18 Feb 2008 04:33:57 | Joel Turtel
Suppose that you rearrange your life to homeschool your child
and the experiment fails? You may feel that you’ve disrupted
your life and wasted a year of your child’s time. Your child may
even be kept back a grade by the local public school.
The answer to this concern is, can you risk not trying? Isn’t
your child’s future worth the risk? If you see that your child
is getting a bad education in public school, the worst thing to
do is nothing. Then there is no chance of improvement. If you
leave your children in public school, chances are great that
their ability to read, self-esteem, and love of learning may be
damaged, and they can waste twelve years of their lives. Look at
the potential consequences to your child if you don’t try other
education alternatives.
The real question is this: Is good enough, good enough for your
child? Your child is unique and precious. He or she is born with
a love of learning and a unique potential. Your child’s love of
learning, self-confidence, and potential can be squashed in the
rigid atmosphere of public schools. Is a third-rate
public-school education good enough for your child. If you could
give your child a rich, fun, rewarding education that will make
your child’s mind and future blossom, isn’t that worth the risk
of trying?
Money Doesn’t Have To Stop You Anymore If the only problem is
money because you can’t afford $8000 a year private schools,
then happily there is a great new option for you—Internet
private schools. These schools are low-cost and can give your
child a fun, quality, and rewarding education. Many of these
schools cost less than $850 a year tuition, which is less than
$85 a month for a ten-month school year.
While no one can guarantee you success, like anything else in
life, if you keep trying, you will probably succeed in giving
your child a great education at home. If you say to yourself, “I
will make this work, for my child’s sake,” you’ll be surprised
at what you can accomplish.
Tell yourself what Gene Kranz, actor Ed Harris’s character in
the movie Apollo 13, said to his Houston crew about rescuing the
astronauts in trouble: “Failure is not an option.” If you say
this and mean it, you’re halfway to success for yourself and
your child.
Article Copyrighted © 2005 by Joel Turtel.
About Author :
Joel Turtel is the author of “Public Schools, Public Menace: How
Public Schools Lie To Parents and Betray Our Children." Website:
http://www.mykidsdeserveb
etter.com, Email: lbooksusa@aol.com, Phone: 718-447-7348.
