There may be a question in your mind about teaching science in the homeschool specially in higher grades when your homeschool students do not show any signs of making a career in a science related field. However no matter what subjects hey finally end up studying in college, it is a good idea to continue to teach science in homeschool even at the High School level. Here are some advantages of doing so.
Science Teaches Critical Thinking Skills
While your homeschool student may not be particularly interested in the subject itself, the study of science ensures that he is able to record data, analyse it and eventually draw his own conclusions based on that analysis. This is a critical life skill, which science helps to inculcate in your children effortlessly.
Another skill that science teaches students is to take an old thought and think about it in an entirely new manner. Even students of literature and fine arts can benefit from this particular skill which allows them to take something old and convert it into something new altogether.
Colleges Prefer Students with Science Subjects
Unlike other subjects the STEM subjects are considered tougher to master. This means that if your homeschool student’s transcripts show him to be a science student, he is looked at favourably by his college of choice. Science students are considered to have the ability to work hard at their lessons.
Another reason to continue with science in the high school level is the fact that a number of scholarships are offered to children in college who have STEM subjects. This can make a huge difference to the amount of money that you need to shell out for your child’s college education.
While science may not the subject of choice for you to teach, or even for your children to learn, ensuring that they keep it up in high school will enable them to have more choices later. Plus in many states science is considered a core element of the graduating subjects required to complete high school. That means that you will legally have to continue with science no matter what your children think.
