Sunday, September 28, 2014

What Children Gain From The Homeschooling Environment

By Michael Park


There is quite a history behind homeschooling because many countries have a history of home education. Where and how children in the United Stated are educated was greatly impacted by laws passed which required children in the US to attend school. Over the last 50 years or so, many things have happened that have caused parents to reconsider public schools as a means of education for their children, these events and influences have often lead to tragedy in US schools.

The thought of a traditional education is often not as satisfying as it was in the past, many parents dislike a lot of aspects of this type of education. It shouldn't surprise you to know that many parents want greater control over what happens to their children. What children are learning or being taught as well as what is happening in schools are all important to parents. Take a look at the following several benefits of educating your children at home.

These days it appears as though many private and public schools are extremely overcrowded. The fact is that student to teacher ratios are often at or well above maximum capacity. It's a fact that schools must operate within a budget which makes the overall economy a concern.

When homeschooling, this is a situation that is resolved. Individual attention amounts can be a large or as small as the parent and child choose. That can be the difference between a child's success and failure in learning any subject. Painful reminders of the intense levels of peer pressure in schools are brought to the minds of practically every adult. High school can be incredibly hard for many children due to various types of this social pressure. At any kind of school there are always going to be a high amount of negative potential influences. When a child is educated at home, obviously this can be completely negated. At home, there are no destructive forms of criticism or assaults on a child's self-esteem. The child will be given room to grow and develop without any unhealthy consequences of the influence of other children.

A young student may not delight in the fact that homework is actually a good idea if used properly. But the fact remains that the parent will know exactly how their children are performing when it comes to completing assignments. It is quite possible for even those taught at home, to have plenty of time to complete homework during a school day.

No matter what type of school they are in, children still enjoy going on field trips. Throughout the school year these field trips aren't happening nearly enough for the average child. So just imagine taking advantage of field trips to help educate your child at home. Of course a lot depends on where you live. However, if you are reasonably close to a larger city, you could have access to museums. On the flip side, field trips can be taken just about anywhere and made into excellent learning outings in subjects like science, biology and nature just to name a few.

Children trust their parents and will naturally want to do well because they want to please their parents. For this reason children often have a solid inspiration to achieve more in the home school classroom.




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