What Is Homeschooling?
By Sun Kyu Bae |
Published April 29, 2009 |
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Definition of Homeschooling
At its simplest, homeschooling is nothing more than the parent's attempt to provide a custom-fitted academic curriculum around the needs of the child. In the public school system (or even private school system), this curriculum-child fit is reversed - the parents (and local/state officials) are attempting to fit the child into the mold of the school curriculum. And I think we're all old enough to know that, done right, anything customized is better than trying to fit into anything pre-made. A simple analogy I like to draw between home school and the public school curriculum is the same difference in fit between a custom-tailored suit versus one purchased off-the-rack.
In homeschooling though, not only is the curriculum customized (at minimum, the topics you want to teach are bounded by your state rules and regulations on homeschooling, at a maximum, however, the topics are only bounded by your imagination), so is every aspect of your child's education - and it is this flexibility that is both the blessing and the curse (yes, there are negatives to homeschooling, which I discuss below) of homeschooling. It is up to you as the parent to take full advantage of the blessings and manage the curses to the best of your ability.
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