Homeschooling

 Homeschooling was once small, obscure and a wee bit scary.

As a group, they seemed to be running away from the immoral  school system, .

 Homeschooling  was brushed off as too quirky and fringe to be taken seriously.

But now it is growing:

It represents much of what is great about democracy, and simultaneously shows what is good and what’s going wrong with education in  the Schools today.

Homeschooling Is Growing Ridiculously Fast

 Homeschooling  because of the school environment of safety, drugs, and peer pressure.

While the growth of the homeschooling movement is positive,

it isn’t for everyone.

The schools continually pursue failed theories

The freedom to choose is a boon to homeschool education.

The freedom to choose another means of education—whether that’s private school, charter schools, or homeschool—because of dissatisfaction is a hallmark of democracy.

There are more opportunities than ever for parents to show their

The biggest shift in the homeschooling movement in the last few years is the development of more co-op type approaches for some specialised classes.

The heart of homeschooling is still  parents  teaching their own children.

But, there is a strong growth in shared speciality courses, especially at the secondary level.

Science, maths, history, and debate are very common courses for this shared approach.”

 Homeschooling is by no means at its pinnacle, both in numbers and execution.

As with any education, it will have gaps.

But the statistics, and reasons for their growth, should encourage public-school advocates to take a hard look at the issues causing parents to pull their children from that system.

Not every parent is in a situation that would allow him to homeschool his child, should he want to, and not every child would benefit from being homeschooled.

So while no system can be flawless, it should make changes where necessary to improve.

Homeschooling is growing, which benefits our democracy, but also telegraphs a warning to our national education system:

Make changes, or lose students.

As for homeschoolers, thank goodness they’re more mainstream and perhaps even trending.

Children are our future, and they’re the ones who are benefiting most from a specialised, hands-on, parent-led education.