Mimi Rothschild - Home School Support & Home Education News

By Mimi Rothschild

New research supports the effectiveness of homeschooling as an option for educating children. The studies prove that when children are homeschooled by one or both of their parents, it strengthens the bond between parent and child. Children who are homeschooled may have an added learning advantage since they are more likely to feel good about their parents taking an active role in their education.

Many parents today, who send their children to public or private schools, do not take an active role or interest in their child’s education. They simple rely on the school system to teach their children properly. The problem with this attitude is that often the children are learning what the school system says they are required to teach, not what the parents actually prefer their children learn. To make matters worse, many parents do not even know their children are doing poorly in school until they receive a notice from the teacher or a school board member. Often by the time this happens, the child has fallen behind in his or her studies. Children who are homeschooled have the support of their parents on a daily basis. This has been proven to increase both their learning ability and interest in their studies.

Throughout most of civilization, children have been taught at home by their parents. It is only recently since the start of the Industrial Revolution that children have been taught in a public setting among several other students. This is not a natural way for children to learn. Homeschool students have the advantage of spending several hours a day with their mother or father.

Critics of homeschooling often say that the children are not taught socialization skills, but this is far from the truth. Homeschool students can participate in many other activities outside of their daily learning routine. Often times these students are exposed to people of all different ages, since they are not constantly among their peers. This helps their socialization skills by teaching them how to act among people of all age groups.

Another common myth about homeschool students is that they will become too dependant upon their parents. This is ironic because studies have proven just the opposite. Children need to be reliant upon their parents at an early age. As they grow and mature on their own, they will naturally depend less on their parents for help or assistance. It is better to let children grow and mature at their own pace instead of suddenly removing them from their parents care to be put in preschool or the public school system. Children who are homeschooled are more likely to feel secure because they are learning in an environment that is both familiar and comfortable to them.

By Mimi Rothschild

New research supports the effectiveness of homeschooling as an option for educating children. The studies prove that when children are homeschooled by one or both of their parents, it strengthens the bond between parent and child. Children who are homeschooled may have an added learning advantage since they are more likely to feel good about their parents taking an active role in their education.

Many parents today, who send their children to public or private schools, do not take an active role or interest in their child’s education. They simple rely on the school system to teach their children properly. The problem with this attitude is that often the children are learning what the school system says they are required to teach, not what the parents actually prefer their children learn. To make matters worse, many parents do not even know their children are doing poorly in school until they receive a notice from the teacher or a school board member. Often by the time this happens, the child has fallen behind in his or her studies. Children who are homeschooled have the support of their parents on a daily basis. This has been proven to increase both their learning ability and interest in their studies.

Throughout most of civilization, children have been taught at home by their parents. It is only recently since the start of the Industrial Revolution that children have been taught in a public setting among several other students. This is not a natural way for children to learn. Homeschool students have the advantage of spending several hours a day with their mother or father.

Critics of homeschooling often say that the children are not taught socialization skills, but this is far from the truth. Homeschool students can participate in many other activities outside of their daily learning routine. Often times these students are exposed to people of all different ages, since they are not constantly among their peers. This helps their socialization skills by teaching them how to act among people of all age groups.

Another common myth about homeschool students is that they will become too dependant upon their parents. This is ironic because studies have proven just the opposite. Children need to be reliant upon their parents at an early age. As they grow and mature on their own, they will naturally depend less on their parents for help or assistance. It is better to let children grow and mature at their own pace instead of suddenly removing them from their parents care to be put in preschool or the public school system. Children who are homeschooled are more likely to feel secure because they are learning in an environment that is both familiar and comfortable to them.