Is Home Schooling the Best Choice of Education?

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This paper defines home schooling, explores the issues of quality education between parents and schools, describes what is involved in home schooling, the social aspects of home schooled children, and beliefs expressed by home schooling parents.

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"Recent studies show the amount of Home schooling families is rising annually by 25 percent. According to Jenny Murphy, a staff writer at Speakout.com, "About 1.5 million U. S. children are being taught at home. That's about 2 percent of all U.S. school aged children." Home schooling educators say there are many reasons why Home schooling is becoming popular; however, dissatisfaction with an inadequate school based education is the leading cause. Furthermore, Home schooling educators argue that public and private schools do not focus on religious or moral values, and children in public schools have a lack of positive socialization. Dana Hawkins, a CNN reporter comments, "In fact, this year's Florida Education Department Survey found that 61 percent of parents ranked dissatisfaction with the public school environment and instruction as the primary motivation for home schooling topping religion, listed by 21 percent for the second year in a row." Traditional teachers take on a very different view. They argue that no matter how devoted a parent is to their child's education, there are certainly some things that a Home school setting cannot provide. For instance, a Home school setting cannot provide a variety of classes that are available at public and private schools, and Home school educators cannot provide the variety of socialization skills and experiences that traditional schools offer. In addition, traditional teachers feel that a Home schooled student's education may suffer because the appointed educator may not be qualified to teach materials correctly."

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