Home schooling! We often heard this name but never realized what is it? It is a kind of a choice made by some parents to provide elementary education to their children in their own home. Many parents are frustrated by unsafe condition, high fees schedule or lack of religious environment. There are so many other advantages for homeschooling such as with more personal attention, children often understand the material more quickly instead of lagging behind because they don't understand. Parents also like being able to enjoy more time together as a family, instead of a few hurried hours in the evening.
On the other hand I will not ignore the disadvantages also. Home schooling is often lonely because children aren't socializing with other children their own age. Parents loose temper instantly rather than a teacher which are more trained and have control on their emotions. Usually parents think that they are not qualified to handle homeschooling. But the reality is that when you use the resources available in the community, there are very few limitations. The parent doesn't need to know it -- the parent needs to know how to find it. That's homeschooling.Homeschooling can be rewarding, but can also be overwhelming and frustrating if your confidence is not there. Time spent researching; planning and getting inspiration can challenge even the most organized mom. My friend, Donna Ashton created The Waldorf Connection to give homeschoolers access to experts, teachers & visionaries. All workshops are done “online”, so you can listen in your pajamas after the kids are in bed! Or, download to your Ipod. You can learn more by visiting her website. http://thewaldorfconnection.com/
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Well stated Ashifa! Happy to see you blogging your thoughts. They are always interesting and well-considered. -David
Ashifa great post! Very educative and helpful really
Very interesting article on Home Education. According to my own research here in the UK, more people are considering it as a viable alternative to an education system that has recently seen standards drop further down the league table for literacy and numeracy in Europe. Personally I think the social aspects of going to school are very important and I wonder how this can be achieved with home schooling. This includes developing relationships with other pupils as well as adults. My conclusion is that unless there is a very good reason for Home Tutoring then school is a better option. Even if a parent thinks they can do a better job in educating their child(ren) at home. In such a case, why not simply set additional home study and give them what is argueably the best of both worlds.
nice chi! i like your work!!
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