| You have finally done it! The terrible twos are | | | | to discover and learn. Parents may also feel that |
| done, the tumultuous threes have passed and the | | | | home schooling their child will keep their own |
| torrid fours are behind you. It is time to send | | | | moral and ethical standards better instilled in the |
| your bundle of joy to kindergarten! Especially if | | | | child, due to the fact that the parent is home all |
| you are a stay at home mom you may be | | | | day to monitor what the child learns and |
| dreaming of a full or half day of alone time while | | | | experiences. |
| your youngster scampers off to join the | | | | While home schooling can be very positive |
| educational system. Or are you excited? Many | | | | academically there are some downfalls to it. One |
| highly traditional mothers who stay home, decide | | | | such downfall is the lack of social interaction the |
| to teach their little ones themselves a la home | | | | child may face. Part of growing up and learning is |
| school. The reasons for this particular choice are | | | | interacting with other children and dealing with all |
| many and along with them, come advantages and | | | | kinds of social situations, being both positive or |
| disadvantages. | | | | negative. Along with this is how well skilled the |
| Home schooling is exactly what it sounds like, | | | | adult is in teaching the child. A parent must have a |
| opting to teach your child in the comfort and | | | | good relationship with the child and have an |
| security of home. The parent (or sometimes | | | | exceptional grasp of the information that they are |
| home tutor) is required to follow the curriculum | | | | teaching. If there is no consistency as far as |
| put forth by the school district or state that they | | | | home school hours and what is accomplished , the |
| reside in. This means that the child must | | | | child may fall behind academically. To be a home |
| accomplish certain educational requirements based | | | | school parent, organization is a must. |
| on their grade level. Being home schooled is | | | | Being home schooled or not is a decision that |
| carefully monitored by the school district because | | | | each family must carefully consider before moving |
| at a certain age, the child is tested to make sure | | | | forward. The main goals should be to give your |
| that they are up to the standards of education, | | | | child a quality education while fostering his/her |
| especially when the child reaches higher grade | | | | social development. If the parent thinks that being |
| levels. | | | | home schooled is the right option for their child, |
| Home schooling has its advantages in that the | | | | they should take full advantage of all the |
| child will have one on one teaching which is a lot | | | | information they can find in libraries, their school |
| more conducive to learning at each level. More | | | | district and even the internet to help them be an |
| time can be spent on subject areas that are | | | | exceptional teacher for their child.. If done the |
| difficult for the child . Another advantage being | | | | right way, your child will be the exceptional and |
| that the way each subject is taught can be more | | | | well rounded person that you aspire for them to |
| creative. For instance, a child learning about certain | | | | be. |
| animals has the leisure of an afternoon at the zoo | | | | |