November 24, 2010
Homeschooling | Homeschoolers And Self Directed Learning
Homeschoolers engage in self directed learning far more than their publicly schooled counterparts. Homeschoolers quickly become self motivators and the self motivation they come to possess will last them their entire lives, making them responsible citizens in the future. How is it that homeschoolers become self-motivated learners?
First off, because homeschoolers are taught in the home setting, they already have two things going for them on the path to self-motivated, or self directed learning: homeschoolers have their parents as responsible role models, all day every day. Secondly, the homeschooler is not exposed to the poor behaviors of other children. Parents, by example, provide the homeschooler with myriad examples of self motivation and are available to encourage self-directed learning behaviors. Meanwhile, homeschoolers avoid the baneful affects of peer pressure, and they do not mimic the habits of less motivated students.
Homeschoolers develop enthusiasm for learning, because they are in a freer atmosphere than the publicly schooled child. Homeschoolers are encouraged to follow their own interests and will pursue such subjects with unmatched eagerness. The result: a strong sense of self directed learning develops. Homeschoolers establish their own challenges and their own educational adventures- making education a fun thing to embrace.
Homeschooling parents nurture their homeschoolers and urge them to be self directed learners. By acting as a guide to a subject, instead of an authoritarian instructor, homeschooling parents help their children learn without controlling how they learn. The homeschool objective is to allow the student to pursue areas of interest in an interesting way. One homeschooler may want to create a collage about an assignment they are learning, while another may want to write a report. Either way, the subject is mastered, and the homeschooler comes to enjoy the lesson because of the freedoms the child is allowed.
It’s no secret that children seek out the approval of their parents, and it is no different for the homeschooled child. Homeschoolers, eager to please their parents will strive to do their best on projects where self-directed learning is required. The warm encouragement that only a parent can offer promotes further self-directed learning in the future. Further, because it is the parent that knows the homeschooler best, they can help their child link their learning experiences to real life experiences that the child has had; it is a proven fact that a new lesson is retained better when it is linked to former learning and experiences.
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6 Comments on Homeschooling | Homeschoolers And Self Directed Learning »
April 23, 2011
Maryn Bittner @ 10:46 pm:
Yes it has… and sometimes that bothers me.
June 12, 2011
Glory Talbott @ 2:58 am:
Aggie, that's where personal decision comes in. If you don't like facebook, you can feel free not to join ever! I know others like this, that never want to join facebook and they are entitled to that decision.
I chose to join facebook a couple of years ago. In looking at the new features on facebook, it simply means, more options. BUT you can also choose to keep the all of the old settings or pick and choose which setting you want. If someone can read, they can choose what to choose. My husband kept all of his old settings as that was his choice. I don't feel the new features (most of which I choose to keep private) is a push for me to be more public. I think it just shows you have an option-for example to publically have a title (status) show OR if you are like me, you can CHOOSE to keep it private. One's facebook profile can be as private as before. It's all what you want to make of it.
Those who are worried about privacy online, need to be careful with emails, etc. Pretty much you have to conclude that anything online may not be private ever (including this blog and comments). If someone doesn't want people finding them doing wrong things for example: don't do them!
I also hear parents are worried about posting pictures of their children online-in case the kids go to the store (alone) and someone knows their name. Personally, I think leaving a child or teen alone is dangerous whether they are online or not! As a homeschooling parent who is around her kids 24/7-I feel they are better protected. Also, I pray for their safety. Not that anything is not fool proof but I refuse to be completely paranoid. My kids and I do listen to computer safety videos and I teach them internet safety. But I also think that not putting them in dangerous situations in our local town is wise either.
Facebook has opened up some opportunities I would not have otherwise. I have met church people from around the world! I know church shuts ins now-I find this VERY exciting as sometimes it is the only way to keep in touch with these brethren (that live far away and have serious health issues). I know now better who I can pray for (by asking those of others areas what I can pray for in their areas). In the recent flooding in the Philippines during the Feast, I was able to hear firsthand accounts of those who were there and saw pictures of the Feast in the Phliippines. It was neat to put a face to the name! I personally have found facebook to be a HUGE blessing! It has really opened up my world!
Also, as a person suffering with health issues, when I cannot get to bed at night due to pain-I can get online-read cogwriter, tomorrows world, and see what my Austrailan church friends are up to (since they are up at those hours on facebook;) I can ask how Bruce Tyler is doing and how the Australian work is doing.
Anyway, I would NEVER try and talk anyone into joining facebook who did not want to. On the other hand, I find it annoying when others who have not joined are so judgmental when they know little about the site and the privacy settings (since they have not joined and gone to the account setting to see how possible privacy really is!) I'm not saying you fit that category (Aggie) but I have come across some who are very judgmental and somehow feel self righteous by NOT joining facebook.
One thing I keep in mind, is remember when Mr. Armstrong said “It's not the THING that is wrong but the WRONG USE of it?” Well, I think that would apply to many things including TV, radio, internet, and yes even facebook!
Facebook can be used in the wrong way-on the flip side-it can be used in the right way. One has to be responsible and use it in the RIGHT way, just as in how they use anything else!
The best thing facebook this year, it really helped me out with recently is contacting someone in the St Louis area. I met a wonderful family and stayed with them shortly before the Pre Teen camp this past summer. How did I find out about this family? You guessed it facebook! It has been a blessing to me! And I met this really wonderful family-the mom of the family and I became close friends almost immediately! What a blessing it is to join up with brethren-even though we live so far apart! My family-me, my husband, and our 2 daughters are the ONLY brethren in our local town. Our closest church brethren are 30 minutes away (1 family). The rest are over an hour away. I feel less isolated now-in being online. I'm counting it as one of our many blessings!
Rae @ 9:13 pm:
#1 Are you going to learn to hand embroider? I learned doing the kids' stockings! I like it!
#2 Wow! I'm so glad you shared about H6's reaction to home schooling! She sounds a lot like my Punk (who's going on 5 years old and will start kindergarten this fall we don't know where yet) and I never would have predicted snuggly sweetness as a by-product of home schooling! I'm going to have to give this more thought….
June 26, 2011
homeschool - Google News @ 6:10 pm:
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June 27, 2011
D R @ 11:13 pm:
-benefits of homeschooling
-disadvantages of homeschooling
-what's going on now
-benefits of public schools
-disadvantages of public schools
these could be for the paragraph
INTRO
attention grabber
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intro sentence
BODY PARAGRAPH 1
theses sentence
main idea 1
detail/support
main idea 2
detail/support
main idea 3
detail/support
concluding sent
BODY PARAGRAPH 2,3,4,5, ETC WILL BE THE SAME AS BODY PARAGRAPH 1
CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH
concluding sentence
theses statement
final thought
I hope this helped you.
October 2, 2011
@ 4:46 am:
When you see the rot I see everyday, and imagine it being multiplied generation after generation… You won't want home-schooling to be a rich kid's option. You'll want it to be everybody's option.]]>