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Homeschooling has grown rapidly in the United States, with over 2 million students now being homeschooled, a 75% increase since 1999. Parents choose homeschooling for a variety of reasons, with 31% citing safety concerns and 30% wanting religious or moral instruction. Homeschooled students typically perform well academically, scoring above average on standardized tests and in college entrance exams. They also tend to be well-adjusted socially and often participate in extracurricular activities through their community. While homeschooling families are not dependent on public funding, it does provide savings to taxpayers of $4.4-$9.9 billion annually in instructional costs.

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Homeschooling

Homeschooling has grown rapidly in the United States, with over 2 million students now being homeschooled, a 75% increase since 1999. Parents choose homeschooling for a variety of reasons, with 31% citing safety concerns and 30% wanting religious or moral instruction. Homeschooled students typically perform well academically, scoring above average on standardized tests and in college entrance exams. They also tend to be well-adjusted socially and often participate in extracurricular activities through their community. While homeschooling families are not dependent on public funding, it does provide savings to taxpayers of $4.4-$9.9 billion annually in instructional costs.

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The Controversy of

Homeschooling

Madeline, Michelle, Kayla, and Sandra

Learning Goal
Explain the pros and cons of homeschooling

Rapidly Growing
Today, over 2.04 million students are homeschooled

A 75% increase from 1999.

http://www.collegeathome.com/homeschool-domination/

Reasons Parents Homeschool


31% homeschooled their children because of issues such as safety,
drugs, or negative peer pressure in schools
30% homeschooled their children to provide religious or moral
instruction
16% homeschooled because they were dissatisfied with the academic
instruction available at other schools

http://www.ascd.org/publications/newsletters/education-update/nov07/vol49/num11/Supporting-Homeschool-Tea

Homeschooling FAQs
What subjects must be taught?
Language arts, mathematics, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, fine arts, and
physical development/health.
How many hours a day must a student be homeschooled?
There is no set time requirement.
Do you have to register a homeschool?
No
If a student is dropping out of a public school to begin homeschooling, does the school need to be
notified?
No

http://www.isbe.net/homeschool/faq.pdf

Facts
15% of homeschool families are non-white/non-hispanics
Many different curriculum materials, like a boxed curriculum set,
online materials, computer software programs, a distance learning
school, books from the library, etc.
Families in homeschool education are not dependent on public, taxfunded resources for their education.

https://www.time4learning.com/homeschool/homeschoolstatistics.shtml

http://www.nheri.org/research/research-facts-on-homeschooling.htm

Facts (Contd)
Public Education Partnerships
20 states have policies established by legal ruling that allow
homeschooled students to participate in some public school
activities.
Some also offer a form of distance and online learning
opportunities.
Education Tax Credits
Families who choose homeschooling save taxpayers (at least) $4.4
billion and $9.9 billion in instructional costs annually
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2008/04/homeschooling-a-growing-option-in-american-education

http://www.collegeathome.com/homeschool-domination/

http://www.collegeathome.com/homeschool-domination/

Social activities
Homeschooled students are commonly involved in field trips,
scouting, 4-H, political drives, church ministry, sports teams, and
community volunteer work

Successful
Home schooled kids typically scored 15 to 30 points above publicschool students on standardized achievement tests
Typically score above average on SAT and ACT
Typically score above average in tests of social, emotional, and
psychological development

http://web.b.ebscohost.com.cod.idm.oclc.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=96cbdf38-2281-4114-8c39-403a1416418e%40sessionmg

http://www.collegeathome.com/homeschool-domination/

As adults
Participate in local community service more frequently than does the
general population
Vote and attend public meetings more than the general population

http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED55623

Exit Slip
Now that you know more about the pros and cons of homeschooling,
what side do you take on it?
Please write a short paragraph about your views and why you chose
that side.

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