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There is no better teacher for a child than a parent. Regardless of whether or not that parent has a teaching degree, that still holds true. Parents are expected to teach their children manners, etiquette and morals. Why should they not also be able to teach them reading, writing, math, science, etc? Are manners and morals any less important than addition or history?

We teach our children from the moment they are born. They learn to speak by mimicing what they hear. They learn to walk because they see other people walking around, and they copy those movements. They learn respect for others, kindness to animals, how to eat all because they watch and learn and we teach them to do what we do. Everything basic in their lives is something that they are taught outside of a formal institution. Why shouldn't we be able to continue to carry on the tradition of teaching our children by giving them instruction in their school lessons as well? We teach them that they should do their homework, don't we? How many times do parents sit down and help their children with their homework without a degree? Their teachers certainly aren't going to show up on everyone's doorstep and help the kids with their homework. If we are capable of aiding our children in doing their homework without a degree, then why shouldn't we be the ones in charge of their formal education?

Educating our children, regardless of their age, is an act of undying love and affection. You don't need a degree to love a child, you don't need a degree to have a child, so it is unnecessary for parents to be required to have a degree to teach a child. As long as you are teaching them right from wrong, teaching them to be better citizens along with their everyday lessons in the curriculum put forth by your state, there is no reason why your child's education should be placed in the hands of someone who is potentially overworked and less able to give your child one on one, individualized attention, which could mean the difference between a good education and a poor one, or high test scores or low ones, simply because they hold a degree and you do not.

A recent study commissioned by the Home School Legal Defense Association used three tests commonly used in the United States-the Iowa Basic Tests, California Achievement Test and the Stanford Achievement Test -to determine test scores of home schooled students in comparison to public school students nationally. For some, the test results might be surprising. For those of us that homeschool, the results affirmed the statement at the beginning of this article. There is no better teacher for a child than a parent.

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