Homeschooling can be a great way to provide your child with a customized education. Traditional schooling or factory schooling as I usually call it had only one stated purpose i.e. to produce clerks for their English masters as outlined in T.B. Macaulay’s Minutes of Education. It worked to fulfill British… Read More »Homeschooling in India
You just pulled your child out of public school. Stop for a minute and take a breath and remind yourself, You can do this! No second guessing. Now you find yourself homeschooling. So what’s next? Should you jump right into the curriculum? Why not take a break to de-school or detox from public school?… Read More »Take Time to De-School from Public School
One of the very first questions that most parents ask about homeschooling is whether it works. They are only too well aware of the fact that the public schools have problems but wonder whether they can do any better. One natural response for some parents is to try a little… Read More »Home Schooling vs Traditional Schooling
Did you know that at least 10 US Presidents have had some form of homeschooling? These include Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, James Madison, Franklin D. Roosevelt, William Henry Harrison, Abraham Lincoln, John Quincy Adams, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Barak Obama. It has been widely reported that President Obama was homeschooled… Read More »Things to Consider Before You Start
Whilst there are many reasons why parents decide on homeschooling in India. It can vary from bullying, staff ratio, quality of education, or they just want to teach their child according to the child’s learning style, etc. While the reasons may be endless, there are a few things that everyone… Read More »Things to keep in mind for Homeschooling beginners in India
Stages DON’T KNOW ANYTHING: Just came across the Homeschooling concept and looking to know what it is. NOT DECIDED YET: Your child still goes to Traditional schools. But you want to explore the option of Homeschooling. DECIDED: But do not know where to start STARTED: You have recently started and… Read More »Getting Ready for Home Schooling
Have you planned your homeschool schedule yet? I’m looking at it this way: remember when you were pregnant and didn’t feel like doing anything late in your pregnancy, and then right before you gave birth you went into hyper-everything mode and got the whole house and universe ready? That’s gonna… Read More »Top 5 Tips for Scheduling Your Homeschool Year