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Youth Briefs (The Adobe Press) 9 Jan 2009 at 10:20am A $5,250 grant recently awarded to the Economic Opportunity Commission will be used to support the Teen Academic Parenting Program (TAPP) in its mission to assist pregnant and parenting teens reach their educational and employment goals. Workshop to focus on parenting teens (Beaches Leader) 9 Jan 2009 at 9:08am Comments ( No comments posted. ) The Beaches Resource Center in Neptune Beach will present the Parent Project, a workshop designed for the parents of willful adolescents and teens. C?mon Parents! Stop eating junk food in front of your kids - Examiner.com 9 Jan 2009 at 8:02am Examiner.comC?mon Parents! Stop eating junk food in front of your kidsExaminer.com - 2 hours agoby Laura Coy, Atlanta Parenting Examiner After many discussions about the lack of common sense with some parents now-a-days, my girlfriends and I have at ... Daily dose of random parenting advice: January 8, 2009: Bonding ... - Examiner.com 9 Jan 2009 at 8:01am Examiner.comDaily dose of random parenting advice: January 8, 2009: Bonding ...Examiner.com - 2 hours agoby Christy Coffman, Dallas Parenting Examiner It has been proven that babies who have a strong bond with their parents are over-all healthier and happier ... Better parenting course is offered (Observer-Tribune) 9 Jan 2009 at 7:37am MENDHAM ? A free course on parenting will be offered by the Municipal Alliance of the Mendhams and Chesters from 8:45 to 10:30 a.m., Tuesdays, in January and February, at St. Joseph School, 8 W. Main St. Church offers free parenting workshop - Palladium-Item 9 Jan 2009 at 7:08am Church offers free parenting workshopPalladium-Item, IN - 3 hours agoLaughter, along with learning, will be the focus of Dr. Ray Guarendi's presentation for parents Sunday evening at Holy Family Church in Richmond. ... Church offers free parenting workshop (Palladium-Item) 9 Jan 2009 at 7:01am Laughter, along with learning, will be the focus of Dr. Ray Guarendi's presentation for parents Sunday evening at Holy Family Church in Richmond. All News... 'Ignore expert advice - it may be best for your child' (The Kent Messenger) 9 Jan 2009 at 6:33am Ignoring government advice and parenting experts could improve your ability to look after your children, according to a university professor based in Kent. Families First offers programs (Hampton Union) 9 Jan 2009 at 6:05am Whether it's a parenting class with free child care, or a parent-child playgroup, Families First's programs in Seabrook, Hampton, North Hampton and Exeter are a great place to fight cabin fever and learn at the same time. What if a parent is told a child has ADD or ADHD? - Ventura County Star 9 Jan 2009 at 3:07am What if a parent is told a child has ADD or ADHD?Ventura County Star, CA - 7 hours agoMy neighbor says ADHD is something that was developed so pharmaceuticals can sell more unnecessary drugs and absolve parents from having to actually parent ... Initiative to offer parenting programs - Lawrence Journal World 9 Jan 2009 at 1:13am Initiative to offer parenting programsLawrence Journal World, KS - 9 hours agoThough the program will be directed at parents, other members of the community may also attend. Requires free LJWorld.com registration. ... Initiative to offer parenting programs (Lawrence Journal-World) 9 Jan 2009 at 1:12am The Parenting Education Initiative will offer a series of programs. A different program will be offered each month at either Lawrence Memorial Hospital or the Lawrence Public Library. The first program at 2 p.m. Saturday addresses bullying and will be in Room D on the lower level of the hospital, 325 Maine. Sarah Jane Russell, executive director of the GaDuGi SafeCenter, will give a presentation. Statistics show parenting is hard work, but worth it - Enid News & Eagle 9 Jan 2009 at 12:00am Statistics show parenting is hard work, but worth itEnid News & Eagle, OK - 10 hours agoToo many parents trying to raise kids with too many other irons in the fire ? whether it be keeping up with social circles, building careers or tuning in to ... Positive Parenting Possibilities - Tri State Defender 8 Jan 2009 at 4:46pm Tri State DefenderPositive Parenting PossibilitiesTri State Defender, TN - 17 hours agoIndeed, Mr. Obama, the father of two school-aged daughters, has an unprecedented opportunity to shine a national spotlight on the office of the parent, ... Parents Seeing The Big Picture - Soccer America 8 Jan 2009 at 3:05pm Parents Seeing The Big PictureSoccer America - 19 hours agoYouth coaches and parents are often overwhelmed by so many Little Pictures filled with barking dogs that they miss the Big Picture entirely. ...

A Non-Traditional Tradition

More and more people are talking about home schooling and online schools. As talk about it increases, so do the questions of parents as to what exactly is home schooling and online schools. Are these two things the same and do these methods really work?

Well to begin, home schooling and online schools are not the same things although it shares a basic principle, which is that the student studies and learns at home.

These two types of schooling are considered non-traditional learning methods as opposed to the regular schoolroom type of setting. However, being non-traditional is one of the few things these two methods have in common with each other.

Home schooling entails that the child or children, are taught by a parent at home. Although done outside of the classroom setting, children that are home schooled still learn the same things that other children learn in school like basic curriculum.

Also, home schooled children will still go on field trips or other social activities that the parent-teacher will plan, as well as learn music and physical education, among other things.

There are many reasons as to why a parent may decide to home school their child or children and some reasons may include the fact that traditional schools have their own philosophy and set of values that they teach to their students, so much so that certain basic lessons will be taught with certain slants toward their own preference. To avoid this, a parent may decide to home school his or her child or children.

Another reason could be that one of the parent's job entails a lot of traveling and instead of breaking up the family unit, home schooling will allow the flexible of learning anywhere home is. This same flexibility is shared by home schooling with online schools. An online school is available to its enrolled student anywhere, anytime as long as there is a computer connected to the internet.

An online school's main benefit is the flexibility in time it affords a student. This is why, online schools are preferred by a lot of adults who may want to pursue further studies but cannot do so in a traditional setting because perhaps they already hold jobs or they have other responsibilities that prevent them from learning in a traditional setting. Just like in a regular school, online schools have set curriculums and lesson requirements that an online learner needs to accomplish to earn an online degree.

Home schooling and online schools are considered non-traditional methods of learning only because it is yet to have enough people utilizing them to become the norm. Although they are non traditional, this does not mean that they are any less better than attending a regular traditional school. In fact, in some cases, these non-traditional methods are the best solution available.

By: Low Jeremy