DISCUSSION 2 GROUP 6 Bajuri Bin Dahaman Suriana Bt Ahmad Faizah Bt Harun Siti Fairuz Bt.

Mohd Zahari Intan Mazlina Bt Hussain (808943) (810409) (810336) (809013) (810342)

WHAT TO DISCUSS
What type of curriculum philosophy would you propose for these cases? How would you go about designing and developing the program? Discuss in relation to the implications to teaching and learning Describe the problems and challenges faced in the process of curriculum implementation Analyse issues pertaining to curriculum change Why do you need to have a different curriculum assessment and evaluation for these cases?

WHAT IS HOMESCHOOLING
To teach or be taught at home to teach somebody at home, or be taught at home rather than in the public school system (Encarta Dictionary) Homeschooling is a definite growing alternative to provide your children with a solid education including academics. Refers to those homeschooling parents teach their own children in from home are children as young as two years until adolescence ie before they proceed in stages college. Homeschooling is that practitioners set at liberty laws.

SHOULD I HOMESCHOOL ?
Here are some questions to ask yourself that may help you decide. If you answer yes to all of them, then you are a great candidate for homeschooling. I have the time to homeschool my children. I have the financial resources to buy curriculum for my children My spouse (and/or custodial parents) and I agree on homeschooling our children. I love to read and enjoy learning myself.

I am able to maintain control of my children in the home.

I am committed to work on a schedule and complete tasks as needed. I am willing to make the commitment to homeschool. If I have a high school student, my high school student wants to homeschool.

 Top 3 Reasons in 1996 and 1999

1. Give children a better education at home 2. Religious reasons 3. Poor learning environment at school To prevent negative influences
Low test scores and safety (drugs, peer pressure)

Other reasons

Special needs Scholastic Want to form close relationship with child/family reasons Financial

WHY cont
Want to create awareness of human capital in its own mold, Do not want children getting hurt from morally, spiritually or physically and want to experience at first hand l with the kids. the fun Parents believe that they can provide education better serve their children than any school can afford provide ce at first hand the fun with the kids. Determine their own teaching materials.

Freedoms set legal

Parents feel that raising children is their own responsibility (Kunzman, 2009)
20 GREAT REASONS YOU HOME SCHOOLS

DEVELOP HOMESCHOOLING CURRICULUM

Fine-tune the curriculum to suit your childs learning style. In the book 7 Secrets to Finding the Best Homeschooling Curriculum, author Carletta Sanders suggests first determining your family's goals and needs and your child's learning style. One thing to keep in mind is knowing what your child likes and dislikes when it comes to learning. Are they attentive and quick to respond? Do they need more than one warning before you have their attention? What kinds of activities get their brain working? These are questions that will help you get to know what kind of learning techniques he/she responds to and how to choose the right learning tools and curriculum. http://suite101.com/article/home-schooling-which-curriculum-is-right-forme-a401652

 Write the goals for each course. Select content and methods based on your childs learning style. You can download course goals from the internet and modify them. Using standard goals will help you to exceed the state standards. Fine-tune the curriculum to suit your childs learning style. Follow teaching guidelines based on good practices during sessions. Check your progress and assess year-end accomplishments.

What type of curriculum philosophy would you propose for these cases ?
Philosophy central to curriculum, influences the goals, content and organization. J.J. Rousseau (1920-1970s) dalam teorinya Menurut J.J. Rousseau, Everything is good as it comes from the hands of the Creator; everything degenerates in the hands of man, ..Nobody starts off stupid. what happens is that (he) is destroyed by process that we misname education, a process that goes on in most homes and schools. (Diane Lapp, 1975:155). Rousseau want to restore education to environmental education, reason naturally the man was free, good, and gentle.

CURRICULUM
Curriculum reflects our perception, values and knowledge. Curriculum divide by two can using in the homeschooling. Curriculum
Planned formal curriculum focus on goal, objectives , subject matter and organization, of instruction Unplanned, informal curriculum deals with sociopsychological interaction among students and teachers, especially their feeling, attitudes and behaviors.

MOST PEOPLE HOMESCHOOL ONLY FOR RELIGIOUS REASONS

M Y T H !

7 STEP HOMESCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

TECHNOLOGY IN HOMESCHOOLING

Computer can be used as media learning USING because computers (Gagne & Briggs dalam COMPUTER Rosenberg, 2000).

Homeschooling can use media as email,internet and video VCD can train children to focus and do not LEARNING interfere with the teaching and learning process.Parent VIA INTERNET can access resources from CD and VCD suggest by Grace DAN WEBSITE Academy on 2009.

THE BENEFIT OF SCHOOLING

BENEFIT EDUCATIONAL

THE BENEFIT OF SCHOOLING

BENEFIT EVERYTHING ELSE
BENEFIT PERSONAL

 The biggest problems for homeschoolers as stated by colleges and schools who have accepted homeschooled students: (1) Lack of good skills in advanced math: Use a good curriculum. Send them to Co-op. Hire a tutor. All colleges require Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II. If the child does not have it in high school, he will have to take it in college as a noncredit course. (2) Composition: Spend more time on composition than grammar. They can learn grammar while doing composition but not necessarily true in reverse. (3) Meeting deadlines and follow through: Get your children in the habit of finishing assignments. Set deadlines and insist that they meet them. Have consequences if they dont. Set a good example. Dont sign up for things and then dont go - follow through and commitment

Problems

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