Online Charter Schools: Perfect Homeschooling for Non-Homeschoolers
(Provided by CalPac, Wednesday, October 03, 2012)
Seeing many problems with today’s educational system, many parents are turning to homeschooling as the primary resource for their child’s education. Often times, this is a huge undertaking for parents for which they are not prepared. I’ve watched as parents struggle to plan lessons, sort out curriculum issues, grade papers, and enforce a school day on their students with little success. What most homeschooling families don’t realize is that they can stop all of the hassle by enrolling their student in an online public school and get the best of what public and homeschooling has to offer.
Enrolling in an online public charter school allows parents the freedom to not only monitor their student’s education at home, but to monitor social interactions, and to have more control over their student’s safety than at a traditional “brick and mortar” school. As an online homeschooler, one can allow the online charter school to take care of the core subjects for the student, while the parent can focus on planning other extra-curricular activities, or religious pursuits.
Parents of multiple children don’t have to try and juggle the curriculum of many ages and grade levels. Children in an online program login to their own curriculum, have access to their own teachers, and will learn the state standards required by the state of California. No more meeting with a school district representative to monitor progress, or filing mass amounts of paper for proof of homeschooling. All of that work and reporting to the state is done through the online school.
Because online education can be done from anywhere at any time, homeschooling families who choose online schools can freely travel, go on field trips, or participate in other homeschool groups without worrying about their student missing out on their studies, or worrying about attendance. And because online programs take place virtually, through an internet connection, there is no need to lug around piles of books and set up a separate school room in the home to homeschool the children. It can all be done from the comfort of a computer.
Homeschooling and online charter schools go hand-in-hand. Parents have the luxury of keeping their children at home and being an active and committed part of their student’s education without all of the planning and schedule juggling. Parents can focus their attention on working with their student through the online coursework, planning field trips to supplement the work, or enrolling their students in daytime activities that they would not normally be able to take part if they attended a brick and mortar school. Let’s face it, online schooling is the wave of the future. Whether students attend traditional school, homeschool, or a combination somewhere in between, all students should be taking online courses to prepare them for the digital future.
-Hiedi Baynes
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