Making the decision to homeschool your children, should not be taken lightly. I know, because I am the parent of a homeschooled child. We made the decision to homeschool our children for a variety of reasons. Here I will delve into some of these reasons. Perhaps this will help you in any decision you may have about homeschooling your own child.
Safety
Where we live, there is a concern over the safety of children in our local schools. We are often hearing of school lock downs in the news for a variety of reasons. Crimes such as stabbings, drugs being found in school lockers and bullying are just a few of the reasons why we do not feel comfortable sending our young child out into a school environment where he cannot be protected. The student to teacher ratio is just not conducive to keeping all the children safe, either while in school or in the playground. Not only that, but this ratio makes it more difficult for learning in a classroom environment, which we will discuss in our next point.
Accelerated Learning
As stated in the previous paragraph, it is difficult for a child to learn and be educated when they are one of approximately 30 students in a classroom assigned to 1 teacher. It is particularly challenging for the teacher to give one-on-one attention to each student, assess their needs, and provide them with the tools necessary for each one to excel. Students who are gifted are not challenged and waiting around for the other students to catch up. Students who are slow, are not getting the attention they require to catch up to the other students.
Providing a homeschool environment for the student allows the child to learn at their own pace. It does not force them to go on to the next section if they have not fully understood the previous one. One-on-one attention by a parent/teacher allows the student to ask all the questions he or she feels are necessary in order to understand and learn. In addition, the waiting time of a teacher working with 29 other students is not there and so the homeschooled student has the opportunity to excel at a more accelerated pace. You will often find homeschooled students are further ahead in their learning than their regular schooled peers.
Learning Environment
The learning environment of a homeschool is such that the child feels safe and free to learn at their own pace. The location being flexible is also a great benefit. If it's a nice sunny and warm day, the parent can move learning time to out in the back yard. Or, if the family is on a camping trip, school goes along with them. Being a homeschooled family allows you to be flexible in the location of study and as such frees up the family to travel and spend time away from their home. All while learning. You will often find homeschooled children in families that are on the road on an extended vacation. These children will most likely have education surrounding their current locale included in their schooling. Breaking up the monotony makes things more interesting. If a child is interested, they will learn and remember.
Course of Study Control
Having control over the course of study of my homeschooled child is very important. We are free to choose the cirriculum that we wish to use. We can mix and match different areas and customize it to our child's specific needs. Having the ability to teach our families' values to our children, and not someone else's, is important to us as well.
More Family Time
Homeschooling allows us to have more family time together. Our children are always with us and we take them pretty much everywhere. They have the benefit of knowing that they are in a secure and safe place. Spending time together as a family gives a security to children. One that they will value and learn from as they grow older and go out into the work force.
I could probably go into other reasons why we homeschool our children, but for now I thought I'd give you a little insight into my perspective as a mother who homeschools. If you are thinking of homeschooling your children, maybe some of the reasons I've discussed above will help you make your decision.
A good reason to enter an LPN to RN program is to position yourself to earn more money. It is a proven fact that people with their RN degree make more than those with just an LPN. Many people however, are happy just having their LPN degree.
There are several disadvantages of entering LPN to RN programs. One of these, is the fact that many nursing programs are short on qualified educators and therefore turn away several people each year that would be perfect candidates. Another disadvantage is that if you try to obtain your RN degree you will find the schedule is not convenient, to your work schedule and therefore you are often times left having to decide between a dead end career or giving up your job to pursue your RN degree.
There is however good news for anyone who is looking to LPN to RN programs. More and more colleges and universities are offering their nursing programs online, the main advantage to this is because of the online settin,g it is far easier to schedule your classes around your job. You are thus able to enter one of the LPN to RN Programs that are offered. This is a lot easier to do without having to sacrifice anything. It is worth the effort and time you put into the course as in the long run it is leading to a better career which gives you more status and a better income.
There are advantages and disadvantages to changing your LPN degree to a certified RN degree. In the end, you will have to weigh the advantages vs the disadvantages and determine which career path is best for you. Hopefully after reading this article you have a clearer picture as to the best options for people who have an LPN degree and those that want to pursue their RN degree.
