Say No To Homeschooling

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Gabriel Montiel Dr. Dautermann ENC 1101-DM 163 22/11/11 Say NO to Homeschooling. School has always been a place where kids can go and have fun with their friends. In my opinion, school isn’t just about doing homework or taking quizzes. It’s a place where you spend the day and you can hang out with all of your acquaintances and still learn something by the end of the school day. Homeschooling on the other hand, deprives children of socializing with other kids their age on a day to day basis, and therefore, Homeschooling should not be an option. As of January 11, 2011, there are about 2.04 Million Home-Educated students in the United States. It continues to grow every year by an approximate rate of 2% - 8 %. (Brian D. Ray, Ph.D.)The following graph shows several reasons why parents decide to keep children at home and educate them themselves. Number and percentage of homeschooled students in the United States, by reason for homeschooling: 1999, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) | Reason for homeschooling | Number of homeschooled students | Percent | s.e. | Can give child better education at home | 415,000 | 48.9 | 3.79 | Religious reason | 327,000 | 38.4 | 4.44 | Poor learning environment at school | 218,000 | 25.6 | 3.44 | Family reasons | 143,000 | 16.8 | 2.79 | To develop character/morality | 128,000 | 15.1 | 3.39 | Object to what school teaches | 103,000 | 12.1 | 2.11 | School does not challenge child | 98,000 | 11.6 | 2.39 | Other problems with available schools | 76,000 | 9.0 | 2.40 | Child has special needs/disability | 69,000 | 8.2 | 1.89 | Transportation/convenience | 23,000 | 2.7 | 1.48 | Child not old enough to enter school | 15,000 | 1.8 | 1.13 | Parent's career | 12,000 | 1.5 | 0.80 | Could not get into desired school | 12,000 | 1.5 | 0.99 | Other reasons* | 189,000 | 22.2 | 2.90 | (US Department of
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