| In a home schooling situation the parents grade their | | | | comprehend the lesson you can reteach the points |
| children's schoolwork and not a teacher or teachers | | | | where they are having trouble. This is something that |
| aid. Some parents have discovered that grading their | | | | does not happen in public education and benefits the |
| own children can come with its own set of difficulties. | | | | child many ways. For instance the child knows that |
| because your child is not being compared to others in | | | | they can learn until they understand and the class will |
| the classroom it may be hard to assess their | | | | not move ahead without them. Additionally your child |
| progress compared to other children their age or | | | | will know that because of their persistence and |
| grade level. The next few paragraphs will touch on | | | | failure to give up they will receive full credit, hard |
| how home school grading can be evaluated and | | | | work and persistence is an important life lesson that |
| modified to suit your child's learning abilities. | | | | will benefit your children for the rest of their lives. |
| The first step when grading home school work is | | | | Some states may require you to have your child |
| never grade with your heart and only with your | | | | tested to measure their abilities against public and |
| mind.If the child is doing sub par work you have to | | | | private schooled children. The results of this test are |
| make them aware, no matter how hard it is for both | | | | also a great way to evaluate your child's learning. If |
| of you. And never give into your child's emotions or | | | | the test shows weakness in some areas you can |
| reactions to being told this. Giving into a child's | | | | discuss them with your child and change your |
| possible sadness or resistance to certain aspects of | | | | curriculum to compensate for the deficiencies. |
| home school learning will hurt the overall process. | | | | However you decide to evaluate and grade you |
| Remember it is your duty to your child that they | | | | child's in home education always make sure that you |
| develop the required skills to survive in the world. | | | | do so with complete honesty and never form |
| Whenever you are grading and evaluating your home | | | | opinions based on emotional reasoning. And if you |
| taught child your first matter of importance is to | | | | feel you cannot do this yourself you will need to |
| make sure they completely understand what was | | | | seek out additional assistance from friends, family or |
| taught to them. If the child does not fully | | | | other sources. |