Is Homeschool Right For Your Child?
By Sun Kyu Bae |
Published April 10, 2009 |
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The ability to homeschool a child is only half the equation. Find out if your child is a good fit too!
Assessment of Our Own Children
For us, given Ryan’s eyesight condition, above-peer intellect (we’re not saying this just as a proud parents - there are some standard tests Ryan took that placed him above intellectually) and his intense curiosity to learn all things about what he is interested in (currently, Ryan’s top interests are: 1) pirates, 2) haunted mansions, and 3) Star Wars), homeschool was an easy choice for us. Ryan also likes to wake up in the morning later than his twin sister, Lauren, and so homeschool lets him get his sleep and charge ahead with his lessons when he is ready to learn.
We had a different assessment of fit of homeschooling for Lauren. Lauren does not have any serious eyesight issues and she especially does her best when learning with her peers (I’m not sure whether this is a competitive streak or something Lauren really enjoys – more on this when as we find out!). Also, Lauren is much more independent than Ryan is in terms of parental involvement and is conscious about waking up in time for school by herself. We also thought that Lauren will be able to meet her educational goals whether we teach her or a public school teacher does the teaching. And therefore, although we accepted homeschooling as a valid method of teaching, we decided that home school would not fit best into Lauren’s learning style at this time, and so we decided to enroll Lauren in public school.
At this time, we see no issues with leaving Lauren in public school, but that doesn’t mean that we won’t pull her out in the future if we decide her needs are not being met.
And so, there you have it – 2 twins in the same family with different decisions on the way we approached homeschooling.
In my next article, we’ll discuss homeschool rules and regulations and why you should be informed about any developments in this arena as they occur across the nation.
See you next time!
- Sun
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