In this world we are all connected and yet we collect in our separate corners. We’ve all heard the saying, when in Rome act like the Romans. Now homeschoolers can take this forward by saying, when in Rome teach your children why the Romans do what they do. Essentially make a multicultural experience a learning one for your homeschool students. By getting a look into how different societies have different manners and social norms, the children are able to get a better feel of how someone from a specific culture is likely to react in certain circumstances. Stereotypes are called so for a reason.
There is a second good reason to teach homeschool students the ways and traditions of different societies, countries or ethnicities. Apparently research has revealed that children who learn to adapt themselves to different cultures are often more creative than their peers. They tend to be more flexible with idea creation, in the sense that they can come up with more solutions to a specific problem. They also have an increased sense of awareness of the motivation of people around them. They know who is connected to who else in the society. They have a knack of going with the flow more easily.
By learning about more cultures, countries and people the homeschool students will be more open to change. Less rigid in their outlooks and able to generate a parallel thought process by thinking how the other chap from a different culture will think. Now the question arises about how to introduce your homeschool students to different cultures? If you can take a trip abroad to a different country and soak up the culture there, nothing like it. However not everyone may be lucky enough to do so, be it for financial reasons or other reasons.
It is still possible to introduce your child to different cultures using speciality restaurants, foreign friends can be roped in to speak with them, or even just virtually visit a country through the internet. The idea is to broaden their horizons and get them thinking about the different people in the big world outside their immediate circle of friends and family.
