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What is Homeschooling?
99% of the population thinks homeschooling is mom sitting at the kitchen
table teaching everything to her children. In fact, for more than 80% of
homeschoolers, their mental image of homeschooling is probably the same.
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"If homeschooling your kids is a dream that's found its way to the back
burner because of the cost involved, you're in for a wonderful surprise!"
-Mary Hunt (Cheapskate Monthly)
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Let me offer a slightly different view, and define it this way:
"Homeschooling is parents deciding and directing the education of their
children". Deciding and directing the education, not doing all the
educating.
When our daughter, Stephanie, was about 12 years old, she had been
homeschooled for 5 years. She came to us an announced that she wanted to
take a foreign language this year. We assumed she met French or Spanish, but
she revealed she wanted to learn Hebrew ! Hebrew ! What do we know about
Hebrew ? Nothing. But, we didn't have to learn Hebrew for her to learn
Hebrew. By the end of that week, we had enrolled her in the bar mitzvah
course at the local synagogue, and she took Hebrew there.
The assumption for most people is that they have to know it to teach it to
their children. Not quite true, since the parent doesn't have to be the one
to teach it. Consider this -- suppose my child wanted to take violin
lessons, and I don't know anything about violin. Does she have to wait for
me to become proficient in violin before she takes lessons ? Of course not.
We simply find a suitable instructor and she takes violin lessons. Same with
art. Same with foreign language, even Hebrew. Well, what about Math,
English, Science, or History ? Why not ?
When my homeschooling son was ready to take Algebra, he took it at the local
community college. One course as a community student, he didn't have to
"apply" for college admission. He simply registered and took the course. See
the point ?
Too often parents dismiss homeschooling because they have a limited image of
what homeschooling is. They have the mistaken idea that they are not
qualified. "How could I ever teach Chemistry or Physics?" they ask. And they
make their decision about homeschooling based on their limitations. The
reality is that when you use the resources available in the community, there
are very few limitations. The parent doesn't need to know it -- the parent
needs to know how to find it. That's homeschooling.
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check out athomeinamerica.com
here's something i thought you'd be interested in adding to your website:
What is Homeschooling?
99% of the population thinks homeschooling is mom sitting at the kitchen
table teaching everything to her children. In fact, for more than 80% of
homeschoolers, their mental image of homeschooling is probably the same.
Advertisement
"If homeschooling your kids is a dream that's found its way to the back
burner because of the cost involved, you're in for a wonderful surprise!"
-Mary Hunt (Cheapskate Monthly)
Get more info.
Save at the Bookmobile ONLINE!
Use the QuickGuide and find books quickly.
Let me offer a slightly different view, and define it this way:
"Homeschooling is parents deciding and directing the education of their
children". Deciding and directing the education, not doing all the
educating.
When our daughter, Stephanie, was about 12 years old, she had been
homeschooled for 5 years. She came to us an announced that she wanted to
take a foreign language this year. We assumed she met French or Spanish, but
she revealed she wanted to learn Hebrew ! Hebrew ! What do we know about
Hebrew ? Nothing. But, we didn't have to learn Hebrew for her to learn
Hebrew. By the end of that week, we had enrolled her in the bar mitzvah
course at the local synagogue, and she took Hebrew there.
The assumption for most people is that they have to know it to teach it to
their children. Not quite true, since the parent doesn't have to be the one
to teach it. Consider this -- suppose my child wanted to take violin
lessons, and I don't know anything about violin. Does she have to wait for
me to become proficient in violin before she takes lessons ? Of course not.
We simply find a suitable instructor and she takes violin lessons. Same with
art. Same with foreign language, even Hebrew. Well, what about Math,
English, Science, or History ? Why not ?
When my homeschooling son was ready to take Algebra, he took it at the local
community college. One course as a community student, he didn't have to
"apply" for college admission. He simply registered and took the course. See
the point ?
Too often parents dismiss homeschooling because they have a limited image of
what homeschooling is. They have the mistaken idea that they are not
qualified. "How could I ever teach Chemistry or Physics?" they ask. And they
make their decision about homeschooling based on their limitations. The
reality is that when you use the resources available in the community, there
are very few limitations. The parent doesn't need to know it -- the parent
needs to know how to find it. That's homeschooling.
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