How can i teach my child at home

How to teach your kids at home — Quartz

More than 861 million children are learning from home now, as schools globally shutter to try and slow the spread of Covid-19.

Parents are all teachers now. A Quartz team made up of education reporters, former teachers, and parents have compiled useful resources to help parents navigate this transition. They are neither comprehensive nor meant to replace the learning your kids’ schools are trying to put in place. They are things to use to augment school assignments and help fill the other hours in ways that that you, and hopefully your kids, can feel good about.

We all know there are special challenges to every age, but high schools kids can direct their own learning, and younger kids need socialization and less focus on academics. Much of this guide is focused on elementary (primary) school children, ages five to 12. But there’s a special chapter for 0-3 and some links for older kids too.

Here are the basics: make a schedule—we need to create order when there is none—forgive yourself when you realize you are a terrible teacher (and then send a note to your teacher expressing appreciation), recognize that kids will be on screens way more than anyone wants, and keep an eye on their well-being and yours.

In many cases, the goal is not to make sure they stay exactly on target (or to scramble to catch up if they are behind), but to give them routines, make sure there is variety in the day—outdoors! cook! read! play games! socialize in safe social distancing ways! and provide comforting continuity. There will be days when they binge-watch The Magic School Bus (words you never thought you would see together) or The Great British Bake-Off (again). Older kids will waste time, obsess over friendships and connecting, and discover that they can do a whole day’s work in three hours. Give yourself, and your children, a break.

Schedules

Kids need structure. Schedules achieve this. Your little learners may resist at first, but they will thrive with order, and so will you. For older kids (five and up), co-create the schedule. Think: orange post-its are required learning (maths, reading, science) and yellow posts-it are fun (TV, iPad). Parent picks two, kid picks two. Exercise, some mindfulness, art, drama, and music can all get time slots too. Where possible, make following a schedule fun—ideally, switching tasks shouldn’t feel like a drill but like an opportunity.

Khan Academy schedule for school closures K-12 schedules to follow, with links to resources. By age. This is cool.

CDC tips for building structure with children The building blocks of creating a structured, scheduled day, with examples for multiple kids of different ages.

Reading and Writing

Primary/elementary school:

Epic Digital library for students 12 and under with books, learning, videos, and quizzes.

Spelling City Build vocabulary for grades 1-6 (reception to Y5). Ad-free, but not free.

OxfordOwl Free e-book library for ages 3-11.

BBC BiteSize British kids use the BBC a lot for learning. There is a National Curriculum, which this follows, but the “bite size” nuggets are easy enough to follow by topic. For example, Key Stage 1 (pre-K to around first grade) has sections on significant people (monarchs and leaders, engineers, nurses) and time periods (Roman Empire), and themes (distinguishing between fact and opinion; place value).

Middle school:

Best Middle School Books, As Chosen by Teachers Exactly what it sounds like: teacher-selected, enriching books (mostly novels).

US common core middle school books Approximately 40 books for middle-school readers, in genres including novels, memoirs, poetry, and historical nonfiction.

For teens:

The New York Times Learning Network has free writing prompts (log-in required) for students 13 and up and guidance for creating meaningful student projects in response to crisis.

A teacher-created list of 100 books high school students should read before graduating mixes some lighter reads in with the classics.

More reading lists:

K-12 reading list by age — a list for each grade level; its UK-based sister site has even more reading material recommendations, including magazines.

121 Books: A Very Subjective Guide to the Best Kids Books of All Time Amazing list curated by Jenny Rosenstrach (author of Dinner, a Love Story, among others) and Andy Ward, book agent extraordinaire.

Mathematics

Primary/elementary school:

Dreambox Has 2,000 math lessons for K-8 (Y1-Y9). It’s an adaptive platform which users would usually have to pay for but you can sign up for 90-day free trial here.

Hit the Button Interactive math games for ages 6-11 with quick-fire questions on everything from number bonds to multiplying and dividing. Kids love the race!

Cool Math 4 Kids Kindergarten to sixth grade (Y1-Y7) math games by topic (addition, fractions, etc.) or by grade.

Marble Math Solve math problems by collecting numbers while moving a marble through a series of mazes. In the Apple store. Very addictive.

