Is Distance Learning Right for Our Family?

Is Distance Learning Right for Our Family?

The quiz below is self grading and your score will show you where you might have difficulties when participating in a distance education program. Your score will not be recorded and is for your own personal use.
No mater what your score open minded parents and students can make minor adjustments in how they view learning from home and become very well suited for distance learning.
This test might also prove beneficial in pointing out problems that can be headed off before they arise. You may realizing that you long for alone time, away from the kids. So you can make sure that you find plenty of outside activities for them to attend or you hire someone to take your kids for a few hours each day and make sure they log on to Burton's Garden of Schools and complete their necessary hours of school work. No matter what the test reveals to you please read the "A day in the life" links at the side of this page to get a better idea of what Burton's Garden of Schools can do for your day today!

This quiz is strictly for your information. No information is transmitted to Burton's Garden of Schools.

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How do you feel when school lets out for break (Select one)
What break? We have always homeschooled.
Relief that the kids will be home for the next several days or weeks.
Happy we always have things planned for our family together time.
Hurried because I have to set up different arrangements for while I am at work.
Disappointment that all my quiet hours will be filled with noise.

How do you feel when a new school year begins (Select one)
PARTY! How can we celebrate this momentous occasion?
Anxious about who will be my child's teacher and how they will get along.
Worried or fearful for my child's safety both physically and from peer pressure or bullies.

Do you enjoy the day to day process and responsibility of your children's education? (Select one)
Some might say that I'm a bit of a control freak about my child's studies.
I think that my biggest struggle with distance learning might be limiting my teaching load and letting the teacher and the program define my child's lessons.
I'm not sure that supervising their time and making sure they are on task is enough for me.
I am ready for someone else to plan my child's lessons and curriculum.
It intimidates me and I always find a school or support system to do most or all of it for me.

When given a task to complete or a goal to achieve with a distant deadline, my child (Select one)
Is done well before the deadline and the work is top notch
Is done well before the deadline but the work has to be redone
Completes the task on time, the work is above average
Completes the task on time, the work is average
Completes the task on time and the work is not up to par
Has to be reminded often to stay with the task but does good work
Has to be reminded often to stay with the task and the quality is lacking
My child has never completed/been assigned a long term project

What kind of parenting do you practice? (Select one)
I'm a fairly permissive parent who believes that the only way kids will effectively learn anything about life is to have room to make their own mistakes
I'm a fairly strict parent
On some things I am strict, others I am permissive. It depends on the situation

What professional goals do you have for your child? (Select one)
They plan to work for someone else/factory/business
They plan to open their own business/farm
They plan to be an artist/musician/writer
They plan to be an professional athlete
They plan to be in the Olympics

What are your school choices right now? (Select all that apply)
I would never consider traditional education for my child
There are no good school options locally
I might consider enrolling my child in a local school after enrolling in a Distant Education school to catch-up.
Our local schools are excellent, I am considering Distance Education as enrichment for my child.

The reason I am looking into Distance Learning is (Select all that apply)
we want our child to have a high school diploma
child/family services problems due to homeschooling
my child has learning disabilities/giftings that require specialized attention
lifestyle choices such as homeschooling/frequent moving or travel/Missionary
safety concerns for my child
my child wants to graduate early
my child needs to focus on their gift in music/art/writing/athletics/etc
Level out their education so that we can enroll them in a more challenging school environment.

Burton's Garden of Schools camp options

5. We will be at every camp we can attend	4	3	2	1. We will not be participating in camps

When I discussed the possibility of distance learning with my child, they were

5. very interested	4	3	2	1. completely opposed

At Burton's Garden of Schools, your child will socialize with children and teachers from all around the world. While teachers are professing Christians, they are from many denominations.

5. I am excited that my child will interact with so much cultural diversity	4	3	2	1. I am very concerned about my child's exposure to other cultures and Christian beliefs

When it comes to technology and computers, our family

5. Very computer Literate. We always have the latest technology	4	3	2	1. We are not very computer literate. We will need a lot of advice on what kind of computer and services to purchase.

In our family, we view our children's education as

5. Critically important to our children's future success	4	3	2	1. Required by the government

When watching movies or surfing the web,

5. We pay very close attention to ratings and always use parental controls for the internet and TV.	4	3	2	1. We encourage our children to police themselves.

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