Homeschooling
works best if parents take the role of teaching responsibly. They need to be
role models, especially when it comes to the routine set up.
Parents
should teach their children the core values of education, as this is applicable
to homeschooling. For instance, teach the learners to be responsible. Let the
learners know the core competencies of education; for example, self-efficacy
will help them to learn independently at times.
Parents
should have enough textbooks at their disposal for research. Learners would
wish to see a confident teacher, so parents should do enough research. There
should also be reference materials like the dictionary, kamusi, and
encyclopedia. In one way, a parent will be teaching the learners why it is
important to get information from various sources.
They should
not rely solely on past papers, teach using textbooks then let the children
work independently when evaluating themselves.
Watch the
news with the children. This enables them to learn vocabularies, especially the
news in Kiswahili, now that most schools encourage the use of the queen’s
language only. Through this, they will also learn listening and speaking
skills.
Homeschooling
should include storytelling sessions. How many parents know the values, norms,
taboos of their communities? It is important if the same are passed to their
children as they learn in literature.
Above all,
have time for prayers and playing.
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