| Homeschool Guide |
| What are the advantages of homeschooling? |
| Parents decide to homeschool their children for various reasons, ranging from religious beliefs to unsafe or deficient local schools. |
| Homeschooling provides direct one-on-one instruction. No student can "slip through the cracks." Lessons take as long as they need. Parents can make certain that their personal beliefs are represented in all instruction. |
| Homeschooling parents, because they are their children's teachers, tend to have education constantly on their minds. This means that homeschoolers take every advantage to learn. Luckily, life constantly presents opportunities for parents to teach their children. |
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| A simple trip to the grocery store becomes a lesson in economics when children are made to compare generic and name-brand items, per-ounce or per-unit costs, or the price differences between in-season and out-of-season items. Why are apples or oranges less expensive at certain times of the year? By switching to a generic version of a product, how much could be saved over the course of a year? |
| Geography and map skills can be learned
every time the child walks somewhere or climbs into the family
car. Pick up a local road atlas (most major cities have street
guides, and if not, it can be a fun project to create one). Name
streets to your children as you drive along them. After a while, your children will start recognizing and calling out the names of streets. When you are driving to a friend's house at 123 Main Street, have your child look up "Main Street" in the index of your street guide, then locate the page illustrating Main Street. Ask your child to direct you to the Main Street address. Playing "navigator" is lots of fun for kids, and gets them thinking geographically without even realizing it. "Turn north onto Front Street." "We’re heading east on Spring Street. When we turn north onto Front Street, will we be turning right or left?" You get the idea! |
| Field trips to local parks and museums are terrific opportunities for learning. Don’t forget family vacations! When visiting grandma and grandpa in another city or state, search online for local museums and other places of interest. |
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