{"id":4430,"date":"2012-05-21T10:54:15","date_gmt":"2012-05-21T08:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/zaparents-blog\/?p=4430"},"modified":"2022-08-11T12:42:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T10:42:40","slug":"homeschooling-vs-traditional-school-a-mothers-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/education\/schools-mainstream\/homeschooling-vs-traditional-school-a-mothers-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeschooling vs traditional school, a mother’s experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a mother of four amazingly different children, I have often thought of homeschooling them myself.. My reasons being twofold: financial affordability and to inculcate my value systems .<\/p>\n

I felt that my kids would be able to learn at their own pace and cover more subject matter in less time.\u00a0I wanted to incorporate religious and secular studies under one value system.<\/p>\n

I tried homeschooling my five year old when I returned from the Middle East in 2011.\u00a0 For a while she was happy to learn with me and she picked up very quickly. However, after a few months she wanted to have friends and got bored at home. I noticed too that she became withdrawn even with family members that she was familiar with.<\/p>\n

Eventually after 3 months I enrolled her in a preschool and she enjoyed being with kids her age rather than spending time with her 3 year old sister. She has also became more confident.<\/p>\n

My husband and I have considered re-introducing homeschooling again. In my experience, the only down side is the lack of social interaction with peers where the children can be too sheltered and isolated. The ideal would be to have a network of homeschooling parents with kids of similar ages and to meet regularly or to even have a classroom of kids where parents involve themselves collectively in the teaching process<\/p>\n

The advantages of going to a school are the discipline and routine. \u00a0Children are more aware of and integrate into our multiracial society which equips them better for the real world. It also exposes them to the harsh realities and existence of bullies and they learn to participate in healthy competition and team activities.<\/p>\n

In the end I believe that parents are their children\u2019s most important role models.\u00a0 If you lead by example the child will adopt those values.\u00a0 Even if they learn bad habits it can be undone by practically reiterating your principles and values until they are old enough to distinguish between right and wrong.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to find a list of preschools in Gauteng.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to find oganisations that offer services and products for parents homeschooling their kids.<\/p>\n

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