Home Schooling And Public Schooling: Is One Better Than The Other?

Author : Anne Clarke
When you consider whether or not to send your child off to a public school or to keep them at home, you must take many factors and weight them carefully before you decide. There are pros and consider for each option. Personally, I was home schooled for some of my education and I attended public school for the rest of my education, therefore have had experience with both.· Home schooling vs. public schooling:o Home school pros:1) You can purchase a home school curriculum, which will include most of the ideas and materials you need.2) Unlike teachers in public schools—your child gets one-on-one attention most of the time think of this when you consider Home schooling vs. public schooling.Teachers in public schools often have at least fifteen students at one time nowadays—maybe more. And I only had two sisters who were also being home schooled—all three of us learned essential lessons in every subject, but had mom right over our shoulders helping us understand the material—we even had "homework" to do (no pun intended) but were still usually done by lunchtime. This should also be carefully considered for the benefit of your child when you think about Home schooling vs. public schooling.3) You do not have to stick strictly to some mail-order curriculum.
You can adjust to your children's needs.Here are a few examples:You know your kid—if he or she is behind in math, slow down a bit, spend more time with math, catch the child up to the right level. Another example would be a child who is much more advanced in, say, grammar—you can choose to make his or her more challenging4) Many colleges and universities look for children who have been taught at home.Why? The answer is simple, most moms (or dads or guardians) are afraid that they will not teach their child or children as well as a certified teacher, thus they tend to overcompensate for these fears by actually teaching more than a child in that grade would learn.· Some of the downsides to home schooling your children:1) All children need to learn how to function and behave in society, especially when it comes to social relationships.This problem can sometimes be solved by involving your children in outside activities, i.e. softball teams, dance lessons, etc. In fact, our P.E. class when I home schooled was always practicing dance, because both my sisters and I took dance lessons.2) It takes time.In home schooling vs. public schooling you pretty much have to be unemployed, because home schooling can be a tough job—you do not only teach, you also grade, prepare lesson plans, and focus on your children the majority of the day. And then there are your other household obligations—someone has to clean the toilet, right?3) It can be frustrating:Especially if your child or children are hard to handle, they may not develop the respect for you that you must have from them as a teacher. Although a child's relationship with authority figures should be sound and proper, often they are not.If your child (children) does (do) not respect you or listen when you try to teach. Therefore when considering the idea of home schooling vs. public schooling—you might prefer the latter of the two in such a case.Teachers are trained to gain respect from his or her students—and often a child who starts out as a problem child will soon be "tamed" through the instructor as well as by following the example of the rest of the students in the class.Anne Clarke writes numerous articles for websites on gardening, parenting, fashion, and home decor. Her background includes teaching and gardening. For more of her articles about homeschooling please visit Considering Homeschooling.
Category : Reference-and-Education:Home-Schooling

Motivate People with Feedback

Author : Alan Fairweather
Someone once said - "Feedback is the breakfast of
champions." Personally, I think that pancakes, crispy bacon
and maple syrup are the breakfast of champions. However
there's no doubt that giving people feedback is absolutely
vital to ensure a motivated team who'll deliver results.One of the top three factors that motivate people at work is
- feedback.The majority of people want to know how they're doing at
work. They want to know when they're doing well and they
want to know when they could be doing better. There are a
small minority of people who don't want feedback at all; but
let's face it; you don't want these people on your team
anyway.Okay, so I'll accept the fact that many people don't want to
hear bad things about their job performance, however it
depends on how they hear the bad news that'll effect their
motivation at work. I'm sure that you'd want to know whether
you were doing your job okay - I'm sure I would.Like many people, I can be very sensitive to negative
feedback. At the end of any seminar or workshop I scan the
feedback forms looking for any comment that would dare to
suggest that I hadn't done a good job.It's easy for me to look at negative feedback on the forms
and say - "You can't please all the people all the time" or
"Who cares" or "What do they know anyway?"
I try to keep an open mind and think about what's being said
in the feedback. Is it something I should do something about
- if this person didn't like something that I said, maybe
there were others who felt the same way but didn't make any
comment? All I want to do in my job is be the best that I
can be, so it's important to listen to what my "customers"
have to say.We all feel different about feedback because we are all
different. Some people love it, others are okay with it and
others just hate it.
I'm sure that you have people on your team who always want
to know "how they're doing." They come and speak to you and
show what they're doing. "Is this okay boss, am I doing
this right?" They're constantly looking for reassurance that
they're doing the right thing. Then you'll have others on
your team who never come and speak to you and get most
uncomfortable whether you're giving them the good news or
the bad.But let's think about you for a moment about you. You might
be the kind of person who's comfortable with lots of
feedback or maybe you'd prefer it in much smaller doses.The important point is - the way you feel about receiving
feedback could affect the way you give it to your team.Managers who are happy to receive feedback are usually happy
to give it to their team members because they believe their
entire team feel the same as they do.
And of course if you look at it the other way round -
managers less comfortable with feedback tend to believe that
their team feel the same way. This is often the biggest
danger because many managers don't receive feedback from
their manager and subconsciously feel - "Why should I give
feedback to my guys when I don't get it?"Whether you receive feedback or not; whether you feel
uncomfortable giving it or not - you still need to do it for
your people. Just be aware that they're all different
individuals and they might react in different ways. Almost
everyone wants feedback - how much, is just a matter of
degree.Discover how you can generate more business by motivating
your team!
Alan Fairweather is the author of "How to get More Sales
by Motivating Your Team" This book is packed with practical
things you can do to get the best out of your people.
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Category : Business:Team-Building