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you are not home schooling, you still need to be active in your child's education so being resourceful helps. You may need to provide your child with extra materials in order to ensure academic success.

4. REGULAR SCHOOLS TEACH COMPETITION AND COMPETITION IS GOOD FOR CHILDREN.

>>> Home schooling can be better for a child. This is true because any time there is individualized learning, children will learn better. The number one problem with schools is overcrowding. If you take that factor away, students will naturally do better. They get more attention and the learning is tailored for their needs.

However, it also helps with self-esteem. Home schooling gets rid of the competition factor in schools. Yes, competition is good later, but young children need to learn to have faith in themselves. They need a solid level of self-esteem before they can deal with the pressures of peer-competition. In fact, home schooling can prevent kids from falling into the dangers of peer pressure because they have learned to form their own identities.

As for street smarts, you do not learn these things in school. Again, school is a structured community; the streets are not. You learn these things from life experience.

My Home schooling experience.

I was home schooled and had to take all NYC Standardized exams. I always scored in the 90th percentile. I know I am smart (LOL), but a lot of that also had to do with the fact that when I was being taught by my mother, it was always about me. My learning was very independent. I had assignments where she would take me the library and give me a list of things to do and no help. I learned to do things for myself and that gave me a hand up.

I already mentioned the socializing, but let me reiterate, I had many friends; I had family. In addition, anyone who knows me knows that I am very social.

The downside was that in 6th grade I went to Public School and was SO bored. I had done everything that they were doing and I was annoyed. Therefore, I would correct my teacher and make them all mad at me. My mom decided that the next year I would be going to Private School.

Private School was a tough school academically. However, I was ready for it because I had such a solid background. I did well. College was the same way and I flourished there because I was very independent. I admit that the traditional classroom has always (and still does) bored me. I would rather be given a list of assignments and their due dates and be left alone.

Resources for Non-Secular Homeschooling

http://www.oakmea dow.com/Information/FAQ.htm

htt p://www.independent-learning.c om/

http://www.nhen.org/forum/d efault.asp

Yahoo Group

Find other Homeschoolers in your area

New York Homeschooling Links (links to other states too)

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