| Multiple problems have been on the rise over the | | | | to be forced to be socializing with the |
| last few decades in public education and as a | | | | out-of-control, belligerent, destructive and |
| result the number of families who keep their | | | | disrespectful element of students that is found in |
| children out of schools for homeschooling has also | | | | every school. |
| been on the rise. | | | | Many people wonder what kinds of activities are |
| One of the largest groups of homeschoolers are | | | | appropriate for such schooling and if it takes up |
| Christians, who seek to support and defend their | | | | the whole day. Each family has the ability and |
| values by teaching their children at home because | | | | choice to structure their day, their lesson plans, |
| many feel that the standards of morality and | | | | and their activities as they see fit. |
| conduct are undermined in the public school | | | | Homeschooled children learn by reading, through |
| system. | | | | conversations, by means of structured play, by |
| Many other families opt for homeschooling as well, | | | | taking outside classes, through volunteering with |
| even without the Christian foundation, because | | | | local agencies, and from working as apprentices or |
| they have concerns about the examples that are | | | | interns in work settings. |
| set for their children by the out of control | | | | In general, each day homeschoolers have free |
| behaviors in many public schools, by the disregard | | | | time on their own, in the comfort of their home |
| for authorities in classrooms, and through the | | | | surroundings, during which they can read, write, |
| influence of drug use, alcohol use, and promiscuity | | | | draw, play, build, work on math problems or |
| that is flaunted in the hallways. | | | | create science experiments. |
| There are many homeschooling resources and | | | | There is also usually some time set aside to |
| homeschool support groups available to help any | | | | spend with their parents in order to get guidance |
| parent who is concerned about the quality of | | | | or ask for help with something, to talk and |
| education that is found in public schools, in addition | | | | discuss topics of interest, or to work on a project |
| to the many bad influences. | | | | in tandem with the parent, or siblings, or both. |
| The support groups usually organize locally and | | | | In addition, some home schooling families |
| have regular newsletters and meetings and often | | | | participate in outside activities such as scouting |
| the group will organize discussion groups, establish | | | | programs, classes in musical instruments, |
| sports teams, start writing clubs, and even | | | | discussion groups, or athletic individual activities or |
| organize field trips, which helps to lighten the | | | | team sports. |
| burden of the parent having to do all of those | | | | Extracurricular activities can be an important way |
| things independently. | | | | for homeschoolers to interact with peers, and |
| This type of group is also a good way for | | | | such programs are available for homeschooling |
| homeschoolers to be able to socialize with people | | | | children equally as much as for students enrolled in |
| outside of their families. Socialization is one of the | | | | the local schools. |
| main issues that critics of the homeschooling | | | | Because all families contribute to the financial |
| movement point to as being a problem. | | | | support of public schools through taxes, all children |
| However, in response, parents who homeschool | | | | in the community can avail themselves of school |
| are equally quick to point out that they would | | | | sponsored programs. |
| rather have their children be under-socialized than | | | | |