http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcYAHR3mRiM&feature=youtu.be
This lady's views on homeschooling reflect my own!
Showing posts with label Benefits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Benefits. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The kids aren't the only ones who are learning...
Such a true statement! I graduated from a public high school on the Honors List. I was one of a small group of students that had graduated with a G.P.A of "A" (having an average grade score for the 4 year period as anywhere between 95 and 100%).
I felt like I had accomplished quite a feat. I had no idea of just how little academic knowledge I had actually acquired - until I began homeschooling my children. I quickly realized that there was so much I had not learned while attending public school, and so, I took this opportunity to learn right alongside my kids.
Homeschooling has given ME (the parent/teacher) the opportunity to learn many new things. My kids are all grown now, but my own education will continue as I help my daughter homeschool her children.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Homeschool Math in a Bucket...
Ahhhh! The beauty of homeschooling...You don't have to sit at a desk all day! Yay! You can do school just about anywhere and at any time you choose. This little scholar is very seriously working on his math lesson, as you can plainly see.
(photo courtesy of a homeschooling acquaintance of mine - Thank you!)
Friday, November 2, 2012
Homeschool Perks...
Where else but in homeschool can you eat cookies and do your lessons at the same time? Awesome!
(photo courtesy of a homeschooling friend of mine, who lives in a neighboring county - Thank you!)
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Plato...
"...knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind. Therefore, do not use compulsion, but let early education be a sort of amusement; you will then be better able to discover the child's natural bent."
Friday, June 29, 2012
Individualized Education...
"Instead of a national curriculum for education, what is really needed is an individual curriculum for every child." - Charles Handy (Irish author, philosopher, economist)
Yet another advantage of homeschooling...individualized education! Parents have the freedom to choose the curriculum that best fits their child's learning style, ability, and interests. Also, homeschooling enables the child to learn at his own pace. The "one size fits all" approach used by the public schools just does not work. It is impossible for a teacher to give individualized attention to all of her students. In every public school class, the more advanced students are bored out of their minds while they wait on the slower students to catch up, and the slower students are stressed and embarassed because they realize they are lagging behind everyone else. Happily, this is not a problem for homeschooled students. With homeschooling, a student may spend as much, or as little, time as needed on each lesson. Typically, homeschoolers can get their lessons done in 3 or 4 hours or less, leaving more time for non-curricular interests such as sports, music, volunteer work, part-time job, or visits to grandma!
Yet another advantage of homeschooling...individualized education! Parents have the freedom to choose the curriculum that best fits their child's learning style, ability, and interests. Also, homeschooling enables the child to learn at his own pace. The "one size fits all" approach used by the public schools just does not work. It is impossible for a teacher to give individualized attention to all of her students. In every public school class, the more advanced students are bored out of their minds while they wait on the slower students to catch up, and the slower students are stressed and embarassed because they realize they are lagging behind everyone else. Happily, this is not a problem for homeschooled students. With homeschooling, a student may spend as much, or as little, time as needed on each lesson. Typically, homeschoolers can get their lessons done in 3 or 4 hours or less, leaving more time for non-curricular interests such as sports, music, volunteer work, part-time job, or visits to grandma!
Monday, June 11, 2012
The Cost of NOT Homeschooling...
A great article:
"Remembering the Cost of Not Homeschooling" by: Naomi Musch, mother of 4 homeschool graduates and 1 still being homeschooled.
http://www.crosswalk.com/family/homeschool/remembering-the-cost-of-not-homeschooling.11624788.html
I can't get the link to work, despite the fact that this is the link shown for the article. If my readers cannot get the link to work, then type into your search engine the title of the article and the name of the author, and it should take you to the link.
A little more trouble, but well worth the read!
