subject: 5 Big Advantages Of Homeschooling [print this page] 5 Big Advantages Of Homeschooling 5 Big Advantages Of Homeschooling
What makes homeschooling better than traditional schooling? These days, there is a rising trend in families electing to homeschool their child instead of sending their child to a traditional government-run educational institution. Let's look at some of the benefits homeschooling has over traditional government-run education:1. Flexible ScheduleHomeschooling allows a flexible schedule. For example, the child does not have to get up at 7:00 every day. With homeschooling, your child can start school at 9 a.m. or later depending on your family's preferred schedule. You can schedule your child's homeschooling education as you, the parent, see fit -- with materials or subjects that may be not available in a traditional school. You can tailor the homeschool subject matter to suit the individualized needs and interests of your child.2. Individual attentionIn a traditional school setting, 30 to 40 students are assigned to one teacher in class. Therefore usually, the teacher cannot devote 100 percent attention to any child since it will not be fair to the other children. And, it is quite impossible to provide individual attention to all students in class that big.With homeschooling, your child gets all the individual attention he/she needs. For example, if your child is weak in mathematics, you could devote more time and energy teaching mathematics. Your child's homeschooling schedule can be adjusted to account for that. For example, if your child is better at science than she is at mathematics, simply spend more homeschooling hours with mathematics and cut back on science. With homeschooling, the choice is yours. Traditional schools can't do that. They are the opposite of flexible.3. Family ActivityThe schooling of the child can become an extended family activity. Examples are field trips and experiments. Plus, your child also spends more quality time with his/her parents. There is more time for family bonding. Your child is also free of any negative peer pressure or influences.4. No peer pressureWith homeschooling, the child does not need to prove his/her abilities to other kids. As parents, you are able to deeply understand their child better with homeschooling and therefore are able to plan the educational program according to his strengths and weakness. Parents can also change the curriculum to suit the learning style of the child. For example, some children learn better from reading while others need to write in order to learn. Some children even learn better by way of experiencing or seeing things in action.5. Religious LearningReligious learning is a sensitive issue. Therefore, most government schools shun it. However, with homeschooling, parents can take control over the moral and religious learning of their child. Parents can impart their ideologies and deep beliefs to the child, rather than let the school dictate what moral and religious education the child will be receiving. As you can see, homeschooling has many advantages over public education. If you have the time, the interest and the ability, why not give it a try?
