Home education is one of three alternatives available to parents to fulfil their parental obligations to ensure that their children are educated members of society. Basically it is teaching or helping your children to learn within the home environment instead of them attending a school. For many home educating families, the most important benefit of home education is the amount of time they spend together.
Home educating families spend incredible amounts of time living, learning and playing together.
They have the opportunity to develop a depth of understanding and a commitment to the family that is difficult to attain when family members spend their days going in separate directions. Many families like the flexibility that home education provides both parents and children. Children can learn about things they are interested in at a time in their lives when they are ready to learn. Children can learn about the 'real world' by being a part of it, and can receive a superior education attuned specifically to their own needs, learning styles, personalities and interests. Holidays and outings can be planned for times when the family is ready and learning can occur according to either a rigid or flexible schedule depending on what is best for the family.