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Enjoying The Advantage Of Homeschooling: More Family Time
Debunking the Myth: Homeschooling takes a lot of time The public schools near us begin around 8:00 am and let out around 3:00 pm. That is 7 hours each day that the child is away from home and in the public school building. When you include the time to get to and from school its closer to 8 to 9 hours per day. This is equivalent to someone working full time. Plus the kids we know that attend public schools have homework almost every night. This adds another hour. Then there are the extra-curricular activities that they may choose to stay late for. Our experience has been that we spend an increasing amount of time on "school" as the child gets older. One hour a day is plenty for kindergarten, two hours per day for 1st through 4th grade and about four to six hours for junior high and high school grades. This includes all homework and research papers, etc. Our children have done well on the standardized tests and their annual evaluations with this approach. So I'm confident that we covered everything necessary and more. This has allowed time for other priorities like household chores, helping with the family business, helping a friend and free time. Homeschooling does not require as much time for the student as the public education system requires. This is one more advantage of homeschooling your children. Then there is the teacher or parent's perspective. As a homeschool parent you will have to spend the times listed above with your children daily plus about another 30-60 minutes per day to prepare, review, plan, etc. When you have clear goals and work together, it doesn't need to take that much time. Once you get through a grade with one child it is even less time consuming with the next. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Randall & Karen Webster have been enjoying the advantages of Homeschooling their 5 kids for over 10 years. For a FREE 5-part mini-course visit www.FrustrationFreeHomeschool.com |
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