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| Homeschooling And The Problems Of Teaching Your Children At Home |
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Donald Saunders |
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Many people see homeschooling as 'do it yourself education' and most parents immediately assume that they are the 'you' in 'yourself'. As a consequence, many parents with busy lives making a living or pursuing other important activities, and particularly loan parents, dismiss any thoughts of homeschooling out of hand. But are they right to do so?
Homeschooling has been with us for a very long time and involves more than 1,000,000 children in the US alone and experience means that are a wide range of options available to parents nowadays. Indeed, it is not surprising to find that parents in almost any situation imaginable have found the solution to homeschooling their children.
We are all of course familiar with the traditional two parent family where dad goes out to work and mum stays home and this situation makes homeschooling a relatively simple option. Since the 1960s however society has changed considerably and now there are a wide variety of family situations including, same-sex couples, single parents, extended families, role reversal and much more.
Each situation carries with it both advantages and problems for homeschooling and it is a matter of examining both and then finding ways to overcome the obstacles and enhance the advantages.
As an example, many parents turn to their wider family or friends for assistance and ask family or friends into their home to help. This is not new of course and, for a very long time, it was common for families to offer a friend or an older family member such as an aunt accommodation in exchange for assisting with the care and education of the children.
Neighbors can also frequently provide assistance. Many 'stay-at-home' moms are already providing day care facilities for children and, as homeschooling continues to spread, babysitting services are being extended more and more to encompass homeschooling.
In many instances families are also combining their resources to provide homeschooling on a 'group' basis.
Another increasingly popular option is that of employing a tutor. Today tutors come from a wide range of different backgrounds, at all ages and include both specialists, such as those teaching languages or music, as well as general tutors. In fact, it is not uncommon to find ex-public or private school teachers who have become unhappy with the 'system' turning to tutoring because of their fundamental love of teaching.
A good many parents think that private tutoring is simply out of their reach financially but, having researched the subject carefully, they are normally surprised to discover that the cost of tutoring can indeed be within their reach.
Yet another important consideration is the children themselves. It is surprising how well motivated children are by the independent nature of homeschooling and many parents discover that educating a child at home can take far less time than you might think.
If you find yourself tempted by the advantages of homeschooling over the poor quality of the public school system then do not fall into the common pitfall of simply dismissing the idea out-of-hand. Instead take the time to examine the choices open to you and you may well be surprised to discover that it is easier than you think.
Parenting4Dummies.com provides a comprehensive and growing resource of information, advice and articles on many aspects of parenting including parenting teenagers and also provides comprehensive advice for choosing a homeschooling program |
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