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Managing Home School Costs

Home schooling is now, more than ever,programs noted that on average, the
being considered as a viable alternativeparent conducting the home school is the
to traditional schooling. The reasonsmother, who holds a college degree. It
for which are diverse ranging fromhas been calculated that her staying at
cultural/religious beliefs to economichome, instead of working, costs the
matters.family an estimated $38,000 every year -
The notion that home schooling is muchmoney that could have possibly been used
less expensive than sending your childto address the family?s other pending
to an educational institution isneeds.
prevalent, but not necessarily true.Helping defray the costs
Pound for pound, while a home schoolBut before you get fully discouraged
education is less costly than a privatewith the idea of home schooling, there
school, it will likely be more expensiveare ways to reduce the expenses. One way
than a public school.is to participate in support groups for
Starting outhome schooling families.
For one thing, if you?re just beginningThis affords you a great opportunity to
with home schooling (and if you don?tshare resources with similar families
have a teaching background), it issaving you the need to buy an entire set
recommended that you subscribe to anof materials for your child. Joining
independent study program or buy a boxedgroups like these allow you to borrow or
curriculum suited to your child?s skillswap things like textbooks, boxed
level. While these may cost, these willcurricula or reference materials. An
guide your first few attempts at homeadded plus to joining home school family
schooling and help eliminate thegroups in your area is giving your child
trial-and-error process in finding outthe opportunity to interact with kids
how to run your home school just right.just like him/her who are home schooled
These services and products range from aas well.
low of $300 to a high of $1,500Depending on where you live, some states
depending on the program.allow home-schooled children access to
Direct costspublic school resources and some local
However, the costs do not end there. Youvirtual charter schools provide teaching
will need to supplement the program withmaterials for little to no cost. Some
textbooks as well as workbooks.will even offer annual stipends to pay
Up-to-date reference materials are alsofor activities like piano lessons.
needed such as an encyclopedia CD-ROMTaking the time to know what assistance
and Internet access. These will requireyou can avail of to help subsidize the
purchases and subscriptions as well.costs will more than pay for the effort
It will do your child much good toyou made to do so.
provide proper furniture and fixturesSome money-saving tips
for studying. Getting them a properIt helps to know that if you have other
study table, a comfortable chair andchildren, the costs of home schooling
adequate lighting will show positivecan be reduced with each child since the
results in the child?s attitude towardsmaterials may be reused or renewed for a
learning. A computer to aid in theirmuch lower cost.
research and homework is also essential.Take the time to explore your public
It is also possible that you may have tolibrary and use what they have to offer.
avail of tutorial services to coverThey?ll be more than happy to see you
subjects that you may have difficulty invisit as frequently as every week. This
teaching yourself. These can be done ongreatly reduces the need to buy books
a per course/per subject basis which mayevery time and on occasion allows you
help reduce costs, but not by much. Foraccess to newly published ones that
example, a one-on-one advanced historywould otherwise be expensive.
class for high school students can costVisit yard sales, book sales or swap
about $300.meets whenever you can. You may just
To provide a well-rounded education forfind that perfect study table, teaching
your child, you will also need toaids or that hard-to-find textbook for a
include non-academic activities as well.fraction of the cost of buying it from a
This may mean music, sport or artstore.
lessons and perhaps even plannedWhen considering the costs of something
educational trips to museums andas important as your child?s education,
galleries, theaters, and nature parks.it is best to think of them as
Opportunity costsinvestments rather than as mere
These are the direct costs of running aexpenses. When managed properly, what
home school program but in calculatingmoney you have can go so much farther
the total cost for running a homethan the actual costs as you give him
school, you may also need to considerher a memorable childhood of learning
certain indirect costs.and discovering ? with you at their
A study on families on home studyside.



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