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Viewing I Did Poorly in School - Should I Home School My Kids?I Did Poorly in School - Should I Home School My Kids?
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Your success, or lack thereof, in school does not have to be an issue in choosing to home school. In fact, you can take advantage of the time you are teaching your child to brush up on some of the things you had problems with when you were in school. By Jane Saeman If you are considering home schooling your children, you might be apprehensive if you did poorly in school yourself. Thankfully, your success, or lack thereof, in school does not have to be an issue in choosing to home school. In fact, you can take advantage of the time you are teaching your child to brush up on some of the things you had problems with when you were in school. Math is one subject that parents stress over when they choose to home school, especially if they struggled when they went to school. Your struggles should not be a factor in choosing to home school. If you were not good in math, remember you will have the teacher's manual with the answers. However, you may have to spend some time relearning, or learning anew, the concepts prior to trying to teach your child. Remember, you can always turn to other home schooling families for help you if you need it. Another subject parents might not look forward to teaching is English. Maybe you hated English and writing. If you do not have a planned curriculum to use for English, you can find helpful books at the local library. You can also find materials online, including worksheets and tests. Besides Math and English, another subject that parents worry about teaching is Science. There are a number of good science curriculums available, some with all of the materials for experiments. You would be surprised at what you can find free on the Internet. In fact, you can even dissect a virtual frog instead of having to smell formaldehyde if that turned you off when you took Biology. Reading should be one of the easiest subjects. Your children will learn to love reading if they see you and your spouse read, no matter what the book. Read books aloud with your child, and then have them re-tell the story in their own words. If they are just learning how to read, one resource that is popular with home schoolers is 'Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons' by Siegfried Englemann, Phyllis Haddox, and Elaine Bruner. It does not matter if you did well in school or not. You do not have to let how well you did keep you from teaching your children. You can learn along with them to complete the gaps in your own education. If you discover something that you do not understand, search out your home schooling friends - they can probably help you. Another option would be to find a local home school co-op. In either case, you can make home schooling a positive experience for you as well as your children. About the Author: Jane Saeman runs an in-home tutoring service called Aim High Tutors. Find out about how to help your student reach his or her full potential at http://www.aimhightutors.com/blog. Article Source: 1st Rate Articles - http://1stRateArticles.com |
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