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Forty Studies that Changed Psychology: Explorations into the History of Psychological Research (6th Edition)

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by Marion Jones

Do you think that spending time in traditional classrooms is not worth it? For many people, that is true. For instance, a test is coming up and the students are told to memorize a lot of dates and names. However, after taking the test, they will definitely forget 90% of those dates and names. That’s what most students do every time they have exams. If you are one of these people, you will find traditional history lessons boring, so home schooling, which focuses more on the history of the world will probably catch your fancy.

Just simple memorization is not enough to know the significance of historical, famous people and fateful events. Through home schooling in history, you can study the different cultures of the past in a unique, but interesting way – that is your own way! By the study of history, you will also understand what is happening in the world.

If you think that home schooling is the most effective option for your child’s learning, you must also be prepared to take on some responsibilities. Since there will be no teacher physically present, you will have to oversee your child’s learning progress yourself.

Let’s say your child is interested in a particular sport. You could combine history and home schooling by simply hanging a map on the wall of your child’s schoolroom and mark the location of his favourite sports team. Make sure that you track all the team’s games, scores, activities and schedules. Then, you could go back to history lessons by reading biographies of the different athletes, who had been famous in the particular sport that your child enjoys. Apart from that, you can also look into the history of that particular sport and discover where it started, its inventor, and the other things happening in that particular time in history.

For instance, let’s say your child loves baseball, you can teach your child about the history baseball, government hearings on the use of steroids and other favourite pastimes during that period in time. Just remember that you can apply this concept to any interest such as dancing, flight, cars or any invention. You can also have conversations with your child about current affairs or read interesting historical documents and other books. Aside from that, you could also watch documentaries together with the rest of the family. There are various resources that you can use in home schooling, such as TV, maps, newspapers, books, a globe, an atlas, and encyclopedias. Due of the exciting adventures that you and your child will read about and see on film, he/she will find it easier to remember the names and dates of the history lessons. After all, learning is best when it is done in an interesting way.

These methods are recommended if the child is still young, but once your child is older, you must choose an appropriate home schooling program that is suitable to his/her age group. The programs are available at the elementary, high school, and even college levels. You just have to search online for these various programs. A good thing about these programs is that you can tailor them to suit the requirements of your child. However, you must see to it that all the lessons are followed by your child.

Once you and your child have decided to go for home schooling, you will have to be prepared to make some changes to your life. The learning environment will now be in your home not at a school and through the various resources that you think best, such as a computer and the Internet.