Nurture outlets for exploration and collaboration. Students learn teamwork and cooperation by being on a team and working together. Local oportunities for collaboration and exploration may include sports, 4-H, band, or community theatre.
Educators benefit from exploration and collaboration, as well. We each have a personal style of teaching. The opportunity to share our educational toolkits and resources with other educators can greatly enlarge one's own capabilities.
Homeschool educators may form a club and meet to share ideas; or create a co-op to share teaching of certain subjects.
In addition to bulding frienships, our collaborations with other homeschool families resulted in a student-published newsletter, calligraphy lessons, and field trips.
Education is a lifelong process;