Home Schooling and Young Children

By Marion Jones

In recent years, home schooling has become extremely popular especially with the middle and upper-middle class families. There have been lots of arguments before about home schooling. Experts claim that there are pros and cons in home schooling but it seems that the former outweigh the latter and so, a lot of families are now selecting home schooling over the traditional schools.

Cultures vary a lot and relationships within families are strongly affected by culture too. In some cultures, family ties are fairly strong, but there are also those who don't have very good relationships with other family members at all. However, by home schooling, family bonds are enhanced. Parents will spend enough time with their children because of the home schooling program and the children will have to listen to their parents too. Communication is much enhanced and both parties will learn about the importance of both speaking and listening.

Many families prefer home schooling because of its flexibility. However, since the cost of home education is a bit more than traditional schools, the financial position of the household is quite important. However, even without thinking about money, many parents would still opt for home schooling, because it can ensure their kids' safety. Public schools often have dangerous environments that can affect children terribly, however if they are in a home schooling program, they can stay away from these predicaments and their parents will be there to supervise them.

Instead of enrolling the children at a public school, many parents prefer home schooling because the educational environment in the public schools is not that good. In public schools, very young pupils may experience problems that can affect them socially, mentally, and academically for a long time. Experts that have conducted surveys, claim that children learn better in a good environment surrounded by loved ones. A further advantage of home schooling is that children can learn according to their ability. You can't just give a new lesson, if the previous one hasn't been learned yet. It may take longer, but the results are better.

As mentioned previously, home schooling is a tad more costly. However, if you think that you might be able to cut down your child's educational expenses, you're probably wrong. Home schooling expenses are just about the equal to those of traditional schools. However, if you join in the forums of the parents of home-schoolers, you will discover that there are ways to reduce costs. Of course, you will need to spend on the resource materials, computer, and internet, but you can also visit external resources like cultural meetings, public libraries and many others.

You will be given even more cost-saving ideas, if you contact other parents. The Internet offers numerable opportunities and with a bit of research, you can definitely come up with ways to ease the costs. If you don't want to hire tutors, then you will have to learn the lessons as well. You have already studied the various subjects in your kids' educational program, so you only need to review them. You can get further educational material online or the bookshop and later on, teach your children.

So, it is plain to see, that home schooling is definitely the best choice, especially, if your child is still very young. So, it all depends on you and your child, whether they decide to continue this kind of education until they graduate for college.

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