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Whether To Homeschool Your Child
By Mary Joyce, Sat Dec 10th
One of the first questions you need to ponder when decidingwhether to homeschool your child is to define to yourself whatexactly is homeschooling to you. What does it mean to you tohomeschool your child? If you can’t pin down exactly what yourdefinition of homeschooling is, then you will struggle with thevery decision you are trying to make. And that’s just thebeginning. You won’t be able to make clear cut decisions on the otheraspects of homeschooling that need to be answered down the road.Such as: what type of homeschool curriculum (pre-packaged or non at all)? What type of homeschool teaching methodology do I
use?If you can’t answer these questions then you won’t be able todetermine what type of resources should I target to research orwhat type of homeschool materials and homeschool supplementalmaterials should I purchase? Another critical question to ask yourself is how much do I enjoybeing around my children? Now wait a moment... You’re probablysaying… What on earth kind of question it that! Of course, Ilove my children! Understood, but think of that question in thecontext of being around your children 'round the clock withsometimes... no breaks.
If two parents are involved are you both in agreement on thedecision to homeschool. I can’t tell you how important this oneis. It’s huge. homeschooling is going to affect your entire day.All of the household chores with now a homeschool schedule aregoing to change the way you and your family move about duringthe day. Depending upon your current job schedule, think about how homeschooling your child is going to affect your income. With the family potentially down to one income, how will this be budgeted out? Crunch the numbers folks. It’s very important. Hopefully these few questions will get you started down the pathof asking and answering more and more. Have these discussionswith the rest of your family and make sure that all those affected by your homeschooling decision are on board with theplan. Plan for success and work your plan. About the author:Mary Joyce is a former educator, successful homeschool parent,and has written many articles on teaching yourchild at home for the Homeschool-Curriculum-4u website.Please visit (http://www.homeschool-curriculum-4u.com) for more of Mary's articles, tips,and how-to's helping you teach your child at home.
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