Bedtime Math Offers off-screen, fun activities to engage kids in building numeracy in ways that don’t feel like school, aimed at kids aged 3-9. (They also have iOS and Android apps.)

Science

Mysterydoug.com Five-minute inquiries used to start the day, take a break, or spark curiosity, with prompts like “Can turtles live outside their shells?” and “Why are rubies red?” Doug is a former elementary school teacher who guides questions, uses visuals, and asks questions. “There are mysteries all around us. Have fun and stay curious.” Bless you, Doug.

Kids.nationalgeographic.com There’s “discovery” about animals, science, history, and geography, then games with fun quizzes by topic (like dinosaurs, comets and meteors). But a real gem is “Primary Resources” which are learning materials by topic (history, science, geography, math, art and design, and PSHE, or personal social, health and economic education, which is a subject in the UK). Registration is free and you can access topics within each (science: humans, plants, evolution; geography, places, water cycle, history, Aztecs).

Frontiers for Young Minds Innovation at its best. Distinguished scientists write about their cutting-edge discoveries in accessible language for young readers, and then kids—with the help of “science mentors”—provide feedback and help the authors improve the articles before publication. Topics include new cutting-edge research (new discovery) or core concepts, key ideas that are fundamental for understanding a scientific field. Includes astronomy and space science, biodiversity, health, neuroscience.

Skype a Scientist This usually matches scientists with classrooms, but there’s a sign-up for families too. One of our colleagues says her 7-year-old son just learned about fossils from participating in this program.

YouTube channels for science and computing:

GEOgraphy Focus Maps, country descriptions, flags, and more.

Crash Course Kids Fifth grade science made cool.

Free School Short videos about art, classical music, children’s literature, and natural science..

SciShow Kids For younger kids (3-7) on everything from coral reefs, why is fire hot to how to say goodbye.

TheBrainScoop Emily Grassley, chief curiosity correspondent for the Field Museum in Chicago, shares the work and research of natural history museums with the world.

SciShow The secrets to what makes the universe tick.

Science Max Science experiments at home.

Geek Gurl Diaries Carrie Anne is a self-described geek, and has a collection of video logs about using and making technology, along side interviews with inspirational women in the fields of computing, science, technology, and engineering. Learn about “adventures in Raspberry Pi” or how to program Python.

Mike Likes Science Math and science raps (“you have two points on a line; you need an equation but it slipped your mind; slope-intercept is what you need; y=mx+b”). Need we say more?

Languages

Duolingo’s motto is “Learn a language forever. Free.”

Babbel is free for students for three months this spring.

Busuu provides free online language classes for kids affected by school closure, taught by expert teachers. Teachers have started offering classes online, such as these instructional YouTube videos in English and Spanish.

Art

One couple is hosting art lessons on YouTube at 2 pm ET for two weeks (starting Mar. 16). Lessons will be archived.

Lunch doodles with Mo Willems The beloved, award-winning children’s book illustrator (Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny, etc.) invites kids to draw along with him daily at 1 pm ET on YouTube.

DIY.org This marketing line got me: Imagine if Netflix were educational and YouTube were safe. Yeah, imagine. Until then, this site is packed with creative projects, videos on photography, drawing, animation, and music.

Fun

Outschool Connects teachers to kids for small video conference classes. From Shakespearian insults, fashion design through the ages, Harry Potter-themed chemistry, fractions, and the sociology of Disney villains, there’s something for everyone.

List of documentaries for children and families from Common Sense. You know it feels better to watch a documentary than another episode of iCarly. You’ve heard of March of the Penguins, but what about Babies? Or Imba means Sing, two on offer?

Typing Club Fun? Maybe, maybe not. But certainly a useful life skill. Special offer now for Covid-19.

238 activities for kids from the RealPlay Coalition From narrating the world to War (the card game), this is a useful list of the obvious (rock-paper-scissors) and the not-so-obvious (shoe shambles).

Raddish Kids, the kids culinary subscription kit, was giving away 10,000 free cooking kits to families as a way to make the most of their quarantine. Make them give more!

Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Home Cooking Show/Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course – learn to cook.

Stuck at Home Pineapple Street Studios is inviting kids to make a podcast about their experiences being, as the title says, stuck at home.

Just Dance 2020 Dance while working up a sweat. Tweens love this (hold a dance-off if the sibling rivalry won’t ignite WWIII). Game console needed.

