Archive for the 'Homeschooling' Category
According to Wikipedia, Homeschooling or homeschool (also called home education or home learning) is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors.
Did you know that prior to the introduction of compulsory school attendance laws most childhood education occurred within the family or community? Homeschooling is an alternative in countries considered to be “developed” to other forms of education such as private schools.
Homeschooling is a legal option for parents in some countries to provide their children with a learning environment as an alternative to public or private schools outside the home. Parents cite numerous reasons as motivations to homeschool. You may be aware that better academic results of tests and improved character and morals are developed by children who are homeschooled.
Homeschooling is also an alternative for families living in isolated rural locations or living temporarily abroad. This type of education in the home is under the supervision of correspondence schools or umbrella schools and legally required if children at to be home schooled.
Unschooling is a term also used to refer to home schooling and is a curriculum-free philosophy. This term was coined in 1977 by John Holt in his magazine Growing Without Schooling.
In the next six weeks or so I will be posting articles to help you learn about home schooling and help you decide if it is right for you. You may receive the title of all twelve articles and purchase them individually or as a whole by writing us.
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