The world of homeschooling is changing. Its no longer exclusively long skirts and religious fundamentalists. Instead its doctors and lawyers soccer moms and people whove decided theyve had enough of the American education system.
According to the
National Home Education Research Institute its estimated that over two million kids are now homeschooled up 75 percent since 1999 and those numbers continue to rise. Within the next five to 10 years expect to see exponential growth as more and more people get fed up with the system and recognize the benefits homeschooling brings.
What Public School Education Is Lacking
When you think back on your own education you probably remember a huge focus on reading writing and arithmetic but you know thats not the case with todays youth. With Common Core it now takes abstract thinking to understand that 78=15. Instead of the KISS principle (Keep It Simple Stupid) of simply adding seven and eight our children do this: 73=10 8-3=5 510=15 therefore 78=15. Or this: 77=14 71=8 141=15 therefore 78=15. What happened to just teaching them 78=15?
What it comes down to is that the American school system is failing our children in so many ways. Its forgotten to teach our children how to learn. When children learn how to learn they understand how to think and problem solve. Learning becomes something fun that they naturally crave to do not something thats required because its going to be on a standardized test.
And are the school systems preparing the nations kids for life after high school? Heck no. Instead of detailing what they are learning heres a list of some of the life skills children arent learning in school:
- How to find a job
- How to build and manage a budget
- How to invest money
- How to buy a home or car
- How to grow food
- The voting process
- The tax system
- Proper sexual education
- Retirement planning
- First Aid or CPR
Why You Should Consider Homeschooling
People homeschool for a variety of reasons. Some want more of a say in their childrens education and for others homeschooling makes travel possible. And then there are those who pull their children out of public schools because of medical issues behavioral challenges or bullying.
But theres even more reasons to consider homeschooling continue reading
Youth Homeschooling: A Smart Parents Guide to Successfully Homeschooling Children at
Ammo.com.
