| Let me mention the subject of Home Schooling. | | | | These curriculum companies are providing parents |
| What thought immediately comes to mind? There | | | | with easy, different and even customized options |
| have always been many views of home schooling. | | | | for home schooling.Home schooling just trend |
| There are varieties of opinions ranging from great | | | | right? No. In 1999, the National Center for |
| parents to troublemakers. Most of the negative | | | | Education Statistics reported an estimated |
| thoughts of home schooling are based on rumors | | | | 850,000 students nationwide were being home |
| and preconceived ideas. Out of all thoughts about | | | | schooled (10). The numbers are estimated to |
| home schooling, socialization is one of the first | | | | grow due to the popularity and the knowledge of |
| things that come to mind. | | | | home school benefits being explored. More |
| The most debated topic among home schoolers | | | | parents are taking the home school route for the |
| and non-home schoolers is this issue of adequate | | | | safety and academic achievements of their |
| socialization for home schooled children. Some | | | | children. Home education is nothing new; it has |
| think that home schoolers do not get enough | | | | been around for years. According to the famous |
| socialization. They feel since the children are home | | | | Artist Leonardo Di Vinci, and Inventors Alexander |
| for school this makes the child become socially | | | | Graham Bell, Thomas Edison and few presidents |
| deprived. Home schooled children are not socially | | | | of prestigious colleges were home educated along |
| deprived.As a home schooling parent, and from | | | | with many other famous trailblazers |
| my personal experience my children are more | | | | (Home4schoolgear.com). Only in recent years has |
| social at times than I am. Many studies support | | | | home education been media news. Home |
| the home school academic benefit, but what | | | | schooling as shown its solid foundation in |
| about social aspect? Are home schoolers missing | | | | successful results through time. Still there are |
| proper socialization? Is there a right solution for | | | | those that have debated the choice of home |
| the socialization problem? Is there a socialization | | | | education.Home education has grown so much |
| problem at all? With the growth of home | | | | that most cities have home school groups for |
| schoolers seen recently are we bound to have | | | | support, courses, activities and much more. There |
| future generations of socially deprived | | | | is also Home School Legal Defense Association to |
| misfits?What is home schooling anyway? Why is | | | | support families with home school legal issues. |
| the choice a debated topic? Is it just a passing | | | | There are home schooling magazines, clothing and |
| trend? Home schooling is home education. This | | | | more. Will the growth of home schooling have an |
| educational decision is a parents' choice and right | | | | effect on public schools? Some feel that home |
| to teach his or her children one on one at home. | | | | schooling directly effects the public schools. There |
| This option is legal in all fifty states. Home | | | | have been arguments that home schooling can |
| schooling options have grown greatly due to | | | | have an effect on public schools in positive or a |
| many accredited curriculum providers targeting | | | | negative ways.Paul T. |
| the large growing market of home schooling. | | | | |