| Why Parents Choose a Home School
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| | the state in which the family resides
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| Education
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| | will have to approve a decision to give a
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| An increasing number of children today
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| | child a home school education. The person
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| are receiving a home school education.
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| | taking on the responsibility of
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| The reasons for making the choice to
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| | homeschooling must be certified to be a
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| homeschool their kids varies from family
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| | home teacher, the curriculum must follow
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| to family but there are three main
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| | the state curriculum, and the text books
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| reasons why parents are removing their
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| | and other educational materials to be
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| children from the public school system
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| | used must be approved by the state.
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| and giving them a home school education.
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| | Although this might seen like undue
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| The first reason is that the public
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| | interference in what is a matter of
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| education system in the United States is
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| | personal choice, the state has a
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| struggling to provide a proper education
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| | responsibility to ensure that all
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| for the nation's children with out of
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| | children receive an adequate standard of
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| date text books, run down school
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| | education and checks will be made to
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| buildings and inadequate equipment.
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| | ensure that any child being kept away
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| Provision of a home school education
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| | from public school is being properly
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| enables the parents to have control over
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| | educated.
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| the quality of the educational materials
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| | A home school education might mean that a
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| used by their children and the general
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| | child is deprived of certain
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| conditions in which they are educated.
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| | opportunities which would have been
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| The second reason is that parents wish to
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| | available within the public school
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| assume more control over the influences
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| | system. There could be difficulties in
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| their children will be exposed to. This
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| | providing facilities for athletic
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| is often on the basis of religious
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| | children to realize their potential.
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| grounds but, very often, it is simply
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| | Musically talented children could be
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| because a home school education will
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| | similarly disadvantaged. In some states
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| ensure the child learns the values upheld
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| | there is provision for children receiving
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| by the family and is taught from an early
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| | a home school education to take part in
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| age what behavior is appropriate.
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| | amenities such as being able to attend
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| Unfortunately, many public schools have a
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| | sports lessons and join after-school
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| poor reputation for instilling good
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| | clubs. However, the level of assistance
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| discipline in students. This often
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| | provided to homeschooling parents is not
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| results in badly behaved children
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| | uniform and varies a lot from state to
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| disrupting lessons and preventing their
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| | state.
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| peers from getting the full benefit of
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| | The final potential disadvantage to
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| classes. Discipline and the upholding of
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| | affect children receiving a home school
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| proper standards of behavior is an
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| | education is that they will not develop
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| important part of a home school
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| | the social skills which will be important
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| education.
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| | as they grow up. Social interaction with
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| The third reason many parents choose to
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| | their peers and with adults outside the
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| give their children a home school
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| | family is essential if a child is going
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| education is fear for their safety.
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| | to grow up with a properly balance
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| Violence is on the increase everywhere
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| | personality and a reasonable level of
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| and the public school system has not
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| | social skills. These developmental issues
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| escaped this trend. Violence in the
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| | can be fairly easily overcome if the
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| public education system is getting worse
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| | child lives in a state where
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| and the individual acts of violence are
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| | homeschooling parents are given support
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| more serious. Since the shocking events
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| | and the child receiving a home school
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| at Columbine High School there have been
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| | education is accepted into classes and
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| further tragedies involving firearms
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| | extra-curricular activities.
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| where teachers and students have been
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| | The decision to keep a child out of the
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| injured or killed. A home school
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| | public education system is not one any
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| education ensures the safety of children
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| | parent would make lightly and any
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| who would otherwise be seriously at risk
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| | weighing up of the pros and cons must
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| of harm.
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| | take into account the level of support
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| The Disadvantages of Opting For
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| | the state will provide. However, if the
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| Homeschooling
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| | public school system continues to
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| Providing a home school education is not
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| | deteriorate, the number of children
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| simply a matter of parental choice. In
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| | receiving a home school education is
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| most cases the state education board of
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| | bound to increase.
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