You need a profound knowledge of subjects to teach them, at least beyond the early years.
Actually, not true. What you need is an understanding of your limitations, a willingness to learn along with the student, and the ability to research what are good materials, and enthusiasm. In some cases you may want to engage a tutor -- for foreign language prounuciation, for example, or for advanced mathematics -- but there are lots and lots of excellent materials out there and more coming every day. The main things, I think, are to overcome self doubt, and to make sure that you are systematic and include all the materials you need to. For this, there are a number of home school syllabuses, plus you can usually get the course listing and descriptions, and often a syllabus, sometimes called the scope and sequence, from your local school. |