"Remembering the Cost of Not Homeschooling" by: Naomi Musch, mother of 4 homeschool graduates and 1 still being homeschooled.
http://www.crosswalk.com/family/homeschool/remembering-the-cost-of-not-homeschooling.11624788.html
I can't get the link to work, despite the fact that this is the link shown for the article. If my readers cannot get the link to work, then type into your search engine the title of the article and the name of the author, and it should take you to the link.
A little more trouble, but well worth the read!
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Traditional (government-run) schools separate the family...
Bethany M Gardiner, MD (Pediatrician) says:
"Homeschooling becomes a lifestyle that will draw your family together, while traditional schools are a separating force, from the physical separation during the school day to the hours of homework at night."
Dr. Gardiner also says the following about homeschooling and college readiness:
"Colleges complain that many children come to them ill-prepared for collegiate level studies and have begun to actively recruit home-schoolers, realizing that home schooled children have the skills necessary for independent learning because they are built into the home schooling lifestyle..."
Read the full article by going to http://schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/10/my-view-why-i-chose-home-schooling/?hpt=op_bn4
"Homeschooling becomes a lifestyle that will draw your family together, while traditional schools are a separating force, from the physical separation during the school day to the hours of homework at night."
Dr. Gardiner also says the following about homeschooling and college readiness:
"Colleges complain that many children come to them ill-prepared for collegiate level studies and have begun to actively recruit home-schoolers, realizing that home schooled children have the skills necessary for independent learning because they are built into the home schooling lifestyle..."
Read the full article by going to http://schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/10/my-view-why-i-chose-home-schooling/?hpt=op_bn4
Monday, January 30, 2012
Homeschooling makes available to students the best principles of education...
"Home-schooling worked for our family because we took the best of education - dedicated parents and professional educators - and eliminated the worst - no unions, no government bureaucrats, no bullying, no drugs, no violence, no classrooms filled with kids who don't care, and teachers forced to teach to the lowest common denominator...it doesn't take a village, or a state-licensed teacher, or a teacher's union to educate a child. It just takes two caring, motivated parents with a willingness and courage to seize control and take responsibility for their children's future." - Wayne Allen Root
see full article here http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/01/26/how-my-child-went-from-home-school-to-harvard-and-yours-can-too/
see full article here http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/01/26/how-my-child-went-from-home-school-to-harvard-and-yours-can-too/
Monday, January 16, 2012
In Praise of Homeschools...
An informative article that addresses several concerns about homeschooling.
http://mises.org/daily/5866/In-Praise-of-Homeschools
http://mises.org/daily/5866/In-Praise-of-Homeschools
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Benefits of Homeschooling
Let's face it. The public school of today is NOT the same as it was 30 plus years ago. Back then, teachers had the right to control their students. Now, they are afraid to touch a child for fear of lawsuits. Back then, parents were not afraid to discipline their child. Now, if a parent spanks a child, that child will "tell someone" (as the government encourages), and the parents will be investigated and possibly arrested. The unruly behavior of problem children goes unpunished, which only perpetuates the problem. Violence, illegal drugs, and immorality among our public school students has become so widespread that it is mind-boggling. Police are now being called to come to school to take control of KINDERGARTEN and PRIMARY school-aged kids! They are being led out in handcuffs because their teachers are afraid of them!!! Parents, do you really want your kids exposed to this type of scenario (and on a regular basis)? What good does it do to control what your children watch on TV, when they see at school the very things you are trying to keep them from watching on TV? The bottom line is that the government controlled, public school system is not the ideal situation in which to morally (or academically) raise & educate your children. That is why homeschooling has been becoming more popular in recent years.
Homeschooling is legal in every state.
Homeschooling:
1. Encourages the family bond.
2. Promotes individuality and leadership qualities in your child.
3. Enables your child to live in the "real world" (home, community, places of business, places of
interest/recreation, etc.) where he/she can be exposed to and interact with people of all ages &
backgrounds on a regular basis.
4. The worldview (both political & religious) instilled in your child will be that of the parents & family, rather than those of some stranger who may not share your sense of morality. (If my child becomes "indoctrinated", then I want to be the one doing the indoctrination!)
