| Homeschooling-hours-490 | | | | about theirlearning. A routine also allows your child |
| Homeschooling hours | | | | to free his mind fromother activities and |
| How many, how often and when?Visit here now | | | | concentrate on studies. He knows that aparticular |
| These are some oft-repeatedquestions when it | | | | time is strictly set aside for learning. |
| comes to homeschooling hours. Flexibility is | | | | The actual number of hours that you need |
| ofcourse one of the key underlying principles | | | | depends on the curriculumyou have chosen and |
| behind homeschooling. | | | | the learning style that suits your child. Ifyou are |
| This flexibility applies not only to the curriculum | | | | dealing with a subject that seems to be more |
| but also tothe number of hours. It is only natural | | | | complex, youmay need to sit with the child for a |
| that parents, especiallyif they have just started | | | | longer period. Using varioustechniques, it may be |
| out on homeschooling should feel thattheir children | | | | necessary to demonstrate what you are tryingto |
| should be at their books all the time when | | | | teach. For instance, a lesson in Algebra may take |
| regularschool-goers are at school. This is not only | | | | more timethan a lesson in English. |
| fallacious but canalso be damaging and | | | | Homeschooling does not refer to the practice of |
| counter-productive. | | | | sitting in frontof the books and learning the |
| One of the most ignored but glaring drawbacks of | | | | printed matter. Field trips,watching documentaries, |
| the publicschooling system is the sheer waste of | | | | visiting factories and libraries also makeup an |
| time and energy that itcauses. Many periods are | | | | important slice of the homeschooling process. It |
| simply wasted away and the childeffectively | | | | makes senseto intersperse these activities so |
| derives only 1-3 hours of study everyday. Then, | | | | that learning becomes fun. |
| thereare days when the studies become too | | | | You may want to finish off the few hours of |
| intensive and other days whenit's only games and | | | | textbook learningin the morning and dedicate the |
| no work at all. There is a lot of 'invisiblewastage' | | | | afternoons to these kindsof activities. |
| involved here.The actual number of hours that | | | | Given the fact that too many public school hours |
| you need depends on the curriculumyou have | | | | are wasted inmeaningless activities ranging from |
| chosen and the learning style that suits your child. | | | | talking to extra-curricularactivities, do not allow |
| Ifyou are dealing with a subject that seems to be | | | | public school hours to dictate the timeyou should |
| more complex, youmay need to sit with the child | | | | spend teaching your child at home. Remember |
| for a longer period. Using varioustechniques, it | | | | that athome, he is getting a high-quality |
| may be necessary to demonstrate what you are | | | | one-to-one time that is highlyproductive. About 1-3 |
| tryingto teach. For instance, a lesson in Algebra | | | | hours of study is enough in the primarylevel. It is |
| may take more timethan a lesson in English | | | | of course true that the more number of hours |
| Early on in your homeschooling practice, work out | | | | you putin, the more learning takes place. This is |
| a schedule. Itis advisable to stick to the same | | | | also the reason whyhomeschooling children are |
| hours everyday. A routine makesit easier to learn | | | | much smarter and more balanced thanregular |
| and gives structure to the learning experience. | | | | school going children. |
| It also tells the students that parents are strict | | | | |