More and more mothers have decided that their children can learn more through home schooling, either full time, or as a supplement to public schools.Home schooling is not new, and if you think that your child is not performing well in school, talk to the teachers and ask for some feed back regarding your child. The guidance counselor can also help you in determining the best education for you child. Home schooling is already accepted and perhaps it can help your child learn better in the comforts of your home.But make sure you establish a time for teaching, and provide the tools and materials children are using in school and home, such as a computer….A computer is a must in any schooling program today. You’ll find having a computer available at home is helpful, because it can speed up learning. With the help of a computer, you child can have a unique and interesting educational experience. You will also.Children today should learn about this very important tool, even at an early age and one way to achieve that is through schooling computer programs. At present, even pre-school children are already taught how to use the computer and other support resources.If you opt for home schooling, you and your child will also spend most of your time making use of the computer and the internet. Educating your children will be much better when done online because of the diverse resources. Your child will be provided with an exceptional education which he/she will greatly benefit from in the near future, since the job market trends today involve the Internet.Parents of school age children can help their kids learn more effectively by having an internet connection at home. The education of children are better when supported by the parents and they can also help in improving the mindset of their kids as well. The parents can pass on to their kids their great heritage through the various online resources.Remember that home schooling will only work best if the parents are willing to support their kids all the way. They must also be committed and prepared for the challenges that they are about to encounter. The parents should look for a good computer program that can help their children learn all about computer usage.Often times, the lessons are divided into several parts or series, so that the children can cope easily. Kids have various learning capacities and since they are not given much chance in traditional schools, this is their chance to bring out their best through the use of computers.Before you decide to home school your children, bring up the subject. See how your kid reacts to the idea and tell him/her about its advantages. Tell them that the online computer classes will help them with their studies, and learning will be a lot easier,It’s better if you and your child both agree to home schooling. Persuading your child to commit to it will not be very good and so you have to seriously talk now. Spend time with your child and know his/her interests. Explain that computer programs can greatly help.Besides, tell your child that they can indulge more in their interests if they know how to use the computer.So why not look for the best-suited computer program now? There are lots of online schooling programs to choose from, and it will take some time before you can find the appropriate one. In addition to the standard schooling programs, you’ll find information on my website.

I am 59 years old. After 28 years in an untitled position over a 25-user Novell/NT network system in a southeastern sheet metal shop, I am now a full time author and a part-time PC repair tech working our of my home.Being self-taught, I do not have any documented Novell or NT skills. Yet the work I performed involved installing and configuring servers, setting up security procedures, running cable, installing and configuring workstations, customizing a mismatch of software to fit into a versatile environment, and much more. I also wrote custom applications to integrate with sales and accounting software that ran in RPG on an AS400 mainframe. To the mainframe crowd I was a computer hacker but to our management and engineering personnel I was the entire in-house computer service center.A personal pleasure in solving puzzles led me into computer programming. Back in the early 1980s, desktop systems were just taking off. In many companies, existing talent from other areas of the shop manned the PC department. For me, this opened doors into the job of my choice.I would not change much concerning my computer work, but if I could start over again gaining an official education would be my primary concern.Programming and network management stir my mind and heart. There is great joy in the sense of accomplishment that comes from releasing folks from the mountains of hand-created paperwork that hinder a society that lacks computer access. Now days I suppose, it is more a matter of releasing them from inefficient software, virus attacks, and buggy hardware.Perhaps you wonder why I retired to the life of a writer rather than continuing in a field that challenges my intellect, motivates me to continue learning, and enables me to help people in the process. It falls back to my lack of an official education. In the early 1980s, ability sometimes exceeded the power of a certification or a degree. In fact, both Novell and Microsoft were just beginning to introduce their MCE and NCA and MCSE certification programs. At the time, I had gainful and rewarding employment. I thought myself too busy to take any classes and too capable to worry about certifications. The industry moved into a new phrase of skill recognition. I continued to perform without concern for what a future in computer networking might demand.It began in 1979 with a Tandy TRS-80 desktop system. At the time, I was sidelining as a writer. This moved me to look into the prospects of a computer as an authoring and editing tool. Around mid-1980, I switched over to an integrated Atari 800XL home computer. It was about that same time that Southeastern Metal Products moved me into the position of Production Control Manager of their 100+ employee shop. Since the inner workings of a computer intrigued me, I began to ponder how I could utilize a computer in the creation of our shop scheduling paperwork. So I wrote a program, sold the company president on the idea, and before long we had our first IBM XT sitting on my desk. From that point, each machine birthed the next and each custom application generated the need for another until suddenly I found myself installing my first Novell server. I later added an NT server and several tape, CD, and software backup procedures.My entire career in computer programming and computer networking involved a multitude of learning sessions. I was smart and counted myself as such. I rejected the AS400 and any attempts to integrate it more deeply into our internal company workings. In so doing, I further distanced myself from the educated crowd. It was a prideful and foolish behavior pattern.It is so strange. The very resistance that limited my education also enabled me to resolve software and hardware complications that the AS400 and the certified crowd deemed hopeless. I learned one important lesson: If a programmer can conceive the logic of a problem, he or she can write code that will activate that logic.In 1998, I opened a computer sales and service shop. I often subcontracted to a customer that held the Crown Service and the Burger King systems repair contract. They paid well, and the pay always covered my travel time as well as my labor time. I remember making a five-hour Sunday run to Asheville, N.C. for them only to discover that the supposed system problem was not what they had scheduled me to correct. They had shipped in an entire new server, but the unit merely needed a $35.00 external modem – a component that was not included with the new system. I had passed an Asheville located Best Buy on the way in and offered to go down and pick one up, but the service contractor insisted that I must use their components. I went back home with full pay. On the following Tuesday, they shipped in a new modem and paid me for a second trip to Asheville. I plugged the modem into the wall and the server. The pay came out to 5.5 hours. What a waste of funds.Just isolating a select software pack that performs all that I need without causing the system to crash can become the frustrating part of computer management. But it certainly does feel good when a plan comes together.I don’t have many regrets, but if I could reach back in time and give myself one single piece of advise concerning Novell, Windows, or anything else computer related, it is this: Go to college, and be sure also to collect as many certifications as your field of expertise provides.

