Homeschool Your Children !!!
Critics say that homeschooling a child takes away from the child's social development and it also takes away money making opportunities from the parent. They say that a homeschooled child does not know how to socialize or communicate with others. And it is also assumed that the parent who is schooling the child has no time to work and provide for the family. Well you know what……… the critics are wrong.
First of all, the United States rakes as having one of the poorest educational systems in the world. It is often said that a 11th grade education here is equivalent to that of a 7th grade education in many Asian Countries. The problem is that many students are overly concerned with socializing and making friends that they neglect their education. The sad part is that most teachers don’t even seem to care.
Homeschooling rarely takes place only at home. It often includes visits to libraries, museums, factories, churches, and homes for the aged. Many homeschooled children also take certain classes at a public or private school, a community college, or some other special program. Some homeschoolers enroll in distance education or correspondence education courses. In addition, most homeschooling families' join together to share lessons, go on field trips, or participate in athletic activities.
There is no single method of homeschooling. Most often, parents plan and teach the educational program. Some parents hire a tutor to help teach part time. This enables the parent to work and contribute to the family's financial needs. In more than 90 percent of families the mother directs the program, while the father helps. More and more mother and father takes shifts- so while one is working the other is teaching their child.
Studies show the average homeschooled child scores higher on standardized tests than does the average child in public school. According to a nationwide study published in 1990 by the National Home Education Research Institute, homeschooled children average above the 80th percentile on standardized achievement tests; public school students average in the 50th percentile. When it comes to the SAT's- the average score of a homeschooled child is 1350. While the average score for a public school child is 1000.
This is not to say that a homeschooled child is a guaranteed genius. The parent has to know how to go about schooling their children. All in all, if you want your child to grow up with some sort of intelligence- I do recommend you consider homeschooling. But if you would rather have a child more concerned about fashion, sex and making friends then I suggest you send them to a public school (lets make that a New York City public school).
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