Every child has a unique approach to learning. Though the task of learning involves the same steps for everyone – processing, comprehending, retaining, and applying information – the learning styles of children are as unique as they themselves are. At school, teachers are responsible for teaching a large number of students. Owing to this, they…
Homeschooling a child without the assistance of a tutor is a difficult task. From designing the curriculum to devising a timetable, selecting appropriate resources to actually teaching a child, a lot of time and effort goes into educating a child at home. For this reason, parents often look to outsource some of these responsibilities to…
As a homeschooling parent, you might have often worried about efficiently measuring your child’s academic progress. In schools, children are subjected to rigorous testing through which their academic performance is evaluated. As a homeschooling parent, you might not be appreciative of the stress and anxiety this type of testing exposes students to. Yet, you are…
Parents can decide to homeschool their children for a variety of reasons. Sometimes, it is because kids are being bullied at public school or are facing difficulties fitting in with other children, and so need to be removed to a safe environment. Other times, parents homeschool kids because they want them to receive individualized instruction…
As a parent, you might have found yourself wondering whether or not tutoring can help your child in their academic journey, and if tutoring has any tangible benefits. There was a time when it was felt that tutoring was only for weak students, that its only purpose was to help children with bad grades perform…
It is widely believed that homeschooling has a negative impact on children’s social skills. However, nothing could be farther from the truth. Research has consistently shown that homeschooled kids score better than traditionally schooled kids on social development markers. According to a study, the homeschooled students’ score was in the 84th percentile for daily living…
This makes proper learning imperative. Do you know that the memories you make during your teenage and early adulthood leave a strong imprint on your mind? People in their 40s and 50s can recall almost nothing from their childhood and yet can remember vivid and detailed descriptions of what happened in their adolescence and adulthood.…
As the world continues to grapple with the corona-virus and adjusts to a new normal, schools and colleges across the US are transitioning to online education. As might be expected, public schools have been presented with unique challenges in carrying out this change, and there is still a big question mark over the effectiveness of…