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Homeschooling the
teenager
As children start maturing into adults, parents feel insecure about
homeschooling. Many parents then discontinue the homeschooling
process and happily hand over the reign to outside authorities. But
is this really necessary? Is the strictly compartmentalized
education provided in schools a better option?
If social concerns are worrying you, look for interest-oriented
associations, clubs and societies. These offer a lot of support for
leaders, opportunity for shared experience, and foster a sense of
belonging. Make up your own group or share this responsibility with
someone else. Home education support groups provide fantastic
opportunities to meet your child's needs. This is the best way to
develop intelligent, self-motivated, healthy and able young people.
If the growing burden of some of the higher level Math or Science
seems to be beyond you, enlist the help of someone who knows more.
You can even barter your own services and thus save some money. With
homeschooling becoming more and more popular, support groups will
have innumerable resources that help you find the right teacher for
your child.
The underlying principle that guides homeschooling is this: any
child has the innate capacity to grow, develop and achieve its full
potential. All it needs is the right environment and all the right
answers. Be there to provide these and think twice before you turn
over this responsibility to a third party.
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