ARE COMPUTERS BAD FOR CHILDREN?Computers are not bad for children. It is the use of computers without proper guidance from adults that is bad.
Computers, especially the internet, can be used as a useful teaching and learning tool for children. Even playing games can be good if the games are educational and interactive in nature. What we want to avoid are the mindless, addictive games and the time spent online on social media sites.In the past, parents had to deal with telephone usage and television time. Now, it is much more complicated with cell phones, computers and internet, iPads, iPhones and many other handheld devices. As a parent you must be ahead of curve. You must make these gadgets work for you rather than against you.Before you learn how to make use of the computer as a learning tool for your children, you must first learn how to control computer usage.So How Do You Set Rules For Children Using The Computer In Your Household?
Limit the hours or days spent online
Be consistent with your own guidelines or house rules
Always be aware of what your children are doing online. Know the sites they are visiting and the people they are chatting with.
Educate your children about the good and bad of using computers
If possible, sit down with your children to learn and play with them online
To make sure you get on the right start with computer usage at your home, sit with your child at the computer, learn with them, teach them using the computer, then educate them about computer use and what it means to be online
KIDS AND SOCIAL MEDIAIn addition to the basic rules of computer usage for children, you should do the following when it comes to children on social media sites.Monitor, monitor and monitor! Children are naive and will try to get away with what they think is OK even if you have told them otherwise.
Follow the minimum age limits set on social media sites. They are there for a reason. Don’t allow your 7 year old to have a Facebook account with 300 friends! 7 year olds should be exploring the physical world, reading and learning, not chatting on Facebook with cyber friends they don’t even know
Be your child’s first friend on Facebook if you can. Most children do not like this because they think mum or dad is invading on their privacy and they will be laughed at by their friends. The way around this is to refrain from commenting on their status updates. Unless your child stays very far away from home, there is no reason why something that can be said face-to-face in person should be said online on a Facebook page!
Constantly remind your children not to give away personal information online
Guide but don’t hover otherwise children may feel restricted and rebel
Establish a relationship of trust with your children so they can come to you
Explain to your child about cyber bullying and try to watch out for any signs of it
Make sure they post only appropriate pictures online
Monitor! Monitor! Monitor! You have to know what your children are doing online

Here are other extra things you can do for your children who are using computers.
Surf for kid friendly sites and bookmark them for your child, then let your children browse within the site you have identified as safe
If your child is very young, try to be around when they surf the internet
Always answer any question your child has about anything they came across on the internet
There are many kid friendly sites and useful, fun, interactive learning sites on the web for children. Make use of these to teach your children in a new and fun manner not possible in the past. The best thing is these resources are free! There are many excellent resources for children to learn and play online.Start early. Find good resources for children online then make use of these learning and playing sites to teach your children. Use computers as a teaching and learning tool. Make full use of the time your children spend online by guiding them to these sites. Sit with them, play with them, educate them. Keep the communication open between you and your children where computer usage is concerned. In this way, they don’t have to hide anything from you in later years about how or who they are spending their time online with. The computer does not have to be a source of argument in your home. Make it work for you!