Can Students Effectively Taught in One Room School
Posted in Home Schooling on February 3rd, 2012 by admin – Comments Off
I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the two are quite similar and students can gain a great deal of knowledge in a mixed age classroom. Students in one room schools are mixed by age and learning level. Likewise, in a home school setting siblings could range in age from 5 to 18. Mixed age classrooms promote a place for the older students to become leaders. It is obvious that the mother in a home school setting or the schoolmaster in a one room school cannot instruct everyone at the same time all day long. Therefore, the older students have an opportunity to help the younger students. The younger students develop respect while the older students become leaders in the classroom. This fosters lifelong skills that only students in one room classrooms or those who are being home schooled can develop through their daily education (Pudewa, 2008).
