| What makes homeschooling better than traditional | | | | homeschooling, the choice is yours. Traditional |
| schooling? Lately, there is a rising trend in families | | | | schools can't do that. |
| choosing to homeschool their child than send their | | | | 3. Family Activity |
| child to a traditional educational institution. | | | | The schooling of the child can become an |
| Let's look at some of the benefits of | | | | extended family activity. Examples are field trips |
| homeschooling over traditional schooling: | | | | and experiments. Plus, the child also receives |
| 1. Flexible Schedule | | | | more quality time with his/her parents. There is |
| Homeschooling enables a flexible schedule. For | | | | more time for family bonding. The child is also |
| example, the child does not need to wake up at 7 | | | | free of any negative peer pressure or influences. |
| every morning. With homeschooling, your child can | | | | 4. No peer pressure |
| start homeschooling at 9am or later depending on | | | | With homeschooling, the child does not need to |
| your preferred schedule. You can schedule your | | | | prove his/her abilities to other children. Parents are |
| child's homeschooling education as you see fit with | | | | able to deeply understand their child better with |
| materials or subjects that may be not available in | | | | homeschooling and therefore are able to plan the |
| a traditional school. | | | | learning program according to his strengths and |
| You can tailor the homeschool curriculum to suit | | | | weakness. |
| the needs and interest of your child. | | | | Parents can also change the curriculum to suit the |
| 2. Individual attention | | | | learning style of the child. For example, some |
| In a traditional school setting, thirty to forty | | | | children learn better from reading while others |
| students are assigned to a teacher in class. | | | | need to write. Some children even learn better |
| Therefore usually, the teacher cannot devote 100 | | | | from experiencing or seeing things in action. |
| percent attention to any child since it will not be | | | | 5. Religion Learning |
| fair to the other children. Plus, it is quite impossible | | | | Religious learning is a sensitive issue hence most |
| to provide individual attention to all students. | | | | traditional schools shunned it. However, with |
| With homeschooling, your child gets all the | | | | homeschooling, parents can take control over the |
| individual attention he/she needs. For example, if | | | | moral and religious learning of the child. Parents |
| your child is weak in mathematics, you could | | | | can impart their ideologies and deep beliefs into |
| devote more time and energy into teaching | | | | the child rather than let the school dictate what |
| mathematics. | | | | moral and religious education the child will be |
| Your child's homeschooling schedule can be | | | | receiving. |
| adjusted to crater for that. For example, if your | | | | Homeschooling is the best way to educate a child |
| child is better at science than at mathematics, | | | | as you can see from the advantages listed below. |
| simple devote more homeschooling hours to | | | | If you have the time, the interest and the ability, |
| mathematics and cut back on science. With | | | | why not give it a try? |