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!
Top Factors To Determine Whether Homeschool Is Right For Your Child
Learning Method. Since there are 10-20 kids in a typical classroom, it’s completely understandable that children need to learn by sitting in a desk at 8:15AM for lessons given that there is one teacher and potentially, an additional teacher’s aide to keep order. Most kids learn to behave and get used to this routine throughout their academic years. However, if your child loves to learn but just inherently hates to sit in once place for lessons everyday, then homeschool may fit your child’s needs (personally, we think it’s a tragedy if a child’s desire for learning is smothered by forcing institutional standards, such as start times – a classic waste of immeasurable valuable).
The way I see it, the child’s motivation for learning is the most precious thing to cultivate in the early years, which must be protected and reinforced. Well, getting comments from the teacher stating that Johnny can’t sit still in class is more a reflection of the problems that the teacher is having in teaching Johnny within the educational framework established by the school district rather than suggesting that Johnny is somehow having learning issues.
Bottom line: if you can see your child more excited and asking more questions about lessons outside the classroom than within it, there is a good chance that homeschool is right for your child.
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