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  • Financing Homeschooling

    When people talk about teaching their children from home in the
    absence of any definite or structured curriculum, it is perhaps
    natural to think that homeschooling is cheap. But this is far from
    the truth. Although homeschooling does not stick to any particular
    text, this is perhaps more of a bane than a boon, when it comes to
    finance.

    When you need to make sure that your children receives
    state-of-the-art education so that they can compete with regular
    school goers, expenses will naturally mount. The actual cost of
    educating a child at home is surprisingly high. Up-to-date
    textbooks, course materials, a library, computing equipment,
    lighting, specially designed furniture all cost money. In this
    case, the cost may be slightly lesser when it comes to
    homeschooling the second child. Add to this any additional tuition
    cost for tutors who come to teach subjects that cannot be handled
    by parents, like higher-level math or science. The total cost can
    be a bit mind boggling.

    If you take another important factor into consideration,
    homeschooling costs may effective triple. The need for having one
    of the parents tied to the house and fully dedicated to providing
    education deprives the family of a second earning member. The
    average homeschooling teacher is usually a lady with a college
    degree. This means that she can easily bring home a pay of $35,000
    or more. It is also interesting to note that most families that
    have more than 2 children do not opt for homeschooling at all.

    But, there are those who have been successful in carrying out
    homeschooling at low rates. This is dependent on the size of the
    family, the support group, the type of materials used and the
    availability of the material. When successive children can reuse
    the materials, cost goes down. Much of the course material can be
    got from vendors of homeschooling materials. A membership in a
    public library, theatre, concerts, ballets and other cultural
    events also help in cutting costs. Sometimes, it is even possible
    to barter expertise. For instance, the mother of an 8-year old
    gives dancing classes, and her daughter receives drawing classes
    for free. Support groups allow you to divide the cost of field
    trips, science projects and fairs.

    Whatever the cost, advocates of homeschooling say that the
    benefits far outweigh these considerations. When you are able to
    decide what knowledge your child receives and when he or she
    should be taught and to what extent, it gives you a lot of freedom
    and a lot of power. Both the children as well as the parents
    benefit from this mutually enriching experience.

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