LibertyGal on Nostr: Homeschooling has been the best decision I ever made. It has been perfect for both of ...
Homeschooling has been the best decision I ever made. It has been perfect for both of my kids.
My eldest, who just moved into his college dorm room this morning, is super gifted and advanced, but has a few things that would've held him back (like being hyper literal and unable to understand figures of speech and problems with handwriting that made it so he couldn't properly write a paper by hand, but could do wonderfully if allowed to type). He is confident in who he is. He has excelled at school, especially math, science, and programming, and earned free tuition at college due to his 35/36 on the ACT.
Homeschooling has also been wonderful for my youngest who has Down Syndrome. He is 16 and most of his work is at about the 3rd grade level, but since I brought him home to school, he has progressed much faster than when he was in the government schools being taught by the "experts". I can make lots of progress in less time. We have fun together. We go at the rate that is right for him.
The amazing thing about homeschooling is that I can encourage their strengths and spend extra time on their weaknesses (I did handwriting with my eldest through middle school to help him). I can change the way I teach to match the learning style of each kid, which I had to do. If it worked with my eldest, it wouldn't work at all with my youngest and if it worked well with my youngest, it wouldn't work at all with my eldest. It has challenged my creativity, but it has totally been worth it. It is fun learning (or relearning or unlearning) with my kids and I am closer with them than I would've been if I'd sent them off to government schools.
Deciding to homeschool my kids was the best decision of my life.
#homeschooling #education
My eldest, who just moved into his college dorm room this morning, is super gifted and advanced, but has a few things that would've held him back (like being hyper literal and unable to understand figures of speech and problems with handwriting that made it so he couldn't properly write a paper by hand, but could do wonderfully if allowed to type). He is confident in who he is. He has excelled at school, especially math, science, and programming, and earned free tuition at college due to his 35/36 on the ACT.
Homeschooling has also been wonderful for my youngest who has Down Syndrome. He is 16 and most of his work is at about the 3rd grade level, but since I brought him home to school, he has progressed much faster than when he was in the government schools being taught by the "experts". I can make lots of progress in less time. We have fun together. We go at the rate that is right for him.
The amazing thing about homeschooling is that I can encourage their strengths and spend extra time on their weaknesses (I did handwriting with my eldest through middle school to help him). I can change the way I teach to match the learning style of each kid, which I had to do. If it worked with my eldest, it wouldn't work at all with my youngest and if it worked well with my youngest, it wouldn't work at all with my eldest. It has challenged my creativity, but it has totally been worth it. It is fun learning (or relearning or unlearning) with my kids and I am closer with them than I would've been if I'd sent them off to government schools.
Deciding to homeschool my kids was the best decision of my life.
#homeschooling #education