Making the decision to homeschool your children can be very positive for families for a host of different reasons. However, as a parent and not a professional, trained and licensed educator you may not feel confident in teaching all academic or subject areas, especially as your child progresses up through the grades and starts working on high school curriculum requirements. When this happens you can supplement your homeschool teaching by hiring homeschool teachers in Maryland.
Sources for Teachers
These professionals are available through a range of different sources. Some homeschool teachers in Maryland may be referred to you by other homeschooling parents, which is often a good referral source. You may also find some homeschool teachers in Maryland advertising through local homeschooling publications or even through social media sites and websites. You can also choose to go through an agency, often a tutoring service, which provides teachers that can assist in homeschooling services.
The latter is a great option as the professional homeschool teachers in Maryland that work through these services are fully vetted as to their professional qualification. In addition they will also have a complete background check, giving you peace of mind in having the individual in your home and with your children.
Plan to Interview
Regardless of where you get the referral for homeschool teachers in Maryland it is essential that you complete an interview of the professionals. Try to schedule at least 3 interviews and preferably more to give you a comprehensive understanding of the quality of professionals as well as their experience and training.
Questions that you should ask each of the homeschool teachers in Maryland that you interview include:
- What are your years of experience in education and in homeschooling?
- What is your professional license and what are your certifications?
- What is your level of expertise in the given subject matter or in working with children that have the same difficulties or challenges that my child is facing?
- Do you have any references or referrals that I can talk to about your services to their family?
- What curriculum, textbooks and resources do you use and why?
You should also ask specific questions about scheduling, working together with the parents, and how information will be communicated between the family and the homeschool teachers in Maryland you are considering.
We pre-screen all the homeschool teachers in Maryland that we provide.
