| Homeschooling is not for everyone but many | | | | your personal values to them, to teach them right |
| parents should consider the benefits - financial and | | | | and wrong, to teach them the values that you |
| personal - that homeschooling can provide.You'll | | | | want them to grow up with, values that will help |
| save on kids clothes - you save money by not | | | | them in later life.Also, many studies show |
| having to buy "back to school" clothes. Your kids | | | | homeschooled children to be academically ahead |
| can learn in their pajamas or casual clothes.You'll | | | | of similar children at their age level. Why is this? |
| save on transportation costs. Not every | | | | It's primarily because in most cases you will care |
| community has school buses. If you drive your | | | | more about your child than a teacher will. You will |
| children to school every morning, think of the gas | | | | be able to teach your child one-on-one, as |
| money you'll save over the course of a week. | | | | opposed to him or her being one of 35 to 40 |
| This may be offset somewhat by trips to the | | | | kids.Individual instruction works demonstrably |
| library, but these won't be everyday trips, so you | | | | better than group instruction. This is true even if |
| still save.Are you wary of the influences other | | | | you only have a high school education. In most |
| kids will have on your child? You should be. Most | | | | instance, it's not the number of degrees a teacher |
| kids WANT to learn, until they're taught by the | | | | has that makes her a good teacher, it's how |
| cool kids in their peer group that learning or | | | | mush she cares about the children that she |
| knowledge is 'so uncool'. Homeschooling eliminates | | | | teaches. Just think back to your favorite teachers |
| this peer group pressure. It allows your kids to | | | | in grade school and high school and you'll know |
| develop emotionally in an unthreatening | | | | exactly what I mean.It's important to remember |
| environment until they're eventually emotionally | | | | that making the decision to homeschool doesn't |
| mature enough to resist peer group | | | | mean that you are forever locked into that |
| pressureUnfortunately, many schools today are | | | | decision. Maybe you'll only homeschool until grade |
| nothing more than glorified baby-sitting centers. | | | | 3. Maybe you'll START homeschool at grade 3. |
| That's fine if you're just looking for an excuse to | | | | Maybe you'll be guided by what your child wants |
| get your kids out of the house. But if you're | | | | to do - regular school or homeschooling. In any |
| looking for your child to get real learning, many | | | | case, the most important thing to remember is |
| schools fail miserably.As far as personal benefits, | | | | that you have choices and that your choices are |
| homeschooling will keep you emotionally close to | | | | not cast in stone.Larry Anderson is a freelance |
| your children. It'll give you more time to impart | | | | writer for e-homeschool.info. |