People don't realize that you can home school your kids, giving them a GREAT education in less than 4-hours per day + 4-hours of homework.
By the time the other kids are getting out of their public school day... your kids can have twice the education and have all their homework done.
My oldest son got a wakeup call during Covid. His kids are in early grade school, public school. At one point, the kids had to stay home during the Covid scare... and they were given the materials to teach at home until the kids could return.
My son talked to a few of the teachers, thinking something was wrong. They went through an entire 8-hour school day worth of lessons in about 90-minutes. Next day, same thing. By the end of the week, they were thinking something was missing. Talking to the teachers confirmed the obvious. The kids in school are actually getting about 90-minutes of education during an 8-hour school day.
They didn't believe it until seeing it with their own eyes.
We home schooled my two daughters from late middle school to high school. They both graduated from High School nearly 2-years early.
Home School Day starts from 8:00am to Noon. (4 hours).
Homework and assignments are done from Noon to 4:00pm. (4 hours).
No work at night, no weekend homework. It's all done during the school day.
Also, we planned outings. A four hour school day can be at the local zoo, or visiting a bakery. We scheduled about 2-days per week of outside education, so the kids could learn how things really work. We didn't raise fools. Our daughters couldn't believe how dumb some of their public school friends turned out to be, going through the full program until 12th grade. Many of their friends were educated idiots. They couldn't do simple math, could barely count change, couldn't read a simple road map... and had nearly zero knowledge of world or U.S. history. This is in an upscale area. I shudder to think of how the kids in the worst schools are turning out.
Can someone in the home spend 4-hours per day on education? If not, can you team with a neighbor or relative... and take turns spending 4-hours every other day and work as a team? Home schooling CAN be done. It's just a matter of making it work.
People don't realize that you can home school your kids, giving them a GREAT education in less than 4-hours per day + 4-hours of homework.
By the time the other kids are getting out of their public school day... your kids can have twice the education and have all their homework done.
My oldest son got a wakeup call during Covid. His kids are in early grade school, public school. At one point, the kids had to stay home during the Covid scare... and they were given the materials to teach at home until the kids could return.
My son talked to a few of the teachers, thinking something was wrong. They went through an entire 8-hour school day worth of lessons in about 90-minutes. Next day, same thing. By the end of the week, they were thinking something was missing. Talking to the teachers confirmed the obvious. The kids in school are actually getting about 90-minutes of education during an 8-hour school day.
They didn't believe it until seeing it with their own eyes.
We home schooled my two daughters from late middle school to high school. They both graduated from High School nearly 2-years early.
Home School Day starts from 8:00am to Noon. (4 hours). Homework and assignments are done from Noon to 4:00pm. (4 hours).
No work at night, no weekend homework. It's all done during the school day.
Also, we planned outings. A four hour school day can be at the local zoo, or visiting a bakery. We scheduled about 2-days per week of outside education, so the kids could learn how things really work. We didn't raise fools. Our daughters couldn't believe how dumb some of their public school friends turned out to be, going through the full program until 12th grade. Many of their friends were educated idiots. They couldn't do simple math, could barely count change, couldn't read a simple road map... and had nearly zero knowledge of world or U.S. history. This is in an upscale area. I shudder to think of how the kids in the worst schools are turning out.
Can someone in the home spend 4-hours per day on education? If not, can you team with a neighbor or relative... and take turns spending 4-hours every other day and work as a team? Home schooling CAN be done. It's just a matter of making it work.
Excellent review and true!