homeschool scienceWith every child you homeschool you have a large number of goals in mind. Some of these goals are common for all the children in your family such as having certain values and following few principles. Other goals may be more individualistic such as honing the musical skill of a specific child versus the creative artistry of another child. Here are some questions that you can answer before you set the perfect homeschooling goals for each individual child in your homeschool.

Good Human Values

Some goals are universal for all children whether they are being homeschooled or not. Moral values such as being honest, caring for other family members, pitching in when help is required, and generally being a valuable contributing family member are an important aspect of education for any child. These are values that make today’s child a good citizen for the country tomorrow. These are essential for any child to learn and should be a prominent part of your goal list.

Life Ambition Toolkit

On the heels of the general goals you set for all children you need to generate the list of goals that are specified to the individual child. These would involve goals that provide the homeschool student with the tools that he needs to meet his life ambition. For instance you can not become a professional basketball player later in life if you do not learn to play basketball in your formative years at home. Of course this approach also works for wanting to be a NASA scientist and being a concert pianist. No matter what the child’s life ambition, you need to factor in smaller goals to meet it all through school.

Skills to Follow Interests

A major problem with setting the life ambition goals is that children often change their minds about what they are going to be when they grow up. Does this mean that you can’t set goals for them? Not at all, you just have to set goals that involve giving them skills that they can use all their lives. They should be able to find out more about what interests them and research the best way to learn all about it. That is your end goal, to empower your homeschool children to learn what they want, whenever they want to.