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What are you required to teach your child? © Beverley Paine You are free to teach your children in whatever way you want. Educational authorities require that your homeschool learning program will generally cover the same or similar material as that offered by the state school system: in some jurisdictions this is mandated and in others the curriculum guidelines are simply that - guidelines. Some now ascribe 'year levels' to home educating students, but they all recognise that learning is a continuum and that a child may be at one year level for a particular subject and another level in others. Flexibility in interpreting and implementing the curriculum guidelines is common practice in schools and homeschools. The way home educating families start teaching their children at home often changes - many times! We learn on the job, adapting different approaches and teaching techniques to suit our children's learning styles and needs. See Homeschooling Approaches and Methods or you purchase my handy, inexpensive Practical Homeschooling Series booklet, Choosing Homeschool Curriculum. The eight nationally recognised curriculum subjects are (some may be worded differently depending on where you live):
You will find copies of your state or territory curriculum on the internet. These don't have to followed 'to the letter', so don't be intimidated. Talk to local homeschooling families and find out what is expected. Below I've set out a simply way to wrrite your own learning program. For more comprehensive information see my book Getting Started with Homeschooling. Chapters 5, 6 & 7 of offers many tips and ideas for how to plan, write and Divide a page into three columns.
It is best to do this activity with each of your children - they can tell you what they want to learn, what interests them, offer ideas about how, etc. Remember, what you teach your child and what she will learn will depend on her developmental understanding and abilities. Learning activities and lessons must build on what she already knows and can do to be successful. Think about 'developmental stage' rather than 'age appropriate' learning activities. Goals and objectives need to be realistic and achievable by the learner. Most children leaving school need remedial work or revision in some areas they may have not thoroughly understood. This is okay - take your time and pay attention to detail. Some children will race ahead enthusiastically, enjoying being able to use accelerated learning techniques at home. What you teach will also depend on how you structure your day and your activities and will mostly likely be a blend of one-on-one sessions with individual children, or group learning situations with siblings or homeschooling friends. There is no requirement for a set timetable, but if it helps create one that suits your family. You are not limited to six hours a day of instruction time: you have all day and all weekend, 52 weeks of every year! Homeschooling is a relaxed and rewarding education for the home family.
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Pioneering members of the home education movement in Australia, Beverley and Robin Paine are passionate advocates of true educational choice for families. They began homeschooling their children in 1986 and three years later started the South Australian Home Based Learners network.
Beverley wrote Getting Started with Homeschooling in 1995-97 and since then continues to write books and booklets on home education. She balances spending time helping home educators with working in her garden and renovating her home, as well as continuing to build her collection of writing on a variety of homeschooling subjects. Beverley maintains an extensive collection of websites as well as several Yahoo groups supporting families teaching their children at home.
In 2007 Beverley joined the HEA and was a committee member for three years during which time she edited and produced the HEA Newsletter, Stepping Stones for Home Educators magazine, annual Resource Directory and other HEA publications.
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