| Home schools are a good option for parents who | | | | also a time consuming activity that can exhaust |
| want to be involved hands on in the education | | | | your child. Home schooling can help children make |
| process of their children. However, when | | | | optimum use of the time at their disposal. |
| home-schooled children reach the high school age, | | | | Teenage children are the fastest growing group |
| a critical question that parents face is whether to | | | | of the home-schooled population in the US that is |
| continue instructing them at home or enroll them | | | | currently estimated to be approximately two |
| in a public school. | | | | million. It has been proved that students, who |
| Teenage is the stage in the life of any child when | | | | have been home schooled, possess greater ability |
| you need to be very cautious as a parent. During | | | | to absorb information and produce better results |
| adolescence, children are easily influenced by | | | | than students who have been educated in a public |
| negative thoughts and activities, and there are | | | | school. No surprise then that most colleges or |
| limits to how much you can keep an eye on | | | | universities in the US welcome home schooled |
| them. If you want them to be under your | | | | students, provided they meet their basic eligibility |
| guidance when they are passing through this | | | | criterion. |
| often emotionally tumultuous period, then home | | | | In order to start teaching your child at home |
| schooling is certainly recommended. Though home | | | | through high school, you should make a plan that |
| schooling a child who has reached the high school | | | | is based on their style of learning. You should |
| stage can be a tough job, it can certainly be | | | | place emphasis on the areas where they display |
| achieved with determination. | | | | specific interest. The curriculum should be |
| Home schooling through high school is beneficial, as | | | | conducive to their natural inclination along with |
| your child can complete the studies at home in | | | | covering the basics of all subjects so that they |
| just 24 months or even less. This not only saves | | | | get to learn everything but master a few. If you |
| time compared to high schools where the tenure | | | | are facing problems in covering difficult subjects, |
| extends to 4 years, but also enables your child to | | | | you could try using online school, educational |
| focus energy and resources on specific subjects | | | | software and videos. If you want your child to |
| of his or her interest. Since your child will not have | | | | acquire a diploma or certification to apply for jobs |
| to face peer pressure, acts of bullying or even | | | | in the future, you could help them prepare for the |
| traces of negative influences like sex or drugs | | | | General Development Test (GDT) that is used to |
| while being schooled at home, it could set an | | | | measure the skills and general knowledge of a |
| efficient learning environment. | | | | home-schooled child. |
| If you send your child to a public school, a lot of | | | | With the help of a planned curriculum |
| time is spent on administrative duties, which | | | | supplemented with real life experiences, home |
| includes roll calling for attendance, distributing out | | | | schooling of high school children can help them |
| work and supplies, maintaining discipline, and the | | | | become mature and responsible human beings, |
| collection of homework and reports of each and | | | | and good decision makers. |
| every student. Commuting to and from school is | | | | |