Charity Miles Kids may be understandably feeling sorry for themselves. Help them help themselves by helping others with greater needs. Charity Miles is a free US mileage tracker app that donates money to charities based on the number of miles you walk, run, or bike.

Axios on jokes for kids You know you will be telling them, and retelling them, forEver.

Soul Pancake Kid President Inspirational videos from a kid who is clearly the kind of president we all need now. Will make everyone feel good.

Minecraft Create a family server and get everyone on it for some co-creation.

The Week Junior magazine and podcast: This staple in many UK homes digests and packages the news news for tweens and just landed in the US. One Quartz’s employee’s 11 year-old reads the magazine cover to cover and loves the games at the end. (At her age she was was reading cereal boxes over breakfast: this is progress.)

But Why: The podcast for curious kids This podcast treats young listeners, and their many, many questions with a deep sense of respect without taking itself too seriously. Produced by Vermont Public Radio and hosted by radio veteran Jane Lindholm, it interviews scientists, historians, and experts of all stripes about some of the most pressing issues of our times. Do animals get married? How are noodles made? Why do we poop and fart? Adults are guaranteed to learn something in each episode, and to actually enjoy listening.

Wellbeing

Advice from a teacher on how to stay calm and focus

Guide on how teachers and parents can sustain well-being

The meditation app Calm included in its free resources for pandemic anxiety three meditations aimed at kids age seven and up.

Cosmic Kids Yoga Banish any assumptions about woo-woo soul searching for the kindergarten set. Hosted by a yogi with an aggressively cheerful Australian accent and a big imagination, this is an indoor workout that’s fun, requires zero equipment (other than wifi and access to YouTube), and will get their wiggles out.

General Learning Resources

Khan Academy Free nonprofit with courses in math at all levels, as well as science, humanities, test prep, and computing. There’s also Khan Academy Kids, an app for kids ages two to seven.

Quizlet Quizlet is an app for making flashcards and diagrams. Kids can design their own or find study sets that already have been created, whether by their own teacher or somebody else’s. It’s free (you can, however, purchase study guides created for specialized exams like AP tests, the MCATs, and the CFA), and kids can seamlessly switch between mobile and desktop versions.

Kahoot Game-based learning platform where your own create quizzes or take theirs (US presidents, the ultimate 2019 challenge). By subject, by grade. One Italian teacher who uses them says the best part of remote learning was muting the Kahoots she was doing online. When she does them in class it’s pandemonium.

Code.org Online coding classes.

Teachers Pay Teachers lesson plans A lesson plan is a structure for teaching something specific—what needs to be learned, how it’s being taught, and how learning will be measured. Most are designed for a single typical classroom period, but some are extended. These are lessons created and shared by teachers, for teachers. Many, but not all, are free.

For older kids and parents:

Coursera

A list compiled by UCL of all free educational resources

School Closures – Relief for families impacted by school closures

Other lists:

PBS Kids for Parents

KQED At-Home Learning Resources

New America Tips and Resources for Online Learning

Common Sense: Resources for Educators During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Recommendations from Quartz parents of children 0-3

Zero to Three Screen time, aside from video chatting, isn’t advised for children under two by experts who worry it will interfere with critical development. If you’ve exhausted your repertoire of nursery rhymes and your baby has had enough of blowing bubbles, this organization offers a list of play activities for children aimed to stimulate the senses, build language and thinking skills, and encourage activity and quiet time.

Sesame Street Games, videos, coloring pages, and a reassuring Elmo await on Sesame Street’s website.

Vooks A library of ad-free streaming storybooks for kids, grouped under categories like “be kind,” “friendship,” and “biographies.” The service’s premise is that being read to aloud, paired with animation, can help focus children’s attention and encourage them to retain stories. Vooks encourages parents to watch along and discuss the books with children, adding the caveat that “there is no substitute for quality parent-child conversation.”

Tinkergarten Provides outdoor, play-based learning lessons from trained leaders who deliver a curriculum of activities to build social and emotional skills, thinking skills and body skills. Differentiated by age, ranging from 0 to eight.

Toca Boca games Play-based educational apps, including Toca Life, Toca Lab and Toca Blocks provide a digital solution to unstructured play.

