How To Go About It

Homeschooling, in short, is the process in which children from not more than two families are tutored by their parents or legal guardians. Each state has specific laws pertaining to homeschooling. In addition, the legal requirement for the establishment of a homeschool also depends on the state.

A child starts learning much before he or she starts going to school. Usually children already know the alphabets, names of colors, names of animals and numbers and other complicated things before they join school. This is because somebody in their family took the time and effort to teach these to them. Homeschooling is just an extension of this. Instead of going to a public school, the child learns at home from a curriculum that the parent sets in order to meet the interests of the child. This is the simplest definition of homeschooling.

Before deciding on the option of homeschooling, there are some matters that are important to consider. The first thing you ought to do is meet other parents who have homeschooled their children. This will help you gauge the advantages and disadvantages of homeschooling. Ask yourself whether you have enough reason to adopt this technique of schooling. This is a vital step as the success of your program rests heavily on your sincerity and clarity of the cause.

Next, you need to consider the expense of homeschooling. Homeschooling can cost you between a hundred dollars to thousand dollars every year. In addition to this, you must remember that homeschooling means one of the parents is losing a job opportunity. It goes without saying that one of the parents needs to stay at home with the child throughout the day. But there is always the option of a home-based business available to you.

One important question that you need to ask yourself is whether you are qualified enough to take up the task of tutoring your child. Teaching is an extension of what you have learnt. Today, plenty of information is available due to the Internet. For those who want to homeschool, a number of resources and books are available on the topic. You need to research on it and decide which technique is best for you and your child. Also find out if your child approves of being homeschooled.

Each state has its laws pertaining to home schooling. For example, in North Carolina, it is necessary to file the 'Notice of Intent' before embarking on homeschooling. Here you need to specify if your school is a private church or a qualified non public type of school. The tutor needs to have minimum high school qualification. An annual record of disease immunization of attendance of the child needs to be maintained. Each year the child should take a standardization test. Eleventh grade students have to write a test that is nationally standardized. These rules are specific to North Carolina. This can help give you a brief idea on the laws involving homeschooling.

From the outside, homeschooling seems like a freedom and fun for the child and parent. But it is not as simple as that. A lot of hard work and responsibility goes into homeschooling.