First, children who are homeschooled have more one-on-one time. This allows children to receive an excellent education.
Children who are homeschooled have another advantage: They get to learn in a safe and comfortable setting. They don't have to switch from classroom to classroom, and they don't have to be distracted by other disruptive students or new surroundings.
Parents and children who choose to homeschool also have the chance to create deeper relationships. Parents can also have a greater impact on their child's education.
Although there are several techniques for homeschooling, we're going to concentrate on just one of them: Classical homeschooling, which follows a traditional education model.
There are three learning phases in Classical homeschooling: Primary, secondary, and tertiary. It's easiest to think of them as the equivalent of elementary, junior high, and high school.
However, there is a huge different between homeschooling and an institutional form of this education. Classical homeschooling at its best focuses on the child's mental development, not just his or her age.
A child will not move onto the next developmental phase until they are ready.
The methods used in classical homeschooling stretch at least as far back as the middle ages. The methods have been tested and proven effective.
Younger children focus on learning the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic. Once your child has mastered the concepts of this phase, they move on to the next, which consists mainly of grammar. This phase focuses on composition.
The last phase in Classical homeschooling education is the dialect stage. In this stage children seriously study reading and writing and arithmetic. They also focus on rhetoric and public speaking in this phase.
Classical homeschooling allows a child to move at his/her own pace. It is nice to know that a child has to master a concept before moving on. They aren't just passed automatically from grade to grade.
The great thing about homeschooling, is that even if you want to supplement a Classical approach with something else, you can. You can incorporate units of studies that revolve around a theme for example. Teaching your child at home provides you the flexibility to do this.
