Is Home Schooling on the Internet the New Wave of Education?

Written by Matt Degree


Do you have children in school - or are you planning for it soon?

Have you asked yourself if public schools are really doing all they can to improve your child and educate him or her forrepparttar real world?

Do you try to stifle desires to send them to private schools because ofrepparttar 149097 cost orrepparttar 149098 perceived 'elitist' mentality?

Have you ever had a day arrive when your child comes home worn out, agitated and frustrated and thought to yourself "I'd love to keep my child home and teach him myself - if only I hadrepparttar 149099 time."

Now, maybe you can. Here are some ofrepparttar 149100 options.

PRIVATE SCHOOLS COST MONEY

Yes, private schools are sought byrepparttar 149101 wealthiest and most privileged of society. Although some would likely debaterepparttar 149102 benefits of private schooling over public schooling most parents probably have consideredrepparttar 149103 option and would jump atrepparttar 149104 opportunity to give private schooling to their children if it appeared.

Unfortunately, for most families, private schooling is simply not a reality. At a cost of $7000 and upwards,repparttar 149105 ability to afford such education is beyond their means. Religious affiliated schools are less expensive, but still not an option for many families with a of cost several thousands per year.

HOME SCHOOLING TAKES PARENTS TIME

Traditional home schooling whererepparttar 149106 parent isrepparttar 149107 supervisor ofrepparttar 149108 child's work is another option. With fantastic resources and helpful teachers to assist, it has been a form of education that can berepparttar 149109 answer to parents who wantrepparttar 149110 one-on-one education that public schools cannot provide.

Child Learning Styles

Written by Mary Joyce


Many homeschool parents ultimately end up designing their own homeschool curriculum for their child. Tailoringrepparttar learning process to matchrepparttar 149051 child's learning style. For those who have worked through this process somewhere alongrepparttar 149052 way came torepparttar 149053 realization that when it comes to homeschooling one size definitely does not fit all. But that’s ok! After all inrepparttar 149054 end, probablyrepparttar 149055 greatest single benefit to homeschooling isrepparttar 149056 fact that you can tailorrepparttar 149057 homeschool education to fitrepparttar 149058 motivational profile of your child. The key concept inrepparttar 149059 last sentence isrepparttar 149060 motivational profile. What motivates your child to learn? What isrepparttar 149061 child's learning style? This is a key concept that you must come to understand in order to insure maximum homeschooling results.

An important aspect to understand about learning styles ofrepparttar 149062 children is that ultimatelyrepparttar 149063 learning style of your child is probably more of an eclectic mix of different styles rather than one that you could classify neatly and put in a box. Learning is greatly influenced by motivation. And what motivates can be directly influenced asrepparttar 149064 mood forrepparttar 149065 day, andrepparttar 149066 fatigue level or lack thereof.

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