Frequently Ask Questions about home schooling

A home tutor can often be a solution which bypasses any time constraints on busy parents, while providing the personalized one-to-one tuition which you could find in tuition centers. The most common questions asked by parents about a home based tutor arrangement are ones concerning confidence, necessity and quality.

Here are some of the answers to questions i frequently hear:

Can homeschooling work for everyone? I don't really like blanket generalizations, but I believe that homeschooling can work for any family where the parent (or grandparent or other responsible adult) is willing to learn and grow along with the child. Just as traditional classroom teachers rely on textbooks, a homeschool parent can utilize all sorts of books, resources, and experiences to supplement her own knowledge. There are people from virtually all socioeconomic levels and life situations who are homeschooling and succeeding beyond their wildest dreams.

Why would I want to homeschool my child?
People homeschool for many different reasons, but for me, a dozen years of homeschooling has produced three compelling reasons that homeschooling was the right choice for my family:

1) spending time together is still the best relationship-builder around, and family relationships are top priority- we love spending time together;

2) Academic excellence- A loving home, rich in books and words, is the best and least stressful learning environment for children, and homeschooling provides teens the peer-pressure-free environment they need to pursue and excel in their own interests; and

3) Adaptability- life becomes school, and families are free to respond together to life-situations, such as personal illness, care of aging parents, or even the opportunity to travel, while learning continues to happen each and every day.

Do I need a college degree to teach my children?
The short answer is "no." A college degree is a good thing to have, and if you don't have one, there's no reason why you can't learn enough as you teach your children to pass CLEP exams and earn a degree if you want one. However, the process of teaching is not at all dependent on what you know; it's more dependent on the books and information you share with your children and what you are willing to read and find out. In the process of raising literate kids, a literate lifestyle is more important than a parent's college degree.

What are the most important academic areas to teach a student?

Although there are basic things that every literate person should know, each child's interests will lead him to focus on certain areas more than others. It's important to feed special interests, while providing a solid information infrastructure. Every child must know how to communicate- read, write, and speak- well and accurately perform arithmetic functions. He should know how to find and use information from a variety of sources including books, the library, the internet, and personal interviews. A good grasp of the history and literature of Western Civilization, basic scientific principles, mathematics, and technology will give him a solid foundation for exploring personal interests and deciding on his life course. And practical skills such as financial management, construction, home maintenance, and other life-skills will enable him to make the most of what he has as an adult.

How old should my child be before he starts studying for college-level exams or attends community college?

Let me answer this one with another question- when was your child ready to start eating solid food? When he had enough teeth and an appetite to encourage him to try new things, right? Your student can start college-level work whenever he has the appetite and the skills to absorb the material. The amount of knowledge customarily taught in grades 1-12 is so limited that most students can get through it all in considerably less time. The early-mid teen years are ideal for studying subjects at the college level, and it's extremely efficient to get a head start on earning college credits. There's no point in wasting time and opportunity when it's so simple to move ahead.

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