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.
