Pamela Connolly
A wise man once said, "We can teach our children to have
courage, faith, and endurance and show them how to learn, and
they can teach us to laugh, to sing, and to love." In other
words, each family member has valuable lessons to teach the
family.
When a family homeschools, this reciprocal relationship is
magnified. Homeschooling participants are affected by more than
just the person who sit at the homeschool table. All generations
create and reinforce the bond between family members. Home
schooling families spend their time laughing, learning, playing
and living with each other 24/7.
You can choose the best curriculum to promote an intrinsic love
of lifelong learning. The homeschool curriculum is flexible. The
parameters are determined by the best teachers available, the
parents, who know and love their children.
Learning never stops in the homeschool environment. The parents
are not just lecturers or observers. They are active
participants who expand, explain and encourage their children to
be inquisitive and explore the specific areas that interest them
without the constraints of arbitrary rules set up by an outside
source.
Another benefit to homeschooling is that the parents model and
reinforce valuable behavior and deemphasize undesirable behavior
in a natural manner.
Historically several generations lived in the same home.
Everyone benefited from this multi-generational living
arrangement, coming away with valuable lessons that cannot be
taught in a book. Plus most of the time there was the added
advantage of the multi-grade/level schoolhouse for the formal
education.
Presently we often put the older generation in nursing homes
when they get too bothersome (only to visit them on holidays),
and we settle for a failing public school system that has been
tasked with being everything to everyone but alienates most
participants.
Homeschooling is the best of both worlds. It's good for both the
family and for your children's education.
The benefits of home schooling are limitless. As a parent who
homeschooled three children, I feel that homeschooling is the
greatest gift a parent can give their child. Try it. You'll like
it!
About the author:
Pam Connolly is a professional educator with the San Diego
School District. She has been teaching kids how to type for over
11 years. To teach your child typing, visit http://www.1stoplearntotyp
e.com.
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