| For many families, home schooling children is | | | | |
| a viable alternative to public education for | | | | The teen years are an extremely important |
| several important reasons: Strengthening the | | | | time in the family building process. Spending |
| family, providing adequate education, and to | | | | six to eight hours away from the home can be |
| promote moral and religious values. | | | | very detrimental to a teen's ability to |
| | | | cement family relationships. Over time, |
| With a perceived declining in the educational | | | | subtle changes can erode family |
| quality of the public school system in | | | | relationships, especially during the more |
| America, many parents are coming to the | | | | tumultuous adolescent and teen years. By |
| belief that homeschooling can offer their | | | | providing a homeschool education, parents can |
| children a better education and result in | | | | prevent this erosion and help strengthen the |
| better opportunities later on in life. | | | | family bond. |
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| Educational Effects of Homeschooling | | | | Additionally, many people believe that public |
| | | | education is not up to the standards that a |
| Research on homeschooling thus far strongly | | | | home school education can provide. No one is |
| supports the thoughts of homeschooling | | | | more invested in a child's education than his |
| parents. An extensive nationwide study showed | | | | parents and a home school curriculum can help |
| that home schooled students outperformed | | | | a child's ability to learn. For instance, a |
| their public and private school counterparts | | | | school teacher may grade your child's paper |
| in every category. In fact, many homeschool | | | | and tell him which answers are correct, and |
| students are enrolled in a grade level that | | | | which are incorrect and leave it at that. But |
| is higher than their counterparts of the same | | | | parents who are homeschooling their children, |
| age. | | | | can spend time to explain to them why the |
| | | | answers are right and wrong, in order to help |
| Home schooled children have a higher rate of | | | | them learn more thoroughly. |
| high school graduation, a higher rate of | | | | |
| college attendance, and a higher rate of | | | | Also, many parents believe that a child's |
| college graduation. | | | | educational curriculum should include not |
| | | | only academic learning, but also the teaching |
| Homeschooling is About More Than the | | | | of morals, ethics, and values. According to |
| Education | | | | recent polls, about 77 percent of Americans |
| | | | identify themselves as Christians. Christian |
| But for some families, a better education | | | | values are an important part of our |
| isn't the only reason to homeschool. | | | | functioning society and providing children |
| Protection from the harsh world that | | | | with home schooling is a great way to ensure |
| encourages deviation from a successful path | | | | that they are social and moral values in |
| is another, as is the opportunity to | | | | addition to academic learning. |
| strengthen the family. | | | | |