate about, produces genuinely intelligent students
who go on to excel vis a vis students in similar formal
class programs.
As technology infrastructure expands and as the overseas
workforce evolves, Home education presents a further respected
option for those who want a dynamic education both in terms
of theory and in practice.
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Many reasons are cited for opting for Home education. They
include but are not limited to religious purposes, disagreements
with the local learning environment curricula, feeling of
poor grade of instruction in the schools, fear that peer
influence will have unfavorable affect on their child's
development, and for others it's because of disabilities
which require broader avenues for achieving an education.
As you can tell by now, home school program selections
are certainly something that can be considered, even though
not considered mainstream. It's important to sit down carefully
with your child (as his or her choice should be factored
into the decision), as well as local school counselors and
anyone other families that may have been involved with home
schooling programs to some extent.
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Homeschooling was once a rare educational method. Today
it is well known and an accepted way to education your kids.
Most parents thinking of homeschooling have a difficult
time deciding whether to do it or not. The following is
a list 17 reasons why other parents are homeschooling their
kids. And, there is one important question you must answer
correctly if you expect to succeed in homeschooling. This
will be given to you at the end of this article.
- Private school is to expensive
- Their children have problems learning in school or have
a hard time getting along with other kids
- They have special health needs
- They are unhappy with the public school curriculum
- They want their kids to have a better education
- They enjoy homeschooling and being with their children
- They don't want their kids to be badly influenced by other
kid and learn their bad behaviors
- They want their kids to learn the skills they need to
succeed in life
- They want their kids to receive an education that caters
to their interests, ability level and aspirations
- They move around, following husbands work, and this is
a way to keep the family together
- Their kids would get the individual attention they really
needed
- It gives the kids a chance to become who they really are
by giving them more freedom to express themselves than public
schools would allow.
- The want to see their kid grow and turn into wonderful,
capable, loving person.
- They want a way of life that allows the whole family to
be together
- They feel they are releasing their kids to strangers to
raise them and this is not what they want to do
- Their own educational philosophy greatly differs with
the public school education.
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So how do you decide whether to homeschool or not. Well,
you're going to need a lot of information. You need to learn
about,
- academic research
- legal homeschool rulings
- homeschooling practicals
- schooling materials
- how much it will cost
- how to evaluate what you are doing
One more important thing you will need to find out. You
need to know what it feels like to homeschool your kids
day in and day out.
Finally, the most important question you have to answer
if you are planning to homeschool your kids is:
Do you really enjoy being and spending time with your kids?
The question is, if you enjoy spending a lot of time with
your kids every day. You must like being with your kids
most of the time and if you don't then most likely, homeschooling
is not for you.
For more tips and information about homeschooling and a
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Rudy Silva has a BA Physics degree and is a Natural Nutritional
trainer, teaching people how to gain good health.
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