| The growth of home schooling in the U.S. has | | | | comments from family and friends in regards to |
| exploded in recent years. The reasons for this are | | | | home school. It may become discouraging at |
| many, but is home schooling for everyone? The | | | | times and make you question your commitment. |
| short answer is no. Home schooling is not for all | | | | You'll need to be strong and remain positive. For |
| parents and children. While it is a blessing to some | | | | many people, they wrongly believe our public |
| families, it may not work for others. Home | | | | school system is the only place to get an |
| schooling requires a commitment from both | | | | education.6. You will need to have a good deal of |
| parents and children. There are many questions to | | | | patience in home schooling. Things will not always |
| answer before beginning any home school | | | | go as planned. Your child may have trouble |
| program for your child. Here are 10 things to look | | | | grasping some subjects. You'll need to be patient |
| for in making the decision as to whether it's the | | | | with them and work through it.7. Are you good |
| right choice for you or not.1. Understand what the | | | | with observing your child and knowing if they truly |
| home school laws are in your state. Can you | | | | understand something? You'll need to observe |
| follow these requirements? Be sure you can | | | | them and know if they are grasping a subject, or |
| before moving on further.2. Do you and your child | | | | if they need additional help.8. One of the more |
| have a close personal relationship? This may | | | | important skills you need to posses is organization. |
| sound a bit odd, but if you have a hard time being | | | | You'll need to be organized and have a daily |
| around your child for any length of time, then you | | | | schedule of class work and activities. You will need |
| may have a tough go at home schooling. You'll be | | | | to juggle teaching school, making lunch, cleaning |
| spending a great deal of time with them and if | | | | the house and dealing with any other issues that |
| there are emotional problems between you two, | | | | come up during the day. By being organized, this |
| then you might want to keep this in mind before | | | | will be much easier to accomplish.9. Are you good |
| going through with home schooling.3. As a parent, | | | | a laughing at yourself? Do you like to have fun |
| how are your educational skills? Are you proficient | | | | with your children? This is important because you |
| in math, reading and writing? How about history | | | | have to keep things fun for them and you at |
| and geography? You will need to have some good | | | | times. Perhaps you'll need to work on your sense |
| basic skills.4. Are you good at communicating with | | | | of humor.10. Both you and your child will need to |
| others? This is important because you will be the | | | | be on the same page with home schooling. If one |
| teacher. You may need to work on this area | | | | of you is not wanting home schooling to work out |
| before beginning to home school.5. Have you | | | | then there will be nothing but problems between |
| made a full commitment to home schooling your | | | | the two of you. Be sure you're both committed |
| child? You can expect to hear some negative | | | | to making this work. |