Eps 1626: Why should you homeschool your kids?
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Randy Mitchelle
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Homeschooling allows your child to learn and grow in a supportive environment, without the pressures you might experience at most middle schools. No matter your childs age, homeschooling provides a unique opportunity for parents to build bonds with their children or children. Homeschooling can be a answer to prayers for a parent who wants their child to be happy, healthy, and succeed.
Because it is a deeply engaging experience with your child, where they are fully responsible for their own education, homeschooling has the potential to transform you. Some people find that homeschooling can be a source of personal empowerment, a shared journey in which you and others acknowledge the value, work, and challenges of raising children and helping them to learn. If children truly do not like school, homeschooling may be a vector where children discover they are tremendously grateful for their parents.
Some parents decide to homeschool their children because they believe that the public school system is not providing the education that they need, while other parents are concerned about safety or socialization. Homeschooling means the parents or caregivers of a child must be the only ones responsible for the childs upbringing. Parents usually choose homeschooling because they do not want the values of their children to be defined by peers, or their children to be exposed to ridicule or social bullies.
Without having to deal with the negative influences of peers too early, homeschooling parents are able to socialize their children in healthy ways. Because homeschoolers spend more time having one-on-one interactions with parents, parents are able to customize the education of their child much more closely than schools. A parent is able to identify a childs learning styles and academic, social, and emotional needs better than a teacher, since parents spend more time with the child.
Another major shift is that although parents typically spend lots of time with their children, homeschooling parents spend even more time with their children. Some parents work long hours or go to college or graduate school, and they are able to spend more time with their children while homeschooling, following a schedule that works for them. In some cases, homeschoolings flexible schedules may even enable more time together as parents - if working schedules typically restrict together-time at weekends or holidays.
Homeschooling saves time because you do not have to take your kids to and from school each day. The efficiency of homeschooling -- and the fact that you do not have to adhere to the National Curriculum or typical hours for school days -- leaves you time to devote to expanding your childs learning. Learning in a homeschool environment is much more college-like than a typical school environment, setting kids up for success more appropriate for when they get out.
Because students who are homeschooled are free to pursue their interests , homeschooling is ideally suited for unleashing a childs genius. One of the key benefits is the fact that, if you homeschool, you are able to tailor the education that your child receives based on his or her interests, needs, abilities, and learning styles. For instance, the freedom that comes with homeschooling allows parents to customize an educational program according to the needs of their children.
Homeschooling allows parents to integrate their own religious beliefs and values systems into their students education plan. Homeschooling gives parents an opportunity to integrate religion into the education of their children, and can foster a closer home-like atmosphere, too.
Homeschooling can foster closer familial relationships: Many parents find they like spending additional time with their children while they are homeschooling. When children are homeschooled, moving to a new town or state is much less of a trauma than for children who are enrolled in the public school system - there are a number of reasons why. As a homeschooler, you will be free to travel or relocate, incorporate religious instruction into daily instruction, and not have to worry about social pressures or bullying that your children might face in the schools.
Instead, parents may wait until children show an appetite for learning before beginning formal homeschooling. Most commonly, parents spend some time determining how they want their children to learn, and what methods of homeschooling might involve. Some homeschooling families take the approach of the School-at-Home, in which their homeschooling looks much like a traditional school, whereas others might have a more Natural Approach to Homeschooling, using exploration and discovery to spark their curiosity to learn.
There are thousands of homeschoolers worldwide, and their experiences and outcomes with homeschooling differ, as do those with children who are in schools. Homeschooled children are not just as intelligent as public-educated students, but are also more emotionally stable, display less disruptive behaviors, and are fairly adept at socializing. Homeschooling allows parents to shield their children from negative influences, whether they are coming in the form of a teacher who persuades the child about something that conflicts with the familys worldview, or a peer who draws the child toward poor behaviors or attitudes.
Homeschooling has the potential to protect against the effects of harmful influences, while also giving parents the time needed to equip their children to behave responsibly and make good choices. In fact, parents may opt to avoid or lessen the focus on behavior modification so common in schools, helping children to develop internal motivation, which is a general advantage of homeschooling. You may decide to homeschool, even if it is only for one year, in order to keep your children safe in a healthy, safe learning environment.