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18 Reasons Why Doctors and Lawyers Homeschool Their Children |
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Conscious Life News |
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The face of homeschooling is changing. We are not all religious extremists or farmers, and our kids are not all overachieving academic nerds without social skills. This article outlines some of the practical advantages of homeschooling. |
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Advantage of Homeschooling |
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Wondering what is the advantage of homeschooling? More parents are making the decision to home educate their children. The question is why?
Are there real homeschooling benefits...OR...is this another one of the latest trends? Take a little time and read the following on the pros and cons of homeshooling to find out for yourself! |
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Advantages of Homeschooling a Special Needs Child |
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When you have a special needs child, no public school will ever be able to fully cater to their needs. Private schools do exist for many types of special needs, but they can be expensive and often still not fully adapted to your child’s specific situation. Therefore, you might find yourself wondering how to get your child the education that they deserve in a format that works for them. Homeschooling a special needs child is a very advantageous choice for many parents who can afford the time and resources to do so. A homeschool program will allow children with special needs to have their specific needs addressed and also avoid many obstacles that they would face in a traditional classroom. When it comes to children with learning disabilities or other severe impairments, sometimes a parent who understands their special needs is the only one who can teach the child. |
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Careful Study Finds Homeschool Advantage |
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Brian D. Ray, PhD |
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Reviews a carefully done study that uses a matched-pair design. This research shows that students in structured homeschooling academically outperform conventional-school students, and there is no evidence that the difference is simply due to the family’s income or the mother’s educational attainment. |
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Homeschooling Benefits: Children less preoccupied with peer acceptance |
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William R. Mattox Jr. |
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Most people who have never met a homeschooling family imagine that the kids are socially isolated. But some new research by Brian Ray of the National Home Education Research Institute suggests otherwise. Indeed, Ray's research helps to explain why the number of homeschoolers in America continues to grow. Ray reports the typical homeschooled child is involved in 5.2 social activities outside the home each week. These activities include afternoon and weekend programs with conventionally schooled kids, such as ballet classes, Little League teams, Scout troops, church groups and neighborhood play. They include midday field trips and cooperative learning programs organized by groups of homeschooling families. For example, some Washington, D.C., families run a homeschool drama troupe that performs at a local dinner theater.
So, what most distinguishes a homeschooler's social life from that of a conventionally schooled child? Ray says homeschooled children tend to interact more with people of different ages. |
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Homeschooling: A Growing Option in American Education |
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Dan Lips and Evan Feinberg |
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Families cite common reasons for choosing to homeschool their children, such as concern about the environment at other schools, dissatisfaction with the academic instruction at other schools, and a preference for providing religious and moral instruction not provided in traditional schools. The decentralized nature of the homeschooling population limits researchers' ability to draw conclusions about the specific effect of homeschooling on various outcome measures such as academic achievement. However, evaluations of homeschooled students have reported that homeschool students perform well in that academic environment. Moreover, a survey of adults who were homeschooled suggests that home schooling leads to positive life outcomes, such as higher college attendance and enrollment. |
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Research Shows Benefits of Homeschooling |
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Dr. Raymond S. Moore |
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Home education at its best, is seldom well understood by writers and even by many within the homeschool movement. As the one whose research is generally credited for the founding of this fast-growing educational phenomenon, Dr. Moore clarifies a few crucial points about homeschooling.Although it plays a key role among most homeschool families, religion is no longer the overriding reason for it, but rather quality education and family togetherness. |
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The 3 Biggest Social Benefits of Homeschooling |
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Alexandra Martinez |
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Without fail, telling someone you are homeschooling your children will promptly be followed by the question, "Aren't you worried about socialization?" Here are three social benefits to homeschooling. |
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The Home-School Advantage |
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This New York Times articles is written by a veteran homeschooler who believes that home-schooling has a significant advantage in combating the pressure schools place on children.
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Why Homeschool |
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Here are just some of the advantages you might want to think about as you are considering a homeschooling lifestyle. This is only a partial list. Any homeschooling family could come up with more items for the list. We hope this list sparks your thought processes, and helps you with your decision. |
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Why I Homeschool |
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Amy Thornton-Kelly |
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There is a lot of pressure to encourage children to be independent when the school bus arrives, but often our children are too young to force separation. Many children can discover their independence in their own time. |
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