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Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Hasanuddin
Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Hasanuddin
One of the big questions most new homeschoolers ask is, “how will I know if my child is
learning?”
When a child is in public school he or she is constantly tasted. Each week there are spelling tests,
there are chapter tests on a regular basis, and in many states there is standardized testing. Many
parents of public school students decide that if the grades coming home on test papers and report
cards are good, then their child must be learning.
When students are pulled from a traditional school setting and placed in homeschooling it is
sometimes difficult for the parent to know if the student is actually learning enough to keep up
with their grade peers. A big problem is that homeschooling students tend to not be tested as
often as public school students. But is it really a problem and is testing the only way to know if a
student is learning enough?
How Long?
Traditional education is set up for a traditional school year, in many states that is approximately
180 school days. That is, for each subject an hour of instruction per day for 180 days, or 180
hours per subject. Now, consider this question: Is a public school hour of instruction really an
hour? Students must move from class to class, spending time talking to peers, going to lockers,
and moving between classrooms and even buildings. A traditional school hour of education
might be as short as 45 minutes by the time moving, getting settled, and ready to actually learn
are taken into account.