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Assignment Asia: Homeschooling in Singapore

 

No fix schedule Because the program is done at home with parents as teachers, there is no need for a fix time schedule. This does not however mean that they won t learn the discipline of rising early in bed and adhering to a time-schedule. In homeschooling, lessons may start at a specific time but it may end whenever the child is through. Many have attested to its effectiveness in improving the performance of children as well as their personality and behavior. In fact, there is about seven to 15 percent increase in families choosing to undergo homeschooling. Colleges have observed good school performances from students who have undergone homeschooling. You have the option to select a curriculum best fitted for your child and not the school to impose their system on you. You are the best and first hand access to the personality of your child; knowing his IQ (Intelligent Quotient) and EQ (Emotional Quotient), what subjects are his inclinations. You won't be wasting much time to tackle a task, imposing the teaching and learning process on subjects not of his interests. There are also unit studies that focus on teaching different subjects following a central theme. There are also all-in-one programs that can cover your child's home schooling needs for the entire year. These programs will usually already include all the materials and resources that the home school student would need. The findings of the said survey indicated that more home-schooled adults are more active and involved in their respective communities. Most of them are also more likely to get involved in civic affairs and have higher voting population percentages than their counterparts. In terms of outlook, almost three fourths of home schooled adults feel more positive and find life exciting as compared to less than half for the general population. Unlike with the traditional school setting, students of the homeschooling program are allowed to work at their own pace and to learn what they can learn at a certain period of time. They are not required to finish a coursework without totally mastering the lesson. Because they do not have to learn alongside other kids, they are given more freedom to fully understand the lessons. 

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