If you feel that your child is being deprived of a group classroom setting because he is being homeschooled you can always hold a group class for a specific subject at your home. Host other homeschooling children and their parents can return the favor.
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How it helps
Homeschool coop classes allow your child to learn in an interactive group. Simple skills like waiting for your turn to talk, raising your hand to get the teacher’s attention, ask questions about doubts in front of other people, and working with other students to find the answer to a problem can be developed in such group classes. The child also learns to develop respect for the teacher and his fellow students as they work on project assignments together.
How to set up a group class
If you have other homeschooling families in the city you can speak with them about sharing the education of their children with yours. This works well if one parent can take a subject like science and the other can take up other subject like mathematics. That way the children learn all the subjects they need to with minimal strain on the parents. It is best if at least two parents are present at each session if there are young children to be cared for. That way the actual studies carries on even if a young child is unable to adjust.
Conducting the group homeschooling class
Since there will be more than one child to consider the schedule for the group homeschool classes should be set up at least a month in advance. That way the teachers are also in a position to plan out what they want to teach and the children have a fixed schedule to follow. Try not to have more than two group classes in a week as it may not always be possible for everyone to join in if the classes are very frequent.
Remember the main purpose of the group class is to help your child interact better with people other than the immediate family. The studies is secondary here. Just make sure that group skills like class participation and working together on projects are developed.
Article Inspiration: About Homeschooling
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