What Do You Need In Your Homeschool Program Curriculum?
When homeschooling the curriculum you use must follow the curriculum used in state and private Schools. Through grades one to 12 this will mainly consist of reading, writing and maths.
The major differences between the 3 types of schooling are that a public and private school setting provide the delivering of education to children in a social setting and facilitated by a professional instructor. Where as home school courses are taught to a child, typically, within the confines of the family’s home under the teaching supervision of a parent or professional tutor.
All parents have the desire to offer the best education to their children. So it’s only natural that the parent would prefer to have more control over the educational environment of their children so as to provide an education that reflects their beliefs and values.
Types of homeschool programs available
Currently 4 different mediums exist to employ with homeschooling. They are: the Internet, software, video and audio and the good old textbook.
All of these mediums can work well, but as all children are different you will need to see which one works best with your child.
Some children find it very easy to learn from visual things where as when reading they find it much harder. Others can find learning on their personal PC to be more engaging.
Naturally it is vital that your homeschool course meets the educational guidelines as imposed your local authorities.
Studying times and progress
When a person takes it upon themselves to homeschool a child they are in complete control of the speed of which the child learns, however normally there will be exams to test your child’s progress that the authorities will enforce upon your child and if they are not passed you may be obligated to put your child back into public school.
If you choose to access the classroom materials via the Internet, often the Internet provider will grant you a license of up to 365 days for completion of that particular course or curriculum.
Testing
Most governments or states will require that your homeschooled children be tested to reassure all the authorities that your child is in fact learning with a reasonable progression.
Some of this testing is required to be done on a yearly basis while some states require that testing be done every other year. Often, the test is administered by the parent teacher and can be submitted in accordance with the rules and regulations surrounding home schooling.
At the end of the day whether a test is obligated where you live or not it is still a very good idea for you to have your child perform one every now and then so that you can properly assess the progress of your child and know how to move forward.