Think those advanced homeschool courses are going to cost an arm and a leg? Melissa Morgan shares cost-effective tips that worked for her own family’s homeschool program on today’s Home School Heartbeat with Mike Smith.
Mike Smith:
Melissa, how can parents inexpensively teach a subject that they don’t know, such as foreign language or advanced math?
Melissa Morgan:
Well, homeschooling doesn’t mean you have to teach everything yourself. A truly educated child can find answers in lots of ways and can easily surpass their parents’ knowledge through self-study, tutors, bartering, outside classes, local community colleges and clubs. Suppose your child does have trouble learning by themselves in a hard subject such as advanced math or physics. If necessary you can hire a tutor for that subject and still spend less than the full cost of private school tuition. In our area, many high schoolers attend a homeschool co-op one day a week. My older daughter is taking high school physics at our co-op as well as enrichment classes. In the co-op, all the parents participate, teaching or helping out in their area of expertise. Since I’m more gifted in language arts, I’m thankful I don’t need to relearn everything from high school physics. And you can find similar opportunities in your area through your local homeschool support group network and if you can’t find a group that meets your needs, consider starting one. You and your child can learn together. You took these subjects before in school, so even if you forgot a lot of it, it will be easier to learn a second time around. Often parents are surprised homeschooling benefits parents as well as students
Mike:
I couldn’t agree with you more, Melissa. Until next time, I’m Mike Smith.