5. Costs less than public schooling. You can homeschool for 13 years (grades K - 12) for LESS than it costs to public school for one year. REALLY! I recently sat down and made a list of the curriculum I plan to use with my grandson for each grade level. I discovered that the total cost of his curriculum for 13 years would be approximately $6,000 (not counting for inflation). The government spends around $10,000 PER YEAR, PER CHILD for public school. (slightly less or more, depending on the state you live in). The average cost to homeschool a child for one year is around $460.
6. Enables the parents to be able to choose curriculum that would best suit their child's individual needs. The "one size fits all" philosopy common to public schooling does not fit the majority of children. This is evidenced by the high numbers of public high school "graduates" who must take developmental/remedial courses in college.
7. Keeps the focus of education on academics, career training, citizenship, and charity work (being a good neighbor), rather than on "having lots of friends, being popular, and playing sports" as one teen-age girl I know said was the reason a child should attend public school. (Hmmmm...30 plus years ago teachers used to tell kids they did not come to school to socialize, but to learn. Things sure have changed since I went to public school!)
8. Is not restricted to only one place or location; is not restricted to certain hours of the day, days of the week, or months of the year. It can be done anywhere, at any time that the parent prefers. You don't have to count "sick days", and you can take your family vacations whenever you want. Family vacations can often be turned into an educational experience and counted towards the number of school hours completed or the number of school days in attendance.
9. Homeschooled students, on the average, score BETTER than public schooled students on nationally recognized standardized achievement tests. (84th percentile vs. 50th percentile).
The benefits of homeschooling are too numerous for me to list here. If you would like, you may leave a comment and add other benefits of homeschooling that I have not already mentioned.
Homeschooling is legal in every state.
Homeschooling:
1. Encourages the family bond.
2. Promotes individuality and leadership qualities in your child.
3. Enables your child to live in the "real world" (home, community, places of business, places of
interest/recreation, etc.) where he/she can be exposed to and interact with people of all ages &
backgrounds on a regular basis.
4. The worldview (both political & religious) instilled in your child will be that of the parents & family, rather than those of some stranger who may not share your sense of morality. (If my child becomes "indoctrinated", then I want to be the one doing the indoctrination!)
5. Costs less than public schooling. You can homeschool for 13 years (grades K - 12) for LESS than it costs to public school for one year. REALLY! I recently sat down and made a list of the curriculum I plan to use with my grandson for each grade level. I discovered that the total cost of his curriculum for 13 years would be approximately $6,000 (not counting for inflation). The government spends around $10,000 PER YEAR, PER CHILD for public school. (slightly less or more, depending on the state you live in). The average cost to homeschool a child for one year is around $460.
6. Enables the parents to be able to choose curriculum that would best suit their child's individual needs. The "one size fits all" philosopy common to public schooling does not fit the majority of children. This is evidenced by the high numbers of public high school "graduates" who must take developmental/remedial courses in college.
7. Keeps the focus of education on academics, career training, citizenship, and charity work (being a good neighbor), rather than on "having lots of friends, being popular, and playing sports" as one teen-age girl I know said was the reason a child should attend public school. (Hmmmm...30 plus years ago teachers used to tell kids they did not come to school to socialize, but to learn. Things sure have changed since I went to public school!)
8. Is not restricted to only one place or location; is not restricted to certain hours of the day, days of the week, or months of the year. It can be done anywhere, at any time that the parent prefers. You don't have to count "sick days", and you can take your family vacations whenever you want. Family vacations can often be turned into an educational experience and counted towards the number of school hours completed or the number of school days in attendance.
9. Homeschooled students, on the average, score BETTER than public schooled students on nationally recognized standardized achievement tests. (84th percentile vs. 50th percentile).
The benefits of homeschooling are too numerous for me to list here. If you would like, you may leave a comment and add other benefits of homeschooling that I have not already mentioned.
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