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2017 EDUCATION MAGAZINE
LINCOLN DAILY NEWS MARCH 1, 2017
I feel that all three of my kids were well
prepared for college by their educational
programs and by the support of their parents.
I feel that they are all succeeding to their
potential. I’m sure there are things they learned
that they didn’t need to learn and other things
that we missed out on simply because no school
placement can give you everything. But, they
have all learned how to learn, which is a skill
needed for life.
Q: Now that you are getting ready for college, do
you find you were prepared by home-schooling for
the college experience?
Michael:
Oh, most definitively. One of the
best things about home schooling is that you
can talk to your parents about what you
are interested in and do that as part of your
schooling. If you are interested in graphic
design, you can find a resource, whether it is
through an online class, or part of a group in
your local neighborhood, you can gain the skills
you need to excel in the area you are interested
in, and still do all your regular schoolwork on
top of that.
Home-schooling is not for every parent and not
for every child. It is a legitimate option for some
instead of public or private schooling. It requires
great dedication, a good foundational education on
the part of the teacher/parent, incredible patience,
and the desire to be strongly involved in your
children’s lives. Done right, it can enhance the
relationship between parent/teacher and child/
student. It provides more flexibility in educating
children, and it integrates education with the rest
of life. And the results speak for themselves: the
students learn to teach themselves.
By Jim Youngquist