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By Kathy Burns-Millyard, Sat Dec 10th
The decision to home school your child can be a difficult one tomake. Many parents wonder if it is the right thing to do. Manywonder if their children can get the same "grade" of educationif they are homeschooled. There are many reasons why parents choose to homeschool theirkids. For many it is because they want to add religious contentto their children's learning experience. Making the decision to home school is usually very difficult andit shouldn't be taken lightly. It is a personal decision that noone can make for you, but maybe I can help in the thoughtprocess by providing you with a comprehensive guide to makingthe choice to homeschool your kids a successful one.
When making the homeschooldecision, you must first consider these things: 1. Time commitment that is involved. Homeschooling has atendency to take up a lot of time in your day. It involves morethan just sitting down with books for a couple of hours. Thereare experiments and projects that have to be done, lessons toprepare, papers to grade, field trips, park days, music lessons,and the list just keeps on going. You can go online and searchfor some sample schedules that will help to give you an idea ofa typical day. 2. Personal sacrifice. The homeschooling parent has very littlepersonal time or time alone and away from their children. If alot of care is not taken to set aside time for yourself, it iseasy for the parent to feel overwhelmed. Basically, the parentand child are together 24 hours a day and this can getfrustrating on both sides. 3. Financial problems can arise. Homeschooling
Number of home-schooled children increases - Daily Comet
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North Of The River Home Schooling On Rise - TurnTo23.com
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Home-Schooled Student Numbers Soaring - News10.net
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Home School Students on the Rise Nationwide - WOWK
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Children home-schooled aboard RV - Ventura County Star
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Brazilian home schoolers taken to court - OneNewsNow
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HOME-SCHOOLING: A perfect storm for online learning - Washington Times
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6i-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/04/a-perfect-storm-for-online-learning/&cid=1286767204&ei=Ju5iSb3nIZLuNrvc7dMD&usg=AFQjCNHUIGHsfMhEqAruEal9jBd5YF6BCw"><img src=http://nt1.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=nSCUmpG119gJ&imgurl=media.washingtontimes.com/media/img/photos/2008/06/24/Tsubata__r350x200.jpg%3F0babd24c675f3097b9d1ff106ec8653055db7939 width=80 height=46 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>Washington Times</font></a></font></td><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/04/a-perfect-storm-for-online-learning/&cid=1286767204&ei=Ju5iSb3nIZLuNrvc7dMD&usg=AFQjCNHUIGHsfMhEqAruEal9jBd5YF6BCw"><b>HOME</b>-<b>SCHOOLING</b>: A perfect storm for online learning</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Washington Times, DC -</font> <nobr>Jan 3, 2009</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The advantage Brightstorm offers <b>home</b>-<b>schooling</b> parents is ensuring their child gets top-quality teaching, especially in the more difficult subject areas <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Homegrown education - AberdeenNews.com
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When the school desk is the family kitchen table - The Northern Light
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Home Schooling ? The Ins And Outs Of Do It Yourself Education - Meadow Free Press
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can beaccomplished with very little cost to you; however, it usuallyrequires that the teaching parent will not be working out of thehome. Some sacrifices will need to be made if the family is usedto two incomes. Of course, if you are a single parent, thiscould pose an even bigger problem. 4. Time for socialization. More attention will need to be givento getting your children together with his/her peers. The bestpart of homeschooling isbeing able to have more control of the social contacts yourchild makes. However, the downside is that you must prepare yourchild yourself on how to socialize with other kids.Homeschooling has a tendency to make your child feel isolated. 5. Household organization is harder. Housework and laundry andother house work will still have to be done, but it probablywon't get done first thing in the morning. If you are a neatfreak, you might be in for a big surprise. Not only doeshousework need to be let go at times, but homeschooling createsmesses and clutter on its own. You will have to get organized sothat you can keep your home together. 6. Both parents must agree to it. It is important that bothparents agree to homeschooling. It is very difficult for this towork if one of the parents is against it. If your spouse isagainst it at this time, try doing more research and talking tomore people so that you can be absolutely certain it issomething that both of you can agree upon. Otherwise, thechances for success are much smaller. 7. Your child has to be willing. A willing student is crucial tothe success of homeschooling. Ultimately, the decision is theparents to make, but if your child is dead against it, you mighthave a very difficult time in teaching them. The fact of thematter is that an unwilling child can sabotage his/her ownschool efforts. 8. Know that it works one year at a time. It isn't a lifetimecommitment and doesn't have to become one. If you find thathomeschooling just isn't worth it, you can choose to go theregular route. There is a lot more to homeschooling than to just do it. As aparent, you must know that your child's education is the mostimportant factor in his/her future. You need to be thoroughlyprepared for all of the time and commitment that is involved. Ifyou are thinking of choosing homeschooling for your child (ren),this guide will help to make it a successful transition. Solet's get started. About the author:Excerpt from "The Parent's Guide toSuccessful Home Schooling", a free online EBook.
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