| Home- schooling as the name suggests is the method | | | | convictions that you wish for your child to inculcate.b) It |
| of educating children at home under the guidance of | | | | provides for the development of adequate social skills |
| their parents. This is a paradigm shift from the | | | | in the child without subjecting him or her to peer |
| conventional way of imparting knowledge to kids at | | | | pressure or influence.c) It ensures that your child |
| school. A couple of centuries earlier, it was common | | | | inclinations and talent are tapped during the academic |
| for many members of the privileged society to employ | | | | process.d) It facilitates your spending quality time |
| governesses who were entrusted with the | | | | together as a family. |
| responsibility of teaching subjects such as | | | | Religious/ philosophical convictions: Convictions are |
| Mathematics, English, geography and even social | | | | personal beliefs based on our principles that can infuse |
| etiquettes to their children. Over a period of time, this | | | | a sense of enthusiasm in both the children and the |
| system became unaffordable and impractical, and | | | | parents. Home schooling allows parents to weave the |
| conventional schooling became the norm for people | | | | passion for convictions in their children. |
| irrespective of their relative affluence. The beginning of | | | | Socialization: Home schooling has the benefit of actual |
| the twentieth century has marked the re-emergence | | | | socialization in terms of being involved with classmates |
| of the home- schooling trend amongst many people | | | | in a real sense. It is not a superficial and restricted kind |
| and this time around, it is no longer the prerogative of | | | | of association. In schools, the different variables are |
| only the elitist group. Families that decide to educate | | | | controlled in order to maintain the decorum of the |
| their children through home schooling are not limited to | | | | school while at home children are exposed to real life. |
| any particular group, community, religion or area. They | | | | Academics: Home schooling allows children to work |
| come from almost all sections of the society and from | | | | according to their capacity rather than competing with |
| various economic backgrounds. | | | | other children. Parents can teach their children at their |
| In order to achieve a valuable home schooling | | | | own pace and not till the bell rings. Every child has a |
| experience for both parents and the children, it is very | | | | different style of learning and parents can usually |
| important for parents to be dedicated and possess | | | | understand their psychology better thereby helping |
| patience. There must be an interest and an undying | | | | them do well in academics. |
| passion to teach your child personally. Home schooling | | | | Quality time for the family: Parents can spend relatively |
| when relegated to a sense of obligation or burden can | | | | more time with their children and get to know their |
| adversely impact the future of your child. Determination | | | | behavioral tendencies, strengths and weaknesses in a |
| is a key factor that guides the culture of home | | | | natural manner. |
| schooling. It is very necessary that you think, plan and | | | | Home schooling proves to be an option worth |
| analyze new and fascinating ways to engage your | | | | considering owing to the advantages mentioned |
| kids while teaching them at home. The curriculum and | | | | above. It helps in the overall development of children |
| teaching methodology employed should be interesting | | | | and enables them to succeed in life. However, before |
| enough as to ensure complete concentration on the | | | | deciding on home schooling for your kids, it is important |
| part of your child. | | | | to consult with other parents who have traversed this |
| Home schooling has its own share of pros and cons | | | | path, assess your own ability to spare what it takes in |
| but when carefully implemented, the benefits certainly | | | | terms of time and efforts, and also perhaps take the |
| outweigh the disadvantages in many ways. Some of | | | | opinion of a trusted child psychologist to determine if |
| the pivotal advantages are:a) It allows you to | | | | your child is equal to it. |
| systematically imbibe the religious/ philosophical | | | | |