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Home School Curriculum

Home Schooling is a wonderful way to educate your children. You, the parents, are your child's first teacher. When you decide to continue being your child's teacher, you will reap many benefits. Not only will you get to see your child blossom into a respectful, intelligent, responsible adult, you will be able to have a closer family relationship than is possible any other way.

What are the benefits home schooling will offer your child?:

The home schooled child learns in an environment that suits his specific needs.
He does not have to be faced with the distractions that a class of 15-20 students naturally has.
He does not have to be held back in a subject that he relishes so that the other kids can catch on.
He does not have to be pushed ahead in a subject he finds difficult because the other kids are ready to move on.
In 1/3 to 1/2 of the amount of time spent in school, the home schooled child can learn as much and usually more than his public/private schooled friends could.
With all this extra time on his hands, he can delve into a variety of interests he might have.
He will become closer to his family, and have the opportunities to make some quality friends.

What are the benefits home schooling offers the entire family?:

The family learns to work together.
The family can schedule the educating of their children around their schedules.
The family as a whole will learn a lot about subjects they might never have been interested in before.
The children in the family will be taught the parents values and introduced to outside values under their parents supervision.
There will be no homework.
You and your children will be together 24/7.

These are just some of the benefits home schooling has to offer. You may be asking, "What's the downside?" As in everything, there are drawbacks to homeschooling. For instance:

The once 2 income family will probably be limited to one.
Where the government used to pay for your child's textbooks, you will be responsible for that now.
Some activities that the home teacher (usually mom) once enjoyed, may have to be put on the back burner.
You and your children are together 24/7.

These are some of the drawbacks. I'm sure there are more that different families have experienced. It is important to look at both sides of home schooling before you make your decision. And remember -- Take it one year at a time. Don't worry about high school now if your child is just 7 years old.

Once you have decided to home school your children, choosing the right curriculum will be on your mind. Talk to your home school friends, read magazines about home schooling, go to home school book fairs, and then come to us. We have chosen some of the best home school curriculum available to help you teach your children.

We have tried to give helpful information on this website to help you make proper decisions about what curriculum to buy. Browse through the subjects by clicking on the links to the left. If you find that you still need help, don't hesitate to e-mail us at thedowsschoolroom@gmail.com. We will do our best to answer your questions.

For ordering information, click on "Order Info" on the right hand side of this page.

The Dow's Schoolroom is a homebased business run by the Dow family. We are committed to offering you the best products available to help you home school your children.

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