Everyone who decides to homeschool their children will run into at least one person, maybe more, that tell them they shouldn't homeschool. The decision to homeschool, isn't an easy one to make, and often isn't popular. However, the choice in how your child is educated is entirely up to you, so you need to decide ahead of time how you will deal with homeschooling nay-sayers.
Regardless if you have a Bachelor of Arts in Education or not, one of the quintessential arguments of a homeschooling nay-sayer is that you're not qualified to teach your own child. I say poppy-cock to this argument! You have already been teaching your child since birth, if you're a parent. Why wouldn't you or your spouse be qualified to teach your child how to read or do math, if you could teach them how to talk, walk, and use the restrooms themselves?
Nay-sayers will tell you that besides being "unqualified," teaching a child is too difficult. The thought of having to teach 18-20 fiva and six year olds several subjects in one day is what I find even more difficult. Teaching one child to read is not difficult; as teaching 18-20 children is. You can do it!
If you are wanted to homeschool, another argument you might hear by nay-sayers is that children need socialization. I'm not sure I want my children to learn all the things they learn at school and I am sure you feel the same way. Not all lessons are given by the teachers but rather are learned as the result of being with other children.
95% of homeschooled children are better socialized than the children in public schools. Homeschooled children can carry on intelligent conversations with people of all ages besides being able to deal with their peers. Public schools are not true to life and create artificial societies. There isn't any time at any point in your life that you're going to deal with people all your age. It won't happen, and it just doesn't happen, either.
During the research process of homeschooling your child, there are a few comments that you will be likely to hear. It is okay if you do not know everything you're told you need to know. As you are along side your child, that that as an opportunity to learn. You want the best for your child, and you will be giving them the opportunity to concentrate on the things they are interested in learning and learn at their own pace.
Regardless if you have a Bachelor of Arts in Education or not, one of the quintessential arguments of a homeschooling nay-sayer is that you're not qualified to teach your own child. I say poppy-cock to this argument! You have already been teaching your child since birth, if you're a parent. Why wouldn't you or your spouse be qualified to teach your child how to read or do math, if you could teach them how to talk, walk, and use the restrooms themselves?
Nay-sayers will tell you that besides being "unqualified," teaching a child is too difficult. The thought of having to teach 18-20 fiva and six year olds several subjects in one day is what I find even more difficult. Teaching one child to read is not difficult; as teaching 18-20 children is. You can do it!
If you are wanted to homeschool, another argument you might hear by nay-sayers is that children need socialization. I'm not sure I want my children to learn all the things they learn at school and I am sure you feel the same way. Not all lessons are given by the teachers but rather are learned as the result of being with other children.
95% of homeschooled children are better socialized than the children in public schools. Homeschooled children can carry on intelligent conversations with people of all ages besides being able to deal with their peers. Public schools are not true to life and create artificial societies. There isn't any time at any point in your life that you're going to deal with people all your age. It won't happen, and it just doesn't happen, either.
During the research process of homeschooling your child, there are a few comments that you will be likely to hear. It is okay if you do not know everything you're told you need to know. As you are along side your child, that that as an opportunity to learn. You want the best for your child, and you will be giving them the opportunity to concentrate on the things they are interested in learning and learn at their own pace.
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