Title: Smart Strategies for Making Transition from School to Homeschool Easy!
Description: Transition from school to homeschool is a crucial phase in kids’ education. Browsing at the library, watching educational videos and seeking peace in nature are some preparatory activities that lessen kids’ stress and help them in coming in tune with their present learning environment.
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Taking decision to shift students from private or public school to homeschooling system is a great decision. It involves lots of mental preparation and investment of time to get the kids ready for a totally different atmosphere in homeschooling when parents decide to change their educational pattern.
Not an easy task to do, homeschooling demands lots of preparation
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At school, Kids are trained to stick to the instructions given in classroom and do their work accordingly. When they are pulled out of school all of a sudden, they miss that guidance from the teacher for each and every aspect of their work and feel like a fish out of water in the homeschooling environment. They need some time to get settled to independent thinking and freedom in work.
Till their kids get settled to this pattern of learning, it is rather parental duty to infuse confidence in them for free thinking and independent acting in studies. Patience on the part of parents plays a major role for acclimatizing kids to homeschooling
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They can work with their kids like browsing material for subjects at the library, watch videos on interesting topics, playing with educational toys and seeking peace in Nature. Such things help kids relax and come out of their school routines and feel free to accept a new curriculum. This is especially good for those who have shifted from school in the mid-year or so.
How long this period of decompression can extend in homeschooling is a good question and it depends upon the attitude of the kid. Some kids get used to the present circumstances very soon and they need just a month’s time to take up their new classes at home. Some may need more time as in the case of many teen agers and it can extend even to a year’s time.
Once kids are all set for their new routines, it is good to introduce topics with which they are comfortable and other ones can be scheduled for a later time. It is the psychological approach of the parents that is pivotal for their kids’ success in
This is not meant to be an exhaustive or thorough study, but meant to get the opinions of a few families that are currently homeschooling their children. This will give you an idea of the variety of families that home educate. This questionnaire appears in the Appendix, page 19. Task 3.
They then briefly deliberated if there are different strategies for children of younger ages. Chapman and Mullis discuss the method of how they did their research. They chose their participants through a random sample of 361 middle school and high school students in the grades 7-12 (154). They briefly conversed on the measures that were taken for the study. Chapman and Mullis then proceeded
When the transitions are least likely to happen the child's work may start to decline. As parents may not be able to support their child in their homework or reading. As the parents may have other commitments such as late shifts at work or family issues. Children's behaviour may suffer too because they are not getting the attention they need from their parents, so the best place to be would be to let all the emotions out at school. So the teachers and practitioners are there to help the child familiarise themselves with the boundaries that are still in place.
Some may ask the question… Is there really a balanced that can be gained between home and school life? We are all different types of people and come from different types of family’s. Some parents stress upon their children how big education is and how important it is to be successful in life. On the other hand some parents don’t really care that much about education because they are not really educated themselves and find it hard to help their children build on their education.
More and more families continue to keep their children away from schools and stick to homeschooling. Approximately 1.7 million children are homeschooled today and that number has been on the rise. These parents refuse to send their children to school for a variety of reasons, but the largest reason is the fear of the school environment for their children. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Pap, Huckleberry (Huck) Finn’s dad, refuses to send his son to school because he did not get an education himself.
If I chose to play games or extracurricular activities I knew I had to juggle my time of play versus school. If I completed school for the week in the three days then I had a four day weekend, but if I didn 't take care of that schoolwork then that meant I had no weekend and privileges were taken away. By me knowing what my work was in advance for the week, it was my responsibility to accomplish that goal. I believe that homeschool made me mentally and physically sharp because I had more time to run and play in the yard and go to field trips like the space center, the Houston zoo, museums, robotic competitions and horse rescue rehabilitation ranches. As a family we were able to take vacations and trips when most students were in school which allowed more attention on tours at points of interest.
However, what homeschooling does provide are flexibility and freedom. The flexibility to choose materials the child is interested in learning more about and the freedom to choose where and when to spend family time together. Families are not held to an 8-3 school schedule with truants and late slips. They have the ability to plan vacations according to what works for their family, not what the school schedule allows for them. Many states have heavy regulations on homeschooling as far as the requirements and responsibilities go.
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This slows down their development socially as they do not learn how to communicate or behave in group or team. Consequently, homeschooled children can find it hard interacting with unfamiliar people, understanding social norms, or aware of current trends among children their
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