29 books to read to your kids if you want them to be kind and brave A list of character-building books tried and tested by this reporter.

—Holly Ojalvo, Jackie Bischof, and Annaliese Griffin contributed to this guide.

Are You Qualified to Teach Your Own Child? — Homegrown Learners

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Not everyone is qualified to teach their own child.

Staunch homeschooling advocates will answer the question, "Are you qualified to teach your own child?" with an unequivocable YES.

YES. Simply by being a child's parent gives you the qualifications to educate them yourself at home. Parents do the very best they can, and by the grace of God any educational gaps melt away. Anyone can homeschool their own child.

Flip the coin.

Many homeschool critics will answer that same question with a resounding NO.

NO. You must have QUALIFICATIONS to homeschool your children. You must have a high school/college/teaching degree. You must have prior EXPERIENCE. Some children are just better off in brick and mortar school.

When anyone sits down with me to find out more about homeschooling and to SERIOUSLY talk homeschooling with me, I tell them they CAN DO IT! I tell them my own story, and then I give them my Homegrown Learners business card and encourage them to visit the blog.

My desire is to further the cause of homeschooling through encouragement, ideas, and honest conversations.

Let's have an honest conversation about people being qualified to teach their own child:

* Society has trained most parents to believe they are NOT qualified to teach their own children.

* Many parents don't homeschool because they think there are too many sacrifices involved.

* If you really want to home educate you will figure out a way to bolster your qualifications to give your child the best education possible.

Case in Point

Just last week I was having a conversation with someone I've known for quite a few years now. They were telling me that there was no way they could homeschool their child because they "just won't listen to me. We are too much alike and would butt heads all day long. Homeschool would be a disaster. Besides, I want my child to know what the real world is like."

{Let's not even address the last part of the comment above -- we just know that is false.}

This person is NOT qualified to teach their own child. The desire, heart, and faith in herself and her child is lacking.

My heart breaks for a generation of children who are being raised by parents who don't even think their children will listen to them.

The mom who made this statement is VERY intelligent and capable. She would be a fine teacher for her child.

Our culture, however, leads us to believe we aren't an authority figure for our child. Children place more stock in what their peers and teachers say than what their own parents say. It's alarming when you really stop and think about the gravity of the situation.

Homeschooling is not a Sacrifice

It's funny, because I used to think that homeschooling was some big "sacrifice" on my part. I thought I would really be giving up a lot to keep my children at home.

I was supposedly giving up:

income
time
personal interests and goals
sanity

Those were the thoughts of a misguided, selfish mom who had a lot of growing up to do. I see now that we have GAINED so very much through homeschooling. Some days it just hits me how much we have gained. Some of the benefits include:

a bond with my children that is incredibly deep
TIME for our family
authority - my children view their dad and I as authority - not peers
intellectual DEPTH

Equip Yourself to Homeschool

I don't believe you can just set out to homeschool without a plan.

Homeschooling takes a lot of careful research and strategy. You need to know what the different methods are. You need to know what kind of learners you have, and what method best fits your learners.

You need to be committed to lifelong learning and pursuit of excellence.

Resources for Learning

This year I have felt more "qualified" than ever before to teach my children. I believe this directly correlates to the amount of reading and learning I have been doing in my "free" time. It also speaks volumes of the community I live in and the many moms I am so grateful to call friends.

Special thanks to Classical Conversations and its ongoing committment to equip parents to train their children in excellence. The community support and culture of learning is something I greatly treasure.

In addition to our weekly community meetings, I also read a variety of books to keep learning with my children, and learning HOW to best serve their needs. It's also so important to keep yourself EDUCATED - not just one step ahead of what your children are learning, but educated in a broad sense.

My favorite resources right now include:

The Core

The Question

Hold Onto Your Kids

Amusing Ourselves to Death

The History of the Ancient World(and other books in this series)

The Well Trained Mind

Recovering The Lost Tools of Learning

How do you keep your skills as a homeschool teacher sharp? What are your favorite ways to keep learning and growing?

And please remember.... You ARE qualified to teach your own child!

6 ways to teach your child to learn

One of the most common parental requests is “The child does not want to learn, what should I do?”. But in order to want to learn, you must at least be able to learn. And this is a skill! Our blogger, child psychologist Olga Kondrashova talks about how to acquire and develop this skill.

