| Despite being a viable alternative to traditional | | | | lesson as fast or as easily as you want. Do not |
| classroom setting, there are still some people who | | | | lose your temper because this will only make |
| feel that Homeschooling is not for everyone. Like | | | | matters worst. Remember that it is just normal |
| many things, this new system of education has | | | | for your kid to be behind in some subjects or to |
| its disadvantages. Here are some of them. | | | | take a longer time understanding lessons. |
| 1. When you decide to put your kids to | | | | 4. Most would think that a homeschooling |
| homeschooling, you have to be prepared to spend | | | | education is cheaper. This is not the case. |
| all day with your children for several days. With | | | | Although you are not paying for any tuition fee, |
| homeschooling, you have to be their teacher. You | | | | you have to shell out money for the materials |
| have to be there to supervise their lessons and | | | | that you will be using. Also, a parent may need to |
| even check on their progress. You also have to | | | | quit his or her job to become a full-time teacher. |
| think of activities and make worksheets. This is | | | | This can pose a problem in the finances especially |
| why most parents would leave work to go | | | | if both incomes are needed to make both ends |
| fulltime in teaching their kids. | | | | meet. |
| 2. Deciding on homeschooling will mean that you | | | | 5. Being a teacher is not an easy task. Not only |
| have to go against the norm. Be prepared to be | | | | will you have to patient with your child but you |
| grilled by other parents. You should also be | | | | also have to put an enthusiastic appearance even |
| prepared to find some difficulties when you do | | | | when you are not really in the mood to teach |
| decide to put your kid back to mainstream. | | | | them their lessons. It is important that you make |
| Adjustment will be hard as they will not be used | | | | the lesson appear fun and interesting for them so |
| to the environment that traditional education has. | | | | that they will be interested to learn. When they |
| 3. Spending 24 hours of the day with your child | | | | see you bored stiff, they will also follow suit, |
| and being their teacher is no joke. At the | | | | making your task of teaching them all the more |
| beginning, you really have to be patient with your | | | | difficult. |
| child as he or she will not always understand the | | | | |