Thursday, December 1, 2011

Happy Kids and a Superior Education Come With Homeschooling

By Sophia Donaldson


There has been a definite rise in the number of families who choose the homeschooling model of education. The last roughly ten years has seen an increase in violent crimes occur in schools in the US. This has made protecting their young a higher priority for many parents today. One important factor is a parent's desire to give their child a higher quality education. In fact, there is more than a little evidence supporting the notion that educational standards have decreased in many US states. What many parents like is the range of options available for choosing text books. With homeschooling, there are many benefits that are available to children as well as parents even though, no solution is particularly perfect in every way.

Private and public schools, it appears, are overcrowded. The ratio of teachers to students is often at maximum capacity if not more. One other factor revolves around the overall economy since schools have a budget they must operate on.This factor is yet another reason for our overcrowded classrooms and fewer amounts of individualized attention. Plenty of parents want their children to be educated in an environment that is capable of including their spiritual beliefs. This type of environment also keeps children from being subjected to historical areas and information that are contrary to their beliefs.

Part of learning is doing independent work that was learned during the day at school. This is often referred to as homework which many children tend to ignore for a variety of reasons. So obviously the situation is a bit different when a child's teacher is a parent. Young students may not agree with the fact that homework, when used properly, is a great idea. The fact still remains that you as the parent will know how well your child is succeeding when it comes to getting their work done. It is quite possible for even those taught at home, to have plenty of time to complete homework during a school day.

A public schooled pupil who is asked a question during class is awful. A high amount of grownups remember not wanting to reply to interrogations. The principle cause of this is because pupils fear making a mistake and the possibility of other students laughing at them. Since parents would never tolerate that bad behavior, the home is completely dissimilar. The natural result of that is children who are much more capable communicators. Students that learn at home are more likely to have confidence in their articulation.

One of the best advantages of teaching your child at home is that you can take their individual talents into consideration. As a parent, you are the best person to identify your child's talents as well as their special needs. That is something that is almost never possible at any school. Parents then have the ability to devise a curriculum that best meets the needs of their child.




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