Homeschooling Methods

For many people, homeschooling may call to mind the picture of two

or three children sitting at a table and writing feverishly in 

their workbooks, while mom or dad stands nearby. This is the not 

entirely true. There are different methods of homeschooling, 

and the method you choose will decide the curriculum and your 

style of teaching. Given below are some of the most influential 

and popular homeschooling methods.

Homeschooling and the family

According to the National Center For Education Statistics, almost 

1.1 million children underwent homeschooling in 2005 alone. That's 

a lot of children. Once upon a time, homeschooling used to be a 

radical statement - something like a declaration of independence. 

It was the conservative Christians who advocated homeschooling in 

the '80s and legalized it in every State. But the typical 

homeschooler of the day is not religiously motivated.

Recent surveys indicate that parents are actually quite fed up of 

the public school systems where much of the learning is 

superficial and compulsory. They are also concerned about negative 

school environment ranging from drugs and abuse to negative peer 

Homeschooling online

If Johnny is fascinated by the blinking cursor and struggles to

master the movements of the mouse, you may want to look into some 

of the recent developments in homeschooling techniques. Gone are 

the days when parents had to buy material from vendors and then 

pass it on to their children with explanations. Today, you get the 

full course details, material and test papers online.

Children love to sit with the computer. In addition to making them 

feel like an adult, the computer also makes use of the visual and 

sound medium to make learning fun and easy. Streaming video and 

audio show various scientific processes in great detail. The 

colorful pictures and the various techniques used help to 

effectively bind the data to the child's memory.

Homeschooling hours

How many, how often and when? These are some oft-repeated

questions when it comes to homeschooling hours. Flexibility is of

course one of the key underlying principles behind homeschooling.

This flexibility applies not only to the curriculum but also to

the number of hours. It is only natural that parents, especially

if they have just started out on homeschooling should feel that

their children should be at their books all the time when regular

school-goers are at school. This is not only fallacious but can

also be damaging and counter-productive.