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Posted on September 13, 2007 by Donald Saunders | Posted under Online Education
Homeschooling And The Ins And Outs Of DIY Education
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Homeschooling has been around for an extremely long time now and involves in excess of one million kids in the US alone and experience means that are many options available to parents nowadays. Indeed, it is perhaps not surprising to find that parents in just about any situation you can imagine have found the solution to homeschooling their kids. Naturally we are all familiar with the two parent family where dad goes out to work and mum stays home and this situation makes homeschooling a reasonably simple option. Since the 1960s however society has changed markedly and today there are a whole spectrum of family situations including, single parents, role reversal, same-sex couples, extended families and much more. Every situation brings with it both advantages and problems for homeschooling and it is a question of studying both and then looking for ways to overcome the difficulties and enhance the advantages. For example, many parents turn to their extended family or to friends for assistance and ask family or friends into their home to help. This is not new of course and, for a very long time, it was not uncommon for families to offer an older family members like an uncle or a friend accommodation in exchange for helping with the education and care of the children. Help can also frequently come from neighbors. A number of 'stay-at-home' moms are already providing day care for children and, as homeschooling continues to spread, babysitting services are increasingly being extended to encompass homeschooling. In many instances families are also combining their resources to provide homeschooling on a 'group' basis. Yet another increasingly popular option is to employ a tutor. Today tutors come from a wide range of different backgrounds, at all ages and include both specialists, like those teaching music or languages, as well as general tutors. In fact, it is quite common to find ex-private or public school teachers who have become unhappy with the 'system' turning to tutoring because of their deep love of teaching. Most parents believe that tutoring is quite simply out of their reach financially but, after some careful research, they are often surprised to learn that the cost of tutoring can indeed be within their reach. One other important consideration is the children themselves. It is surprising just how well motivated kids are by the independent nature of homeschooling and a lot of parents find that teaching a child at home can take much less time than you might think. If you find yourself tempted by the advantages of homeschooling over the poor quality of the public school system then you should avoid the common pitfall of simply dismissing the idea out-of-hand. Instead take time to examine the options open to you and you could well be surprised to learn that it is not as difficult as you think. About The Author: Parenting4Dummies.com provides a comprehensive and growing resource of information, advice and articles on many aspects of parenting including parenting teenagers and also provides comprehensive advice for homeschooling online |
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