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Good reasons for homeschooling your children 32 Articles

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    by A. Sunrise

    Imagine a school that sends its students on scores of field trips to art and science museums. Nature walks. Art classes in the park. Visits to hear symphonies and operas and plays. Speeches at political gatherings. ...read more

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    by Patricia Gilliam

    We live in a world that is changing rapidly, and creating a customized education for your child can be a very appealing concept. If you plan correctly, you have the ability to provide your child not only with a solid foun...read more

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    by InspiredWritingResea rch

    Reasons for choosing the homeschooling option for children vary from family to family. 'Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire' was the opinion of Anglo-Irish poet W B Yeats - and his sentiments are those t...read more

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    by C. M. Erickson

    A conscientious parent looking to provide the best moral and scholastic education would do well to investigate the homeschooling option. #1 Consistency in an inconsistent world Homeschooling is a great option for pa...read more

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    by Trenna Sue Hiler

    Homeschooling is a big decision for a family to make. Often it is a great decision for some children in a family and doesn't work well for other children. What are the best reasons to homeschool your children? ~ Abili...read more

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    by Christine Reinhardt

    "Homeschooling is a grass-roots educational alternative that originates with the seed of parental love and commitment and blossoms into a lush garden of personal empowerment for child and parent" is how Linda Dobson summed...read more

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    by Summer Tyme

    There are no bad reasons for homeschooling your children, but the good reasons are many. First of all, the parent is the best teacher for the child. The child is accustomed to asking "Why" and the parent is accustomed t...read more

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    by Mary Snyder

    Most people home school due to ensuring the child gets the one on one attention needed for academic reasons. Some children do not work to their true potential due to a very distractive environment. Others do quite well wit...read more

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    by Linda Scott

    There are so many good reasons to home school your children. If you ask 50 people why they decided to homeschool, you would probably get at least 35 to 40 different answers! Many people have more than one reason for homesc...read more

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    by Beth Nickelaid

    Ask 10 parents why they decided to homeschool, and you'll probably get 10 different answers. Some benefits are proven and some anecdotal, but these are mentioned most often, according to homeschool researchers. It's a g...read more

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    by George Marron

    If I had children, I would want to home school them. You may ask, "Why?" "Why would I prefer to alienate my kids from other children?" "Why would I think that my wife or myself would be better educators than those in brick...read more

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    by Alexia Wincorescholl

    There are so many good reasons for home schooling your children. Honestly, you do not even need a long list of good reasons to do it, one reason is plenty enough. You can be certain of this though - what you consider go...read more

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    by Sandra Devera

    I have homeschooled my children for thirteen years and am delighted with the results. Here from the heart are 20 good reasons for homeschooling your children. 1) RESPONSIBILITY: They are YOUR children. No one knows them...read more

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    by Cary Ballas

    Twenty years ago, it was mandatory for all children to attend full day, traditional school in order to expand their horizons, grasp new concepts, and learn to express themselves through art, music, physical activities, and...read more

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    by Karen Banes

    There are many reasons why families decide to take the route of homeschooling. Some do so for religious, social or personal reasons. Some for geographical reasons they may live far from the nearest school or may have deci...read more

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    by Harrison Blauch

    Being a seventeen year old that was home schooled since third grade, I have long list of good and bad things about home schooling. So in this article i will give you the pros and cons to home schooling. Pro- Having a more...read more

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    by Emma Riley Sutton

    The decision to home school our daughter was made long before she was born. We decided to home school her because we love her and want the best for her. When searching for the best possible education, there is no place l...read more

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    by Misty Beyer

    A great reason to home school, is the old saying "If you want something done right, You must do it yourself. I have tried all kinds of schools from public,magnet, charter and even private. All of them act as though we shou...read more

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    by Sande Waybill

    There are many good reasons for home schooling your children. Perhaps they are unsuited to a regimented school curriculum, maybe they are bullied at school, you might wish to bring them up with a specific religious orienta...read more

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    by Terri Serrato

    Public school? Private school? Home school? Which is best? Public school is less expensive than private school, but both remove the child from the home all day. Educational institutions are replacing parents as the mo...read more

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