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As we know that the homeschooling is considered to be the education in the homely environment without any formalities. It is also autonomy and freedom for the homeschoolers in terms of adopting any model of curriculum. If we look at the structure of homeschooling it is clearly seen influences of core educational approach in the homeschooling. The homeschooling cannot be the same for every socio-economic, and cultural situation. The homeschooling comes with a set of challenges and limitations in urban areas, and also its own set of challenges in rural areas as well. Now in this article, we will try to understand the challenges of homeschooling in a rural context. Image source: The Hindu newspaper There are few common challenges which families face irrespective of region. The children are advised to read the books the whole day. The case will be worst where the focus is on rote learning. Parents will be merely an observer instead of facilitator with different varieties of...

In the previous article, we discussed the Classical method of homeschooling. And in this article, we are discussing the Montessorian Model of homeschooling. Montessori has been widely recognized by a large section of pre-schooling aspirants in the world. It emerged for the first time by Italian doctor, most prominent personality of her times, Dr Maria Montessori in the late 19th and early 20th century in Italy. Her empirical enquiry about quality learning of the child with lots of efforts enabled her model to be recognized and practised by most of the pre-school settings today. This short write up attempts to simplify how the Montessorian approach of education can be converted to homeschooling curriculum.  Few aspects of Montessori in Homeschooling:   1.      Philosophical perspectives of Montessorian education: The Montessorian Model of education is fully based on independence and freedom assuming the children having a unique potentiality on t...

Introduction: Since education is a diverse and dynamic process deeply connected to various contextual aims and aspirations, homeschooling can be specified as far as the flexibility of all parental aspirations. Method of homeschooling can be classified into various types such as Classical methods, Charlotte Mason method, Montessori method, Unschooling method, School at-home, Unit Studies and Eclectic education method. These methods carry different distinct qualities and approaches to initiation. This short write up attempts to discuss the classical method of homeschooling and its importance which is widely practised by many homeschooling aspirants. The classical method of homeschooling is one of the most aspired and imagined method of homeschoolers as it allows meeting all individual-based goals of knowledge for each child. Moreover, it is also more practical and scientific in today’s dynamic education system where parents have varied aims for their children. Be...

No matter what so ever the homeschoolers understand and follow about the freedom and independent choices of homeschooling philosophy- it has to be very logical and systematic in terms of implementation. The concept of independent choices only doesn't mean to have succeeded in the homeschooling. Besides, contextual understanding, rationalized planning, scheduling and the implementation of the adjustable environment as far needs a very essential part of it. Thus, this short write up attempts to focus on some essential parts of homeschooling that will support and encourage the homeschoolers.  The following suggestions may be noted for homeschoolers. 1. The familiarity of technical knowledge and skills: Technical knowledge and skills talk about what you know and how you go about it. If we look at the profile of homeschoolers, it is rare to be noticed such competencies since homeschooling is informal and un-institutional. But, it doesn't mean that they can't p...

Though home schooling comes up with numerous merits in the field of education, meeting different aspiration of common educational aims towards each and every individual in regards to the egalitarian society always remains unsatisfactory and vague. It can be due to various constraint and limitations that homeschooling faces in reality. This short write up attempts to discuss a few challenges of homeschooling to meet the prescribed common educational goals. Home schooling emerged from the years 1970 and 1980s with concentration to the philosophy of freedom to have individual choices and autonomy. This philosophy depicts an individual to have a random choice and empowers to enact on their choices. However, creating an individually free child and a child aimed by the common educational perspectives in accordance with the egalitarian society always remains contradictory. Some challenges of the homeschooling have been discussed below: 1. Lack of qualification/teaching sk...

- Imparting education and acquiring knowledge that makes human beings fit and able to get along with the society and the environment on a large scale never confined and default to be only through formal schooling. The adaptable and most feasible environment also to be highly considered apart from mere schooling. Realising this fact, homeschooling is one of the most significant platforms to be able to engage the children. Homeschooling is completely an independent platform for knowledge acquisition as believed by some of the thinkers. Moreover in homeschooling, full autonomy in terms of education to the children is based-on choice and aspiration of the parents. This short write up would bring some positive insights for the parents to realize about homeschooling. Home schooling has many advantages for both children and parents. We have discussed in two parts: a)      Homeschooling- Advantages for Children b)     Homeschooling- Ad...

This short write up brings up few insights about reducing stresses of homeschooling which is also an impact of global pandemic. Because all the school management, teachers are facing common issues, not getting as far their (parents) expectations due to the closure of organized schools. Everyone aware that the world is facing a critical situation these days, and usual activities of human beings are made limited to access. There is only one-word 'LOCKDOWN' to everyone's mouth to utter. And it has an immense impact on all sections of people. The reality is the worldwide outbreak of COVID19 pandemic is an unknown challenge. This is an era of depression and anxiety for all sections of people but it is also an era of the battle against the draconian virus (COVID19) and even depression, anxiety and economic crisis resulted from the COVID19 global pandemic.  On the other hand this is also an opportunity to make changes in the way the students learn, and the way the par...