| The face of schooling has changed over the | | | | Socialization is a primary concern of many |
| years. From learning at home from one's | | | | parents who provide a home school education |
| family, to one room school houses that served | | | | for their children. While students can learn |
| as the classroom for children of many ages, | | | | the "Three R's" at public school or at home, |
| to schools housed in massive buildings where | | | | they also need to learn how to share, listen, |
| students have access to resources that used | | | | take turns, and get along with others. |
| to be reserved for the finest universities, | | | | Students who are receiving a home school |
| schools have constantly evolved throughout | | | | education are often enrolled in clubs, |
| contemporary history. Today we are witnessing | | | | sports, and other extra curricular activities |
| a reversal of that trend as more and more | | | | that will help develop the child's |
| students find themselves out of the public | | | | socialization skills. Educational resources |
| schools and back at home receiving a home | | | | are another element of education in which |
| school education. There are many reasons | | | | home school education must strive to match |
| that parents may opt to provide their | | | | the level of the public schools. Public |
| children with a home school education. Some | | | | libraries, internet, and specialized home |
| parents prefer a home school education | | | | school education publishers and curriculums |
| because public schools are not legally | | | | can help parents provide an adequate and |
| allowed to provide religious guidance and | | | | effective home school education for their |
| instruction. Other parents may believe that a | | | | children. Ultimately what matters most is |
| home school education can provide higher and | | | | that our children are educated. Recent |
| more stringent academic standards, or a safer | | | | studies show that children receiving a home |
| learning environment than the public schools | | | | school education perform as well, and in many |
| can offer. For others, a home school | | | | cases better, than their counterparts in |
| education is the best option because the | | | | public and private schools on standardized |
| parents travel extensively, or the child has | | | | tests. That success has continued even after |
| special needs that are best met at home. For | | | | students leave the comfort of a home school |
| those reasons, and many more, home school | | | | education and move on to colleges and |
| education is a booming business that is | | | | universities. Parents who feel that their |
| gaining momentum with each passing year. For | | | | education options are lacking might consider |
| those who are considering home school | | | | a home school education. It could be the best |
| education, and those who are already engaged | | | | fit for their child and their family's needs. |
| in that endeavor, there are several factors | | | | |
| on which to focus. Public schools offer more | | | | For easy to understand, in depth information |
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| home school education needs to fill those | | | | 2 Home School. |
| gaps in order to be most effective. | | | | |