Why home school?
Why do some parents consider moving from traditional school attendance to homeschooling their children? For the most obvious reasons, you need to keep up with the national news. In one place after another, there is an increase in crime and violence in public and private schools. Institutions of higher education don’t exactly escape a bad rap, either. It seems that almost every year there are more and more problems in colleges and universities with drug and alcohol abuse, rape and other types of sexual misconduct and excessive acts of violence at rallies, sporting events, and even seemingly without particular cause during the normal school period. year.
Problems”
Many “problems” are commonly associated with homeschooling. Some of these may include:
o Quality of education
o Availability of high-level teachers and tutors for areas where parents may lack knowledge and skills
o Reduced interaction of homeschooled children with their peers
or boredom
o Lack of motivation
o Parents’ fears about the homeschooling process
o Difficulties with local, state and national laws and requirements
or financial concerns
o Availability of appropriate texts, resources and other materials
o Concerns about bilingual or multilingual education
But for each of these concerns, although initially valid, you have several viable solutions available to virtually every household. However, an increasingly difficult aspect of homeschooling has to do with providing children with a bilingual or multilingual education.
Bilingual or multilingual education
While in many parts of the world a bilingual or multilingual education is desirable or even essential in many cases, it is quite possible to provide a quality bilingual education for home schooled children. Speaking a foreign language can be a great asset in many areas or life and career paths. The same can be said for knowledge of a foreign culture. In several places, education that includes elements of foreign languages is easily incorporated into the child’s daily educational life, providing them with a solid foundation for the acquisition of foreign languages and their practical use. A wide spectrum of foreign languages can be included by incorporating languages such as:
o English (varieties from the Americas, Great Britain, Australia, Jamaica, etc.)
o Spanish (the spoken and written forms of Spanish can vary widely among the 21 countries where Spanish is spoken as the first language or official language)
or french
o Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese or other forms)
or arabic
or german
or italian
or Portuguese
or russian
or greek
or turkish
o And a large number of indigenous or local dialects, Creoles and Patois
Help, resources and assistance are available
In most countries that allow homeschooling of minor children, programs are available to inform and provide parents with information, curricular requirements, and other assistance to help make the homeschooling process smooth. much easier, more effective and rewarding for both parents and children. kids. With homeschooling as well, parents can provide focus and direction in areas where the child may have special interests, talents, and abilities. It is possible to insert a greater number of field trips or attendance to intercultural or related events, seminars, conferences, workshops and special activities that may not be available to children and students in traditional institutions. Homeschooling parents also have the option of integrating learning alternatives into their homeschooling program.
Also consider children
Rather than being overwhelmed by the challenge of homeschooling, parents should embrace the concept. The first step is to seek out government agencies, resources, and organizations that can provide the amount of information and guidance necessary to make an intelligent decision about whether or not to go to homeschool, why, and how. Homeschooling is not much of a challenge to consider once the parents have conducted proper research taking into account the wishes, desires, and attitude of the children. Parents can also use teaching and learning techniques not only with their children but also with themselves to make themselves smarter. Now, wouldn’t that be nice?