Home Schooling Overview : Benefits of Home Schooling

If you’re considering homeschooling, I’m sure one of the biggest factors in your mind is how you’re going to make the time to do it. Most people have a job, or even two jobs if both parents work.  Combine that with all the other commitments on the average person’s calendar and it just seems overwhelming at times.

First off, homeschooling should be considered a whole family commitment.  Leaving it to one parent while the other works a full-time job will work most of the time, but it’s nice to have someone to talk with when it comes time to plan lessons, look into new curricula, take over when one gets sick and review the progress of the young student.  If both parents are involved, even if only a little on one’s part, it becomes much easier and effective.

A survey released in December of 2008 done by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics reported that in the Spring of 2007, over 1.5 million children were being home schooled.  And that was up over 400,000 kids from just four years earlier.  And almost double the figure from 1999. What’s going on?

The top three reasons parents gave for home schooling were:

1.    They had concern about the school environment.

2.    They wanted to provide more religious or moral instruction.

3.    They had dissatisfaction with the academic instruction available.

The teen years are an extremely important time in the family building process. Spending six to eight hours away from the home can be very detrimental to a teen’s ability to cement family relationships. Over time, subtle changes can erode family relationships, especially during the more tumultuous adolescent and teen years. By providing a homeschool education, parents can prevent this erosion and help strengthen the family bond.

The second reason to home school given above really needs no explanation.  Parents merely want more structure and faith to enter into their children’s education.  That’s their prerogative.

And the third reason is actually self-explanatory also.  Parents just don’t feel their school systems live up to their expectations for a quality education.  They would rather sacrifice their time and money than short their child’s education.  A noble expression of love.

Although it may take a lot of organization, determination and energy, combining homeschooling with work can be done.  And it will be a rewarding experience for parent and student alike

Resource Author Francisco Rodriguez H.
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