Why Do People Home School?

There are a variety of reasons why parents choose to Home School. Many choose to do so for religious reasons. Others are frustrated with the quality of their child’s education and feel they can do much better. The rise in school violence is also a reason some parents give for wanting their children educated at home.

Whatever the reason, studies show that children are, in general, getting a better education as is reflected in test scores throughout the country.

Teaching at home is also a controversial subject. Opponents feels like children who are schooled at home lack the social skills of peers their age. They feel these kids are missing out on an important aspect of education that leaves them ill-prepared for the real world when they are put back into the educational system in college.

On this page, we’ll look at teaching at home from a professional standpoint as a valid option for providing your child with the best education you can. Teaching at home is more than just giving your kid a book and telling them to read it.

All family members should be included in the decision.

Some authoritarian parents may disagree with this concept, but when you have everyone in the household’s support, your job as teacher will be much easier.

It is important that both parents agree to trying this. It is very difficult to home school if one parent is against it. If your spouse is against it at this time, try doing more research and talking to more people so that you will be armed with as much information as possible to bring your spouse around to your thinking.

The first thing you should look into is the home schooling laws for your state. Laws vary and you must know what is required of you when you become your child’s educator.

We hope you’ve found a local home schooling support group already. Check with them to see what they’ve learned regarding legal issues in your state.

In some places there are requirements that you inform the government of your intent to home school in order to avoid truancy questions. In some areas you may declare your home a private school and thereby be exempt from government interference.

In other areas, you must be supervised by a cover school.

There is actually an organization called the Home school Legal Defense Association that can be very beneficial to you as a new home schooler. Check out their website at www.hslda.org to get information on legal issues that face home schoolers. Specific state requirements can be found here as well. Just copy and paste into your browser.

If your child has been attending public school, you’ll want to notify the school – in writing – that your child will be switching to home schooling. Notify them as soon as you’ve made the decision. By conveying this information in writing, you’ll avoid any problem with truancy laws in your state.

School officials have no right, without a court order, to enter your home, or to review your lesson plans, assignments, or curriculum materials. Home schoolers are not required to provide any such materials at any time.

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Consider the following:

1. National Studies show that 49 percent of schools report some type of crime involving theft, vandalism or physical threats.

2. There are 100 times more guns in the hands of American schoolchildren than is reported.

3. Students age 12 to 18 were victims of 2.7 million total crimes while at school.

4. Over 3,000 students were expelled from school in the year 2000 for bringing a firearm to school.

All I have to do is mention Columbine, Colorado, and you know what school violence can do. The statistics are only rising, and the perpetrators are getting younger and younger. I remember not too long ago hearing on the news about a first grader who had a handgun in his locker and threatened to kill a fellow student if he didn’t do what he said.

It’s shocking and very, very scary for everyone, but especially for you, the parent.

What are equally as disturbing are the test scores that our children are getting on standardized tests. No Child Left Behind provided for testing all children to determine their academic performance and insure that all were getting a quality education.

The results have been disappointing. In math, our students are performing at just 3% of the world average for the same age students.

In English, that percentage jumps a little, but only to 7%. Children in other countries are getting better educations than our own kids, and that will eventually hurt us globally.

In English, that percentage jumps a little, but only to 7%. Children in other countries are getting better educations than our own kids, and that will eventually hurt us globally.

1. God and religion taught along with academics.

2. Avoiding school violence.

3. Providing a better education.

4. Allowing the child to work at his or her own pace. 5. Family convenience.

It’s a trend that’s becoming more and more popular – mainly because it does seem to produce highly educated adults in the long run. But is homeschooling right for you? Perhaps it is!If not just return to home page. Home School Home Page

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Who knows them better than you do? You were their first teacher after all. Why shouldn’t you continue as their teacher? If it’s financially possible for you to stay home and school your children and you want to, there’s no reason you shouldn’t. So where do you start?

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Benefits Of Homeschooling

Why let Tim and Lisa learn at home than send them to school? Well, first of all, you don't have to wake them up at 7 every morning and bundle them off to school with umpteen numbers of instructions, and wait with an anxious heart till they return. Homeschooling gives you more control over the influences that affect your child.

The growth and development of your child is removed from the realm of the unknown. You, and you alone can decide what your child needs to do or learn. Tailoring the curriculum to suit the needs and interests of the child is one of the most obvious benefits of homeschooling

Individual attention is another salient benefit of homeschooling. For instance, if Lisa needs more time to learn Math, then she can reduce the time for her English lessons.

There are no fixed hours of learning per subject. This means that a child has the advantage of assigning more number of hours to the subject that seems tough WITHOUT any additional pressure. The amount of time needed to learn each subject will depend on the abilities and interests of the child.

The schooling of the child becomes an extended family activity. Parents get involved in every step of the learning procedure. Field trips and experiments become family activities. Thus, the child receives more quality time with his parents. The entire family shares games, chores and projects. Family closeness becomes the focus here. The child is also free of any negative peer pressure while making choices and decisions.

Competition is limited when it comes to homeschooling. The child does not need to prove his ability with regards to other children. His confidence remains intact. Since parents have a deep understanding of their child, they can plan the learning program to pique the child's interest.

It is also possible to intersperse difficult tasks with fun activities. A tough hour with Algebra can be followed by a trip to the nearest museum. Learning becomes fun. Parents can also tailor the curriculum to suit the learning style of the child. Some children learn through reading, while others need to write, and still others need to see objects in action.

Homeschooling allows parents to take control over the moral and religious learning of the child. Parents have the flexibility to incorporate their beliefs and ideologies into the child's curriculum. There is no confusion in the child's mind either because there is no variation between what is being taught and what is being practiced.

Lastly, more and more parents are getting disillusioned with the public school system. They believe that their children are being pushed too hard or too little. Other worrying issues pertaining to discipline and ethics also make the school system less welcome. Many repudiate the educational philosophy of grouping children solely on the basis of their age. Some parents themselves have unhappy memories of their own public school experience that motivates them to opt for homeschooling when it comes to their own children.

Homeschooling is the best way to teach a child if you have the time, the ability and the interest to follow through with his education. After all, nobody can understand or appreciate your child more than yourself.

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Disadvantages of Public Schooling

When we consign our children to public schools, we feel satisfiedthat they are receiving 'quality education'. But, are we reallygetting our money's worth? More importantly, are the childrengaining anything from this kind of a learning procedure?

Socialization is hailed as one of the greatest advantage of schools. This is the place where the child picks up the rudimentsof social skills that help him survive. But in truth, a regularschool-going child can interact only with his peers. He may bullyyounger children or fear older ones. He does not know how to behave with an adult. This is because in the school environmenthe interacts only with his peers. A homeschooling environment brings in a more natural social environment.

A regular school going child cannot read literature. He cannotkeep silent or think in depth about any one thing. The artificial'busy'ness imposed upon him by the school disallows quiet contemplation. Rowdy and destructive behavior, as seen amongpeers, is more noticeable in school-goers.

There is little long-standing knowledge among regular school goersbecause most things are learnt for the exam. There is no correlation of facts with life. The child may know a lot, butunderstands very little. This is where the homeschoolers beat theregular school goers. Ultimately, home schooler emerge more adeptat facing the outside world.
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