Can You Homeschool an Only Child Well?
What about socialization?
It will definitely take a bit of work on your part but it can be done. There are many families who have only one student. If you’ve decided to homeschool, there is no reason why you should not be able to homeschool your only child.
What are the reasons you are homeschooling? Chances are you want to take your child’s education into your own hands to provide something better. If this is the primary reason for educating your child then you cannot fail.
Advantages to homeschooling (just in case you needed to be reminded):
Are you worried about homeschooling an only child? - work at your child’s pace
- choose your own curriculum
- religious freedom
- address issues or learning disabilites
- flexible schedule
- 1:1 student to teacher ratio
- no sibling distractions
- more efficient
- less marking and planning for you