Arm yourself with as much information on homeschooling as you can find so you can make a well-informed choice in regards to your child's education. Homeschooling has many advantages over the traditional public schools. But there can be just as many pitfalls also.
Homeschooling Is Not For Everyone The first thing about homeschooling that every parent should understand is that it is not for everybody. Your child may actually do better academically in the public schools. Or you may not have the time needed to properly educate your child. Try to keep all peer pressure, both yours and your child's, out of the picture and determine what is truly best for your family.
Take A Good Look At Your Child How does your child learn best? Is it through reading, visual instruction, verbal instruction? Does your child need to feel with his hands to understand a concept? Some children do best with one or two methods. Others need more methods.
Find what suites your child best and tailor the curriculum around teaching that way. You will find your child enjoys school much more and it will be easier on you.
How Do You Know What To Teach? This can be a very difficult step in homeschooling, as there are multitudes of curriculum available. Some curriculum packages as complete, others allow you to pick and choose subject areas.
If your decision to homeschool is based on your religious convictions, you should work with your church. They should be able to recommend suitable curriculum, or may even have their own.
Can My Child Still Go To College? Many homeschooled children go on to college. However, whether your child can get admitted depends a lot upon the parent. You must start investigating around 9th grade what the entrance requirements are for the types of colleges your child wants to go to. Then you base your curriculum choices around those requirements. You should also have very good record keeping of your child's curriculum. Of course, they must still pass whatever entrance exams (i.e. SAT or ACT) the college requires. But with some forethought and planning, a college education is every bit a reality for the homeschooled child as it is the public/private schooled child.
Know Your State Laws Before starting on the road to homeschooling, investigate your state's particular education laws - the internet should have all the information you will need. Find out things such as what constitutes a school year, how many hours are in a school day, and the required record keeping that is needed. Also, will you have to ill out a declaration of intent to home study each year?
Summary Gathering more information on homeschooling should be your starting point. Find out what type of curriculum you want to teach and what your state laws are for homeschooling. Look for different teaching methodologies so you can try them on your child for optimum learning. The more you know about your homeschooling possibilities, the better you can customize your child's education. - 29956
Homeschooling Is Not For Everyone The first thing about homeschooling that every parent should understand is that it is not for everybody. Your child may actually do better academically in the public schools. Or you may not have the time needed to properly educate your child. Try to keep all peer pressure, both yours and your child's, out of the picture and determine what is truly best for your family.
Take A Good Look At Your Child How does your child learn best? Is it through reading, visual instruction, verbal instruction? Does your child need to feel with his hands to understand a concept? Some children do best with one or two methods. Others need more methods.
Find what suites your child best and tailor the curriculum around teaching that way. You will find your child enjoys school much more and it will be easier on you.
How Do You Know What To Teach? This can be a very difficult step in homeschooling, as there are multitudes of curriculum available. Some curriculum packages as complete, others allow you to pick and choose subject areas.
If your decision to homeschool is based on your religious convictions, you should work with your church. They should be able to recommend suitable curriculum, or may even have their own.
Can My Child Still Go To College? Many homeschooled children go on to college. However, whether your child can get admitted depends a lot upon the parent. You must start investigating around 9th grade what the entrance requirements are for the types of colleges your child wants to go to. Then you base your curriculum choices around those requirements. You should also have very good record keeping of your child's curriculum. Of course, they must still pass whatever entrance exams (i.e. SAT or ACT) the college requires. But with some forethought and planning, a college education is every bit a reality for the homeschooled child as it is the public/private schooled child.
Know Your State Laws Before starting on the road to homeschooling, investigate your state's particular education laws - the internet should have all the information you will need. Find out things such as what constitutes a school year, how many hours are in a school day, and the required record keeping that is needed. Also, will you have to ill out a declaration of intent to home study each year?
Summary Gathering more information on homeschooling should be your starting point. Find out what type of curriculum you want to teach and what your state laws are for homeschooling. Look for different teaching methodologies so you can try them on your child for optimum learning. The more you know about your homeschooling possibilities, the better you can customize your child's education. - 29956
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Homeschooling is a viable option for many children and their parents for a variety of reasons. If you think you would like to homeschool your child and want more, please visit the Homeschooling vs Public Schooling Blog for more information on homeschooling.
