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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
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