Homeschooling vs. Teaching: Why one Las Vegas mother made the change
Originally published by News3 Las Vegas – May 6th, 2020
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Norma Cohn says she’s always been interested in having control over her nine-year-old son’s education, so when COVID-19 closed schools, it was the push she needed to act on it.
“I’ve been wanting to homeschool him, so I was like ‘this is it.’ I just jumped in and I enrolled him immediately,” Cohn explained.
Norma enrolled her son in Time4Learning, a homeschooling program that works with families and provides an online curriculum for its students.
“I get to have a lot of input in what he’s doing,” said Cohn.
John Edelson is the president of Time4Learning, and while he stresses that teaching a public-school curriculum from home doesn’t classify as homeschooling, he has some advice for parents who have been forced to educate their kids under a quarantine.
“I would emphasize for all parents that this is a difficult time, and while they should do their best, this is not a time to strive for perfection or to worry about falling short of it. I think the parent might benefit by setting an amount of time they’re willing to commit to each lesson,” Edelson said.
For parents who may be struggling to teach CCSD curriculum at home, Edelson had this to say: “What parents should focus on is the educational content of what the lesson is supposed to be about, and even if they can’t follow the letter of what is asked, you should work on that type of lesson.”
Edelson also says to keep in mind that the benefit of schooling from home is that you can adjust your child’s education to cater specifically to their needs and interests.
“You can learn almost anything from everything. A child who is interested in clothing could study history through clothing, you can read books about clothing, you can do math about clothing,” he shared.
Those interested in more information on the program those with more questions when it comes to teaching your kids from home visit the Time4Learning website.
