Most homeschooling families tend to have a room dedicated to the purpose of being a classroom. However there are some homeschooling parents who actively avoid having a separate classroom for their homeschooling students. Here are the reasons why they avoid having a formal classroom.
There is not enough room
The most common reason seems to be the lack of physical space in their homes. Such homeschooling moms are already juggling their whole families in the limited number of rooms available and so feel that it is just not possible to dedicate a room as a classroom. Especially when they don’t have enough rooms per family members to go around.
Learning is not limited to a room
Another philosophical homeschooling mom feels that if she creates a homeschooling classroom it may send the signal to her homeschooling kids that learning only happens in that room. She does not want them to feel restricted to learning in a specific room and associating studies with it. She wants them to grow up with the conviction that they can learn in every place.
The book corner exists for more than bookwork
Having access to a home library is good, because the children do not automatically associate the book corner with study books. All kinds of interesting story books also sit on the same shelf and can be just as educational without the formality of a homeschool classroom. The love for books in general is much more likely to grow in such a situation when the child enjoys running to the book corner to pick out a book that can tell him more about whatever topic he is interested in.
The whole world is a classroom
Another homeschooled child loves the freedom of being able to complete the written book work anywhere in the house. He can sit on the dining table with his siblings, or take his book work to the back yard to be alone with his thoughts or even carry it along while the family has a picnic lunch. There is a sense of freedom for him to be able to do his bookwork anywhere.
