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How Parents Can Fill in Where Public Education Fails

04.16.2013 by Girl on Fire // Leave a Comment

Public schools provide a good education for children, but they may be lacking in certain areas. Parents can supplement their child’s education with at-home projects. These include taking online courses, starting a business, managing a financial account, and learning a trade.

Take Notes From an Online Class

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One way to continue your child’s education at home is by enrolling them in an online course. There are online tutors that teach various subjects, and many colleges offer distant learning opportunities. This is a great way to learn a new subject or even earn a degree. A Masters Degree in Communications is one such program that is offered online. Learn more about this degree along with management, advertising, media, and other topics.

Set Up a Lemonade Stand

Another way to supplement your child’s education is by encouraging them to start a business. This can be as simple as selling lemonade, or as elaborate as selling a product online. It’s a great learning experience, as well as a great way to earn money for things they want to buy.

Get the Check Book Out

Giving your child responsibility is another learning experience that will help them in the future. A simple way to address this is by letting them manage their own expenses. Give them a limited allowance or set up a savings account and let them shop for their own food, clothing, and toys for a month. It’s a great way to learn how to manage expenses and give them a new perspective on life.

Use Your Home as a Trade School

Another area parents can fill in where public education fails is home improvement tasks. This may sound like boring household chores like cleaning or vacuuming, but there are several things you can do with your child to help them develop skills that are taught in trade schools. Internet connection problems, clogged gutters, a drafty window, and other issues of the home can be repaired under the direction of the parent or by consulting online tutorials. Either way, they learn how to address these issues.

Turn Movie Night into Culture Night

A great way to learn about the world is by watching the news, documentaries, and even movies. Movies that are well-made and accurate reveal a lot about history and the current issues of the world. They also provide a sense of the culture of different places and people. Kids are entertained and it’s a great learning experience.

Compete at the Neighborhood Basketball Court

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One way to improve social interaction among children is by playing together. Competing against others in a basketball or football game is a great way to make friends and exercise at the same time. It may also cause rivalry, which is healthy to an extent and can help teach children not to give up.

By exposing your child to the at-home projects mentioned above, they will gain a much more well-rounded education. In addition to these options, you can include lessons for things they are interested in, such as dancing or singing.

The above post was written by guest author Amanda Brown.

 

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