| In just the past decade alone the popularity of home | | | | fast paced lives many of us lead coupled with |
| schooling has grown in leaps and bounds and has | | | | extracurricular activities and work there's often little |
| begun to revolutionize the world of learning and | | | | time for parents and kids to actually talk and listen to |
| education. As we know, the great importance of a | | | | one another. |
| child's education simply cannot be emphasized enough. | | | | Creating a strong bond between parent and child early |
| But, for many parents, the public school system has | | | | on lessens the chances of trouble down the road as |
| not lived up to their expectations leaving them to take | | | | children are faced with things like peer pressure, |
| matters into their own hands and home school their | | | | changing bodies and hormones, stress at school, and |
| children. | | | | problems with friends, just to name a few. |
| Here are the five top reasons home schooling is | | | | 2. Home Schooling Offers Flexibility |
| considered by many parents and guardians to be | | | | It allows parents to choose the schedules and times |
| better than traditional education. | | | | for learning, both in terms of hours as well as months. |
| 5. Home Schooling Offers More Time to Learn | | | | Some parents choose to home school their kids year |
| Whether it's taking attendance, preparing for activities, | | | | round while others follow the more traditional schedule |
| changing classrooms, passing out supplies, collecting | | | | of August or September until May or June. |
| homework, listening to announcements or perhaps the | | | | Beyond the aspect of time flexibility, it also allows for |
| biggest time waster of all, discipline, in a traditional | | | | adapting the curriculum to each child's learning style or |
| school, the bulk of a child's day is wasted on things of | | | | capabilities. Children are all individuals and should be |
| absolutely no relevance to them. Home schooling, on | | | | encouraged to continuing exploring their individuality and |
| the other hand, allows for all of the time to be spent on | | | | uniqueness. One child may learn better through hearing |
| none other than learning. | | | | and listening while another might progress better |
| 4. Home Schooling Gives Parents More Control Over | | | | through reading and home schooling allows the parent |
| Curriculum | | | | to tailor the curriculum accordingly to encourage |
| In some areas, parents are allowed to create their | | | | success. |
| own curriculum as they see fit while in others a set | | | | 1. Home Schooling Allows for Individualized Attention |
| schedule must be followed. Parents can vary the | | | | Overcrowded classrooms, stressed teachers, and |
| methods of teaching based on subject, the child's | | | | children with discipline problems are all common in |
| learning ability, or a combination of both. And, although it | | | | schools today. All children can thrive and excel when |
| is perfectly legal in both the US and the UK, | | | | given individualized attention, something that just isn't |
| specifications will vary from one state to the next so | | | | possible in the public school system. |
| be sure to learn those before beginning. | | | | Although home schooling is definitely a personal choice |
| 3. Home Schooling Creates Time for Bonding | | | | that must be made, the benefits of educating children |
| One of the main complaints of parents today is not | | | | at home are hard to dispute. |
| having enough quality time with their children. With the | | | | |