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Is Homeschooling Right for Your Family?

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A child?s education should be a parent?s top priority. We often hear about parents saving money so their kids can go to college but a kid?s education during their formative years is arguably more important. While a college degree can mean the difference between a focused career and a job that simply pays the bills, learning the basics of reading, writing and math makes the difference when facing all of life?s challenges from relationships to work. The basic skills learned while young set us up for the life we?ll lead. When you consider that, does homeschooling make sense?

Responsibility

If you homeschool, the onus will be on you as the parent to make sure your children learn everything they need to. Will the lack of a formal setting prevent your child from learning? Will the child listen and respond to you as a teacher or see you as the parent still? Will teaching the child strengthen or weaken your relationship as parent and child? There?s so much to consider before you start to look at the things your child will have to learn from you.

Technology

If you picture a Hallmark TV movie typesetting when you think of homeschooling in which the parent teaches the child using books and a chalkboard, you?re missing the very reason why homeschooling can now make sense ? the internet. The tools available to parents now, whether digital learning tools or online resources, make the job of teaching a lot easier and much more effective than ever before. If you have access to these things, teaching your child yourself can make sense.

Pros

There are other reasons why it makes sense. You might believe that you can give your child a better education. That?s possible if you feel the schools in your area aren?t up to standard. Homeschooling can be more convenient, especially if you live in a rural area, and you avoid the social problems that can sometimes hold back brilliant students. A relaxed home atmosphere might bring your child?s education on quicker than it would be in a busy inner-city school.

Cons

The lack of other students means that the valuable life skill of socializing is missed. Although children get bullied at school and have to speak up in class, they learn from these experiences. A child without those experiences could be unprepared for the world they enter when they begin working. As a parent rather than a teacher, you might be unprepared to teach your child. Will there be a learning period in which you work out what?s needed to teach? If so, will that affect your child?s education?

One-on-One Tutorial

The major plus for homeschooling is one-on-one tutorial. In the US, the average hourly rate for a tutor is between $30 and $40 for a high school student. If you want a certified teacher with years of experience, expect to pay $85 per hour. The average American high school kid spends 1,000 hours a year at school. The math here is simple. Expect to pay between $30,000 and $85,000 for a tutor unless you teach your child yourself.

Virtual Tutor

You might consider online tutorials rather than teaching your child yourself. If so, expect to pay $40 to $120 per month for a virtual tutor. In that environment, you?ll also need to educate or at least guide your child. You might also need some tech skills to make sure your PC or tablet keep on working. You won?t need the virtual tutor for the full 1,000 hours a year so this method of homeschooling is more cost effective.