Home School Heartbeat Radio Program

Homeschooling gifted children has many challenges. How do you homeschool the gifted child? Join Mike Smith on today's Home School Heartbeat for insight on this important question.

Mike Smith:
The reason that more and more parents with gifted children are choosing homeschooling is because institutional schools are not able to challenge the gifted child.


To successfully homeschool a gifted child, parents must be able to create a challenging environment. This may be difficult for some parents because a gifted child, especially a child entering the teenage years, may gain more knowledge than the parent.


Books are a good outlet, however. Many gifted children are able to follow their own learning path and become self-directed in their studies. Others may need more direction.


Homeschool support groups are a good starting point to gain perspective and help. There's always someone who can offer advice or point you in the right direction.


Another way of keeping up with a gifted child is to use homeschool co-ops and the Internet as well as resource centers. These options provide classes and curriculum for parents who desire some specialized help in various subject areas. They're a useful way to keep the challenges fresh for a gifted child.


Please join us next time as we continue to talk about the gifted child. And until then, I'm Mike Smith.