You should not expect that a child will be able to do it on his own: while a small person is in grades 1-2 (in grade 3, responsibility for oneself more or less begins to turn on), he is not yet very collected, organized, simply “sane”. Therefore, he needs outside control, that is, he must simply be taught to learn, to show how it is done.

Of course, there are children who, due to increased anxiety, for example, fear of the teacher or parents, or, conversely, excessive fascination with the teacher (more common among girls), are themselves worried about doing homework. But this is rather an exception to the general rule. So, the responsibility for a child's ability to learn lies largely with adults!

Now there are many expert assessments that come down to the thesis - the child's interest is above all. I agree that it is criminal to crush the initiative of a child. But, unfortunately, excitement from novelty falls even in an adult, and the ability to return oneself to concentration, whether it be solving a problem or simply assimilating new information, I think, will remain relevant. At least until we are "chip" with already built-in programs, by analogy with gadgets. But for now, you and I have children, not robots. And after a certain time, your child will move from elementary school to high school, where it will be more difficult to study.

In addition, the motivational priority shifts in high school — the child “flies” from the importance of learning to the importance of establishing social connections (friends are above all!)

he will no longer fall into hopelessness or despair - "everything is useless, everything is already so neglected, such a wild volume, I can no longer cope with it, there is no point in even starting!". There will be no such problems if the child already has a conscious experience of "inclusion" in the lessons. How to keep the attention of the child during the lessons?

1. Give new meaning to boring tasks

For example, a child needs to learn how to write letters beautifully. Options: “OK, how are we going to write a message to Santa Claus? He won’t understand anything in your scribbles, it will be a shame if you don’t get what you ask for for the New Year ”. .. Or: “Let's write a letter to grandmother? You just need to write so that she can read, she doesn’t see very well!” Or: “What if you find yourself on a desert island? Then you will need to write a message to people and send it in a bottle. Let's learn to write legibly!

2. Stimulate intrinsic motivation

You can ask a child and encourage him to think about what this or that skill will give him - the ability to read, write, count, memorize. This can become the basis of his own intrinsic motivation - the strongest and brightest stimulus. Alas, it burns brightly, but not for very long. It will be necessary to periodically remind the child about the benefits of what he himself once thought of and what he himself came to.

3. Change roles - instead of a student "teacher"

All lecturers know that if you want to know a subject better, give a lecture on it. We turn the child into a teacher, put all his bunnies, cars, bears, dolls in front of him and play school. By the way, you can also play along in the role of the most naughty and most "talentless" student - "Oh, how difficult it is to write these numbers! I can't do it at all!" Or deliberately make a lot of mistakes. Usually children are very happy when they see themselves from the outside.

This technique relieves tension, allows you to speak in a safe mode and realize the difficulty of learning. And this, as you remember, improves self-control and increases "sanity", that is, the child sees an obstacle (laziness, inattention, inability to force himself to finish) with which he needs to cope.

Plus, this reduces the fear of making mistakes. This is a very important point, because children at school are constantly in the zone of anxiety and incompetence - every day they are faced with new material, new tasks and new requirements for their intellectual abilities. The ability to calmly endure failures and mistakes is an important quality that allows you to move forward, and not fall into the pit "I am a worthless clumsy. "

4. Teach him to do his homework

After some time, when you see that the child has mastered the skill of "doing homework", we gradually begin to leave him alone. But it is necessary to make sure that the child understands that failure to do homework and poor study in general have negative emotional consequences for him. That is, you need to create a field of expectations around it, in which there are necessarily two topics.

First, let him know that you appreciate his efforts. You can say: “We are happy when you are doing well” or “We are upset when you are not doing well.” So the child will learn that you respect his work, his efforts on himself, his ability to show his will, his growing and strengthening independence. This also allows one to form such an important quality of character as the ability to achieve goals and respect oneself for the result achieved.

The child will learn to motivate himself with this experience and the feeling of joy and elation that will follow each self-conquest. An important nuance - try to make your comments for the child clear and specific. Not just "You're great!" or “Excellent!”, but “How glad I am that you managed to finish everything!”.

