The Benefit of Home Schooling - 8 Reasons to Educate Your Child at Home
By Charlie Cory
Making the decision
to home school is, on the face of it, not an easy one. There are
many questions that need to be asked, and answered, before you can take
this very significant step in your child's education. What can influence
the decision is an idea of some of the benefits of home schooling.
So here
are some things to think of.
1.
Your child will get one to one attention with you.
The issues associated with large class sizes will be gone forever.
2.
Noone knows your child better than you, so you can tailor the
lessons to suit your child. That will be something that could never
happen in a conventional class room.
3.
If your child is someone who is particularly susceptible to peer
pressure, then home schooling can alleviate the problem. With your
child completely under your control, you not only dictate the curricular
activities, but the friends and social elements of their day.
4.
Family life can return to how it should be. No more strangers
passing at the breakfast table.
5.
Many children get wrongly labeled with 'learning difficulties'
when all that they needed was a different approach. If your child
falls into this category, you will be best placed to evaluate your
child's needs and requirements.
6.
Scientific studies indicate that home schooled children can come
out ahead in every measurement. Other factors may affect this of
course, but the indications are that home schooled children achieve
more academic success than their traditionally schooled counterparts.
7.
Research also indicates that home schooled children actually have
better
social skills than traditionally schooled children. This rather flies
in the face of most people's beliefs.
8.
Although not a statistic that should affect your decision making,
every child taken out of the state controlled education system actually
saves the tax payer around $9000 per pupil per year.
Whilst it is not a task to be undertaken lightly, there are compelling
reasons for educating your child at home. It can be argued of course that
the benefit of home schooling will not be so strong for all children, but
equally, there are many who could benefit significantly from home tutoring.
About the Author
The article was written by Charlie Cory, who is the owner of Teaching Your Kids. Teaching Your Kids provides advice about home schooling your children.
Visit his website about the benefit of home schooling now.
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