Disadvantages Of Homeschooling
Homeschooling is becoming an increasingly popular option with many American families. Not only do you have a controlling power on what is being taught to your child but you could even personalize homeschool curriculum according to your child’s specific learning needs and stay away from the pressures of public school education. Teaching your children at home can be accomplished several ways. There are three options: 1) Purchase a program from one of the homeschool curriculum providers, or buy used homeschool curriculum 2) Read to your child from great books, and explore the world together paying attention to what interests your child or 3) Design your own homeschool curriculum for free using the internet and the library. Teach your kids to get more organized. Award the kids for doing a good job.
However, are you aware of the major mental and social damage you can cause if you don’t make the right choices? Children need friends, usually, they meet their friends in school so take a child out of school and where will they meet potential play partners? Many children who are homeschooled are often the brunt of jokes about their parents being strange or are taunted because they may have a disorder that prevents them from attending school. Your child might be made fun of or picked on because he isn’t considered normal. You ought to take these problems seriously and solve them if your child attends college just like any other child.
Friendships with other children of a similar age must be found if they are homeschooled as they cannot be allowed to develop in isolation as this is unhealthy. Here are some tips, which would assist you to give your child the correct direction, if you want him to have a normal and decent social life. The best place to start is your own environment and neighborhood? How many children of the same age as your child live around your home? Do you know their parents? If not, try to get going now. Look for parents who live close by and mention to them that you are out to set up a play date for your child. Since you are the initiator, it is your responsibility to set the ball rolling, so fix up a party and call a clown to liven things up. Call all the kids in the neighborhood along with their parents and set up a ball game, fishing, bowling or similar activities which kids love and even be prepared to baby sit if necessary.
Sports are important: Next to school, sports teams provide the best environment for your child to form deep bonds with other kids. The practice sessions make their friendship grow and grow stronger as you also get a chance to interact with other parents. If your child has physical problems or would embarrass himself on a playing field, get them involved in activities like Boy/Girl Scouts or any other local organization for children.
Some parents make the mistake of believing that homeschooling their children means they can keep them safe from the outside world but this too is an unhealthy attitude. While it is good to protect your kid from the so-called evils of modern society, remember the child also needs exposure to things which other kids are exposed to. Already your kid is getting branded as a ‘funny’ kid and having problems to cope with it, can you imagine where it would land him in the social circle if he was clueless about TV shows, the latest bands or even the current kid fashion trends? If they don’t learn about life outside their home and make other friends they will have a difficult time integrating into the world you so much want them to succeed in.