Second - say that if something does not work out, then this is not a disaster! This will allow the child to avoid excessive anxiety about punishments and disappointment in him and remove a negative emotional connotation from the learning process. For example, you can tell him: “If something doesn’t work out so well for you, know that we will always help you”, “We will not scold you for a bad grade. Let's just agree, if something doesn't work out for you or you don't understand something at school, speak right away and together we will sort out difficult places or explain to you what you didn't understand. We will always help, the main thing is not to launch the item, ok?".

This is how the child receives a vector of development - that is, he is not indifferent, his efforts are important and appreciated by someone. At the same time, parents do not viciously control him, but worry about him and are always ready to help and support him.

5. Share successes

At a family dinner or on a walk, you can discuss with your child that he has now become more adult, especially since he himself strives for this, expecting to go to first grade. And adults always have things that they don’t want to do, but they have to! Because it leads to such and such "cool" results. It is imperative to emphasize the very important and positive consequences of these cases with the “must” mark. It’s good that all family members tell the child what these “needs” they personally have and why it is important to fulfill them, what good can come from them.

At the end of the day, you can share with each other how hard it was for everyone to have their "must", but we - cheers! - dealt with them!

6. Work with material

Last general rule. When checking your child's homework, remember that the best way to master, remember or know the material being studied well is not to read it 100 times, but to tell it once or do some tasks based on this material.

Photo: Unsplash (Aaron Burden)

All about the laws of homeschooling in Russia

A few years ago, teaching a child at home was possible only if he had a confirmed disability. Now parents can transfer their children to home schooling simply at will. The acquisition of knowledge outside the walls of educational institutions is regulated by the law of the Russian Federation No. 273-FZ. A homeschooled child has the right to take exams after grades 9 and 11. This allows him, like all other children, to enter secondary special and higher educational institutions on an equal footing.

Law on Home Education

All rights of students, obligations of parents and educational institutions are described in federal law N 273-FZ, which entered into force on 12/29/2012. When transferring to self-study, you need to know several articles of the law, these are:

Article 17. It describes the forms of education. According to this article, knowledge can be obtained in the form of self-education or family education. Combined acquisition of knowledge is allowed, that is, some subjects can be taken at school, while others can be mastered at home. The student's knowledge is assessed in an educational institution by conducting intermediate and final attestations;
Article 44. Regulates the rights of parents to take responsibility for the education of their children. After receiving a document on secondary education, the student can already choose the form of education;
Article 63. Describes the features of obtaining general education.

The Education Act does not set age limits for home schooling. However, parents, if they wish to transfer their child to an alternative option for mastering the school curriculum, need to carefully study this law of the Russian Federation. This will help to understand what they are obliged to give to their child and what assistance the state can provide.

Home education options

Out-of-school education can be chosen based on the child's health, family background and religious beliefs.

Three forms of home education are recognized in Russia:

home education;
family;
remote.

Each of the options has its own characteristics. Choosing from them, parents should be guided by the interests of the child and his capabilities. It must be remembered that learning at home has not only a number of advantages. He also has certain shortcomings that can adversely affect the student's future life.

The first week of classes is free!

Start studying, and at the end of the trial period, pay for the chosen format!

Peculiarities of the home-based option (in case of health problems)

The law on education of the Russian Federation provides for home-based education for those who have a disability. Home education allows you to get a certificate of secondary or general education. Students with disabilities can study either according to the general school curriculum or according to individual plans drawn up taking into account their abilities. Lessons at home can be shortened to 20-25 minutes or extended to 2 hours. Upon completion of the school curriculum, a certificate of basic or secondary general education is issued. You can read more about organizing homeschooling for children in a letter from the MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Steps for registering a child for home schooling

Transferring a child to home schooling is actually not that difficult. However, the process will be simplified if parents know in advance which institutions to contact.

To transfer a child to home schooling, you must do the following:

Obtain a medical certificate from the district pediatrician stating that the child needs home schooling for health reasons. The pediatrician only issues such a certificate, and the decision is made by the ITU commission.
Write an application to the director of the educational institution where the child is studying. If the decision on home education is made before entering the first grade, then the application is written to the head of the city's Department of Education.
If it is necessary to draw up an individual program, parents or legal representatives, together with the head teacher or school director, select an individual curriculum. It indicates the subjects necessary for the study and their number per week.
On the basis of a medical certificate and an application, an order is drawn up. It indicates the teachers who will teach the child at home, and the frequency of knowledge testing throughout the year.
Parents receive a magazine. In it, teachers should note the materials covered and the number of hours allocated, as well as the student's progress. At the end of the academic year, the journal is handed over to an educational institution.

