| It is a huge decision to make with regards to | | | | parents of Home Schooled children. It is a good |
| having your child home schooled or not. Many | | | | idea to have the child speak to a child who has |
| parents with the way the world is have decided | | | | been Home Schooled. Parents should investigate |
| to remove their children from the traditional | | | | what College and Universities think of Home |
| school setting and have them home schooled. | | | | Schooled children that apply to their institutions. |
| These parents truly feel that the traditional school | | | | When a child is Home Schooled parents should |
| setting is far too dangerous for their child to be | | | | make sure that the child has outside interests |
| involved in. Many of the high schools have now | | | | that will allow them to interact with children of |
| gotten metal detectors installed in all of the | | | | their own age group. One of the things that Home |
| entrances to the school, along with these metal | | | | Schooled children say they miss is being around |
| detectors are security guards and even police. | | | | kids their own age. If you involve your child in |
| Many of these parents feel that high school | | | | outside activities such as sports, music or the arts |
| studies are hard enough for children to deal with | | | | and you make sure that the other children in |
| they should not have to deal with worrying about | | | | these classes are in the same age group as your |
| being safe. It is sad to say but many children | | | | child your child will have that much needed |
| going to high school look at it as just a social | | | | interaction. It is important that the Home Schooled |
| setting or a place to deal drugs out of. These are | | | | child sticks to a normal daily regime. The learning |
| the children that ruin it for the children that really | | | | should start at the same time every day and the |
| want to get an education and work towards | | | | child should be given 2 small breaks and a lunch |
| having a stable job and future. | | | | break during the day. It is also important that the |
| When parents start to investigate Home Schooling | | | | child have all of the tools in the home needed for |
| for their child they must make sure to talk to | | | | learning. |
| their child and find out what the child is thinking. It | | | | Make sure to investigate Home Schooling as much |
| is important that the child not be forced into a | | | | as possible before deciding whether or not to get |
| Home School setting. A child that is forced to | | | | your child involved with it. Like everything, Home |
| learn does not learn as well as a child who enjoys | | | | Schooling will have good and bad points. |
| learning. Parents must also speak with other | | | | |