Homeschooling Benefits Include:

• Academic flexibility.
• Parent choice of pace and approach.
• Meeting current needs now.
• Warm family environment.
• Community involvement.
• Efficient learning.
• Meaningful learning.
• Time for the stuff many schools cut.

If you are in a state that offers educational funds from the state, the amount parents get paid to homeschool varies according to their state. The stipend can be from a few hundred dollars into the thousands. For example, the California educational fund is around $2,600/year.

The home-educated typically score 15 to 30 percentile points above public-school students on standardized academic achievement tests. 78% of peer-reviewed studies on academic achievement show homeschool students perform statistically significantly better than those in institutional schools (Ray, 2017).

Homeschool vs. Public School: The Pros and Cons

Advantages of Homeschooling The parents have control over what their children learn. Helps build good relationships and bond with the children. Provides flexibility over teaching timings. Provides an opportunity to make learning exciting through your innovative learning ideas.

Time – homeschooling can absorb a substantial amount of a parent’s time. Financial restrictions – In order for one person to remain home as teacher, he or she may have to give up their job effectively reducing the family income. Too much togetherness – You will be in contact with your kids without little respite 24/7.

Tax benefits. Some states have tax benefit programs in order for parents who choose to homeschool their children. Thanks to the Home Schooling Legal Defense Association, parents can now use educational tax credits to reimburse some of the costs associated with homeschooling their children.

Research suggests homeschooled children tend to do better on standardized tests, stick around longer in college, and do better once they’re enrolled. A 2009 study showed that the proportion of homeschoolers who graduated from college was about 67%, while among public school students it was 59%.

California Homeschool Laws. A full-time private school is considered an exemption, and many parents choose this path to home education by forming a private school in their own home or enrolling in a private school satellite program or charter school. If you’re considering taking responsibility for your own child’s education,…

Most school districts in California require between 22 and 26 one-year courses (or the equivalent) for graduation. Parents homeschooling under the private home study option determine when their student has fulfilled graduation requirements and can issue their own homeschool diploma.

There are pros and cons of homeschooling, whether it is for a parent teaching a child at home or for an adult studying online from home. If you are a parent, you need to consider the needs of your child and weigh up whether or not you can make the commitment, both financially and emotionally.

When you use the internet to search the term “California Homeschool” you will note that there are various different homeschool advocacy groups, both California-based and national, that can be a resource.