Parents Make Good Teachers

“Can I do this? Will I be able to give the education my children require? Most parents were educated in public or private schools, and this tradition is hard to break. The task of teaching school seems overwhelming when schools present themselves as education authorities who have advanced degrees, superior techniques, and government backing which automatically implies that parent-teachers are inferior to them. Yet millions of homeschooled students who are prepared for the workforce, or higher education, were taught by parents with no special teaching skills. Our parents were a typical example.

Our parents wanted us educated but never thought they would be the ones doing it. They sent us to preschools, but while at home they taught us simple math, reading, drawing letters, and then writing words. As we learned more at home we advanced beyond our preschool classmates. After talking to another parent who was frustrated with the school system, and watching a video of a Mom who successfully taught her child, our parents decided to homeschool us. We “dropped” out of preschool at age 5 to start homeschooling 100%. As we progressed in our studies, our parents became confident teachers.

If a parent has completed high school they can teach up to high school level. Parents augment their untrained teaching skills with the massive amount of top-quality material available online at no, or low cost. Homeschools become effective learning factories that use engaging Internet teaching sites and give individual attention to the students.  These advantages allow parents to succeed at teaching as traditional schools still use 200-year-old methods.

So, teaching your children better than the school system is a normal outcome of homeschooling. If you can arrange the time, you will have plenty of low or no-cost resources to help you succeed. Since you care more about your child than any institution, your teaching results will exceed that of the school system. A caring parent using modern resources can do better than the education authorities.