Home School: Yay or Nay?

[HomeschoolTeacherA]

     Education starts at home. It is written in stone. As time goes by, it seemed that it was washed away. The industrial revolution paved the way for a new kind of education. Have you ever wondered why we are seated in a row in a class, or why we are arranged alphabetically? I attended an educational seminar a couple of weeks ago and realized that the traditional school system I had is preparing me to work in a system, a factory system. It was true centuries ago then why are some educational institutes follow the same process? I have been in the education industry for 15 years teaching ESL and English: I have somewhat followed the same procedure. Fortunately, I was given a chance to work in an institute that wants to innovate education; that is the time I realized the path the I want to take, innovating education. Now, I am having a metamorphosis in my teaching styles; I have never been so happy in my life. We are handling Gen Z and Gen Alpha soon, and they are not the same people from centuries ago.
    One of the changes in education, or I can say, the cycle is going back to home. Parents are one of the best teachers in human history, and I believe that it depends on the parents too. We are now faced with a lot of societal problems: we have traffic jams, crimes, and bullyings. Our home is supposed to be the safest place in the world, and as parents, it is our responsibility to make it. I am handling the homeschool department of the school as a coordinating adviser. Based on my experience, the quality of education is not affected by the location of the student. The quality will depend on the student and the parents. The parents must be willing to put time and effort into monitoring and guiding their children in accomplishing tasks. DepEd has given out clear course outlines for grades 11 and 12; by the way, I am only exposed to grades 11 and 12 homeschools. It is very easy to follow, and the good thing about having a partner school to work with is the extra help that you can get from them, not only in the education but also in the reintegration of your children to campus-based school.
   Homeschooling has again proven that the home is still one of the places education can take place. It is possible to have this again with the help of all the stakeholders. Some institutes support it. For now, I will say Yay for it.

[forumera]

I am researching about HomeSchooling for my incoming Grade 2 son, hope to gain more information about it here.

Sana may mag post about their pesronal experience, TIA

[Lorwanee]

home school becomes more and more popular now. Sure it can be difficult, but as for me, I like it

[leeartter]

That`s an interesting topic nowadays. I think many students are studying at home now

[flexomob]

Yay for sure. My son is in the first grade and he was to school only a few months. After I decided to leave work and teach him myself. As for me, it's a good decision at least for now, because we all know what happens in schools nowadays. All this bullying and other things make me appreciate more my decision. He's still way too little for the cruelty of the society, so we'll wait a while. We found great worksheets on 99worksheets.com and he really likes them because they're not only instructive but also interesting. I want only the best for my kid, so I hope I made the right decision.

[amethyst028]

i started homeschooling my son last year lang. he was already in 3rd year high school kaya medyo challenging for me yung gumawa ng quizzes and long tests. para akong bumalik ulit sa high school lalo na kapag math na ang lessons.

the upside, mas naging close kame. since i have my own business, i can take him with me sa work, sometimes kasama ko siya sa meetings. we can study anywhere. kahit weekday we can plan an impromptu out of town trip unlike before na kailangan weekend or holiday only pag walang school.

downside, pag super busy and you have too much on your plate already you still need to make time for your child's homeschool. mahirap na mga lessons for higher levels kaya parang pati ikaw student ulit. ma test talaga ang patience mo kasi ang mga kids parang mas takot sa teacher and mas naniniwala sa teacher kesa sa parent when it comes to academics.

since incoming 4th year na son ko, i can endure 1 more year ng homeschool and lahat naman sort of naka homeschool this year due to covid. i would recommend it for parents who are natural teachers, who has lots of patience and time. i don't think i can do this kung grade 1 pa lang son ko. it is just too much for me.

[chicafabulosa]

Currently adjusting to the hybrid set up of our school. So far, I am still learning the ropes but I know I will soon get the hang of it. May set schedule na kame what subjects we need to do for the day. My son is also learning how to be organized with his laptop folders and his schedule for the day. So far,medyo overwhelming pa but I know one or two weeks, we will get used to it na rin

[MommaG01]

Could you recommend a good and affordable homeschool provider? Thank you!

[ninsky01]

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