In recent times, homeschooling is becoming more prevalent than ever. Teaching children at home rather than in the regular classroom environment. Education is dynamic, and changes from day to day with new trends.
Numerous benefits have been seen as an outcome of homeschooling. Children that are homeschooled have access to online educational sites, libraries, extracurricular activities and lots of other facilities to help guarantee an all-around learning process. These children stand at an advantageous position of being schooled in a way that suits them. They learn at their speed, develop a sense of how they learning. They have time to learn those life lessons that are critical to success that are not taught in a textbook--self-reliance, resilience, time management, planning, and drive.
THE BRIGHT SIDE OF HOMESCHOOLING
HOME ATMOSPHERE IS MORE RELAXED AND IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR THE SCHEDULE TO BE TAILORED TO THE CHILD’S NEEDS.
Being homeschooled creates an encouraging environment for the child which enhances the child’s ability to achieve and grow. In a peaceful home environment, the work, curriculum, and approach can be tailored to suit the child’s needs and focused on their strengths and enhance their weaknesses.
Homeschooling encourages the child to look beyond grades and work for the knowledge.
Homeschooling helps the child look past just grades, which is the norm in schools, and aim for knowledge, which should be the primary aim of learning. According to studies, it has been noticed that homeschooled children have as good, and at times better, results academically as their public-school and private-school counterparts.
Homeschooling is very accommodative for gifted and children with special needs.
For children who are gifted or have special needs, attending a general school might not be conducive, and this is where homeschooling comes to play. Special attention can be given to the child alongside the learning process. In fact, some states and private organizations provide funds and resources to assist families homeschooling students in special circumstances.
Better teacher to student ratio which enhances understanding.
According to statistics, it has been noticed that a smaller student to teacher ratio collaborates with positive teaching outcomes. One-on-one teaching of the student helps the child to understand faster and allow more time to explore the areas they struggle in.
OUTLOOK OF HOMESCHOOLING
Most educators agree that the educational approaches of yesterday simply won’t cut it. Students are different, the world is more connected, and the job market is shifting. The future of homeschooling is a limitless one. The homeschool approach is increasing among lots of families. For some families, like my own, homeschooling is perfect for their children. They are being taught so that they can compete with their peers academically. However, it is more than that. We’re giving them the time and space to learn who they are, what their interest is, and how they learn. When a child is being homeschooled, they get to cover a wide range of subjects that are deemed fit for the child even outside the regular school curriculum which can be most beneficial for the child. Open-mindedness is seen as a culturally inherent trait of the homeschooling community. It is that open-mindedness that opens the door to amazing possibilities.
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The NCES Fast Facts Tool provides quick answers to many education questions (National Center for Education Statistics). (n.d.). Retrieved from https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=91