Sunday, October 16, 2011

Preparing For Home Schooling

By Owen Jones


So you have resolved to home school your child(ren). What next? Here are a couple of questions to pose to yourself before you go on. Do you have what it takes? Are you, yourself disciplined enough to become a good teacher?

Can you devote the time needed to home school? Will you be able to provide the right textbooks and supplies that are needed? With these questions answered there are other things that need to be dealt with.

There are some state, country, and local regulations that have to be followed. Every state is different so you need to check the state that you live in. Depending on the state, you may be obliged to be licensed or to be certified. Check to see if there are extraordinary needs you may have to meet to be able to home school.

Some states need that you purchase special writings and equipment. This will be something that you have to check out. Some cities will allow you to come to the school and check out the writing books that they are using for the year you will be homeschooling. This is well worth looking into. It could save you much money and time.

Record keeping is a wise idea to show what curricula you have or are teaching your child(ren). A set schedule would be the best manner to teach your child as that will give them a classroom atmosphere.

This will allow them to play with their friends once ordinary school is out for the day also. A class at home normally will not take as long as one in a school as there are not as many pupils to teach.

It is very important that you and your child(ren) are well disciplined. You have to be able to be determined to make certain that the lessons are getting completed and the curriculum you are teaching is presented well so that your child can learn.

Your presentation needs to be enjoyable for your child. You are the one that will need to make your son/daughter like to learn and have fun doing it.

Try to make your schooling as enjoyable and pleasant as you can. Too much pressure or too many activities may overwhelm a child. This could result in some problems with future schooling. Always make sure you are teaching the grade level that is suitable for your child(ren). Wait until they have mastered the year they are in before presenting harder activities to them.

Field trips are something that is of significance to a child. If you are not able to take your child(ren) on a field trip then check with the school and see if there is a means whereby they could go with the appropriate class.

Joining a support group would get a benefit to you. This fashion you can discuss and learn how other parents may get handling any issues of homeschooling. If all of this sounds good and you are able to meet the needs then you will become on your manner to home school your child(ren).




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