In order to educate the next generation an accredited teacher has to study and take exams to be considered an adequately qualified teacher. So how can parents with no formal training in teaching techniques be qualified to teach their own children at home. This is not a new debate. Those who oppose homeschooling bring out this argument time and again.
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At the same time the proponents of home schooling argue that it is not good enough to leave the development of their children to a trained professional who has just one year with their child in school. The sheer number of children in the classroom will make it impossible for the teacher to adequately shape the child’s mind and future. So isn’t it better for the child to be trained by a single individual who cares for him or her?
For the moment the debate is not important. What is important is your ability to teach your child. In the lower grades it is not very difficult even for an untrained teacher to teach multiple subjects to a child. As the grades rise, it may become difficult for the parent to cope up with the demands of teaching a subject that they are themselves unfamiliar or uncomfortable with.
Does this mean that parents should not teach their children in higher grades? Not at all. Today thanks to the internet there are so many resources available to increase your own knowledge about any subject that you are not comfortable with. You can take classes for yourself or directly enroll your child in them online. To ensure that the child is progressing well you can use the services of a certified teacher in testing your child at regular intervals.
The performance of your child is the best measure of your qualification as a teacher. So while you may not have the professional qualifications needs to become a school teacher you do have one major motivator to be the best teacher possible. You know that you are designing the future of your child, and which parent will agree to have less than the best for his or her child?
Article Inspiration: About Homeschooling
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