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In AC read how American Schools Get a Failing Grade How American Schools Fail Our Children
Would you send your child to a school that doesn't teach them, properly? Would you want your tax dollars to go toward a Principal's dinner, instead of needed books and supplies? Did you know that the FCAT wasn't really made to qualify or judge your child's performance? If your son or daughter had a deficit in an area, would you allow them to be condemned for it, publicly? Would you move to an area that 'claimed' to have the best schools, if you knew the test that determined this - was fixed? If you're sending your child to a public school, you're already forcing your child to deal with these situations, and more!
Many of us are interested in educational issues, this website should come in handy for everyone interested in education, I intend to make use of the Education Bill Tracking Database a lot.
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National Charter School Watch Blog explains the difference between homeschoolers and students who do public school at home and why it is important to differentiate between the two.
- Homeschooling is not a public school choice
Homeschooling is not a government program. It is an education option as separate as non-government funded, private education.
Options such as charter schools and public virtual schools are choices which are not independent of public schooling.
Homeschooled students are not under federal NCLB requirements, nor are they required to keep state learning standards.
To those who would seek to vilify others for acknowledging public school-at-home is not homeschooling, I would encourage tolerance for other’s viewpoints and a greater respect for our homeschool diversity.
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Read The Seduction of Homeschooling Families by Chris Cardiff
Do the public school authorities feel threatened by homeschooling? Judging by their efforts to lure homeschooling families into dependence on local school districts, the answer is apparently yes.
For the last several years, homeschooling has been the fastest growing educational alternative in the country. Estimates of its growth rate typically range from 15-25% annually. Homeschoolers are notoriously difficult to count, however, the National Homeschooling Research Institute believes that currently 1.2 million children homeschool today. While this constitutes only about 2% of all school age children, it’s more than 20% of those outside the government educational system. And, with a 20% annual growth rate, another quarter million children will join the homeschooling movement this year.
The sheer number of homeschoolers represent a distinct threat to the hegemony of the government school monopoly. Qualitatively, the academic success of homeschoolers, measured by standardized test scores and recruitment by colleges [1], debunk the myth that parents need to hire credentialed experts to force children to learn.
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