| While there are many benefits to home | | | | |
| schooling there is also a downside, so you | | | | You will lose some of your freedom of course, |
| have to give it some serious consideration | | | | as one big advantage of regular schools is |
| before you go down the home education route. | | | | the fact that they give you a break from the |
| | | | kids, and a bit of free time to get on with |
| One thing to consider is the time that you | | | | other things. Even when you have assigned |
| have to devote to the schooling of your | | | | homework, you have to be on duty to give help |
| children. You may have to sacrifice part of | | | | if required. All obvious stuff, I know, but |
| your social life, as well as the disruption | | | | worth thinking about. |
| to your shopping routine, coffee mornings, | | | | |
| and other daily business. | | | | Something else to think about is that with |
| | | | your child staying at home all the time, when |
| You must realize that the onus is on you to | | | | are they going to get out and interact with |
| ensure your child gets an education which is | | | | their peers and adults? You will have to make |
| good as or better than he/she would have got | | | | a special effort, as no doubt you are aware, |
| at a regular school. If your childs education | | | | this is a very important part of growing up. |
| is seen to be lacking in any way, it will | | | | |
| reflect badly on you as a teacher and as a | | | | To achieve a well rounded education, you |
| parent. | | | | should enroll your child in various outside |
| | | | activities, although you could say that this |
| If you are truly dedicated to tutoring your | | | | defeats the object of home schooling, at |
| child by yourself you will probably have to | | | | least to some degree. |
| put any career plans of your own on the back | | | | |
| burner. This could mean financial hardship | | | | It has been noted that the child who is home |
| and all the added stress and worry that this | | | | schooled does not seem to do as well in SAT |
| brings. | | | | tests as their regular school peers. |