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| 10 Reasons to Homeschool Through High School! |
| (excerpt from Cafi Cohen's book- |
| Homeschooling: The Teen Years) |
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| (1). Efficiency |
| Many homeschoolers complete standard high school academics eighteen to twenty-four months, very quickly compared to the four years most high schools take. Using self-instructional materials, they chose, and learning in ways that make sense to them, most teens can cut the time for traditional high school by half. |
| (2). Head Start on College: |
| Homeschooled teenagers often take college classes to supplement high school homeschooling. |
| (3). Self-Directed Learning: |
| The absence of xperts in the home promotes autonomy and self-directed learning. Most homeschooled teenagers not only lean t teach themselves, they also become expert networkers. |
| (4). Travel: |
| Freedom from the teaching constraints of school allos homeschoolers to take advantage of travel opportunities whenever they present themselves. |
| (5). Work Experience: |
| Teenage homeschoolers have time for volunteer and paying jobs. Often they get better jobs than those who attend school simply because they are available during school hours. |
| (6). Time: |
| Homeschoolers not only have more hours each day for creative endeavors and learning activities; they also have more time to be alone, to think, to daydream to develop a private self and a personal identity. |
| (7). Family Closeness: |
| In contrast to many adolescents who pull away from their families, homeschooling parents almost universally report that their teenagers grow closer to all family members. |
| (8). Limited Peer Pressure: |
| Removed from the near-constant peer pressure in schools, most homeschooled teens develop mature manners and values. |
| (9). Saving Money: |
| Both parents and teenagers may earn money while homeschooling, making home education less expensive than attendance at a public school where average yearly costs for extracurricular activities can exceed $500 per year. |
| (10). Fun: |
| Homeschooling teens is fun for parents, who in the light of their life experience enjoy learning all the math and history and foreign language they missed the first time around. |
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