The list of pathologies that give the right to home education, approved by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. Education of children at home should be carried out by the school closest to the place of residence of the family.

An educational institution is obliged:

to provide schoolchildren with free textbooks and reference books. We are talking about the literature that is in the school library;
to provide consulting assistance, helping to learn general education subjects;
conduct attestations - intermediate and final;
after the final certification, issue a document on obtaining the appropriate education.

Parents have the right to invite teachers from other schools who can also take part in testing the student's knowledge.

Peculiarities of family education

Not only disabled students can study at home. The Law on Education provides for the opportunity to acquire knowledge independently even if there are no serious health problems. Then there is the issue of family education. Parents can teach the child themselves or invite tutors or teachers, the student comes to school only for intermediate and final certification.

Children are transferred to home self-education for several reasons, the main ones are as follows:

Frequent school absences due to professional sports, music. Very often, enthusiastic children, due to classes in sports schools, sections, because of competitions and competitions, cannot go to a regular school every day. Home schooling allows them to acquire the necessary knowledge base and receive the appropriate certificate of completion of the 9th or 11th grade.
High level of mental abilities. General school programs are designed for children with average knowledge, so peers who are ahead of their classmates in development are not interested in regular lessons. This negatively affects the learning process;
The nature of the work of parents, which involves constant travel. Frequent transfers from one school to another have a negative impact not only on academic performance, but also on the mental health of students. Self-education helps to avoid this;
Religion or ideological reasons do not allow sending children to school.

Transferring a healthy child to home schooling, it is necessary first of all to take into account his desire. Many children endure separation from the team very painfully.

First grade enrollment

Each parent can officially enroll their child in first grade every year. In recent years, there have been innovations that sometimes baffle parents. It happens that the school refuses.

Steps for Homeschooling

Homeschooling requires the following:

Submit an application form to the Department of Education. The Department of Education provides parents with a list of schools where the child can attach for the final exams;
The school must issue an order to transfer the child to the family form of education;
Parents need to conclude an agreement with an educational institution. This agreement reflects all the duties and rights of both the parents themselves and the student, as well as the school. The document indicates the number of intermediate certifications and their timing, the need to attend practical and laboratory lessons.

School teachers are not required to come to your home for home schooling. Parents either provide knowledge themselves, or invite tutors, or look for alternative options. The terms of the final and intermediate exams for a student at home may coincide with the certification of classmates. However, many people find it more convenient to choose an individual plan for assessing knowledge.

When homeschooling in Russia, the law provides:

the possibility of transferring a child both from school to homeschooling and back in any class;
providing a student with textbooks, advisory assistance to teachers.

The Law on Education states that parents, at the discretion of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation where the family lives, can receive the money that the state spends on the education of each student as compensation. Specific figures may vary, and in some areas such subsidies are not provided at all, so the amount of money must be specified at the place of residence.

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Distance education

Getting school knowledge through the Internet is suitable for those children who can independently control the learning process. Contact with teachers occurs through telecommunication systems or face-to-face. There is practically no unified plan for remote acquisition of knowledge, technical means and special methodological literature. But private institutions are gradually emerging that are ready to work with schoolchildren remotely.

Advantages and disadvantages of home schooling

Teaching a child outside the walls of a traditional school has its pros and cons.

The main advantages of getting school knowledge at home:

More comfortable organization of the process: the ability to study at any convenient time and from anywhere, according to your own schedule.
The ability to obtain knowledge from a variety of sources: textbooks, electronic literature, encyclopedias, video tutorials.
An opportunity to teach a child in subjects that interest him to the extent that he needs.
More free time for hobbies: music, sports, scientific circles, learning foreign languages, etc.
Higher efficiency of mastering the topic: classmates do not distract, time is not wasted on solving disciplinary issues.
Lack of stress from being in a children's team. Not all children, by their nature, adapt well in schools, which negatively affects mental health and general well-being.

With a family and distance form of self-education, the family can travel at any time of the year, as there is no need to take into account the school schedule.