Homeschool success: Evaluating academic and social development in homeschooled children 25 Articles

by Michelle Damon

Is homeschooling a better option than publicschooling? As an individual who has had the opportunity of experiencing both I would say that there are greater benefits to home schooling. The numbers of homeschoolers are incre...read more

by Nan Keltie

Reviewing the academic and social development of America's earliest students will light a fire in your home-school hearth! Consider this: no colorful charts or maps adorned their walls; no extra-curricular activities were...read more

by Erinn Soule

It is difficult to say which children do better with learning, home-schooled children or public school children especially when comparing children's aptitudes. I am a mom of four, homeschooling one of them so I feel I have...read more

by Giles Day

The question being asked is a comparison of the academic and social development of home-schooled children. In reality, this should be a moot point.That is the whole purpose of homeschooling.The key word here is "should" be...read more

by Lloyd Duncan

When making the announcement that you are going to homeschool your children, many will still consider it a social and academic death sentence to your children. When in reality, nothing could be further from the truth. More...read more

by Vivian Patton

Homeschooling is becoming a vast movement these days due to the academic and social success achieved by the home educated. These findings caught my attention and I decided to do an extensive research about this new trend. ...read more

by Karen Salstrom

Successful and homeschooling are words that fit very nicely together. Though nay sayers may provide anecdotal examples to the contrary, over all the typical home-schooled child is successful in both academic and social se...read more

by Christine Burkman

Homeschooling is one of the best choices I ever made as a parent. At any juncture it can be a positive experience for both the child and the parent. Even the family as a whole. My decision to home-school my oldest (he is ...read more

by Vanessa Jones

I am grateful for the excellent education I gained as a homeschooled student. My mother's dedication, confidence, hard work, love, and insight led her to be a wonderful teacher. She took the time to organize extra-curric...read more

by Lonely Boy

Homeschooling, which also called as home school or home education, is a kind of education for children at home that typically taught by parents or guardians. It takes place at home rather than in a public or private schoo...read more

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by Kari Stokes

Frances Thomas's article introduced a new perspective and blurred my previously solid opinion about the detriment of homeschooling. While I feel strongly about the positive impact that a public school education can have on...read more

by Grace Ferguson

Is the institution in danger of becoming "a thing of the past"? I posed this question to eight parents in an office environment, and received a resounding, "Yes!" Enter homeschooling, the institution's rival. Homeschoo...read more

by Chris Poston

Home schooling your child is a big decision. There are many reasons children are home schooled. Some of them are legitimate reasons such as religious convictions, wanting to be more involved in the raising of your child, r...read more

by Miss Boo

I was terrified when my mother told me she was going to pull me out of school 15 years ago. She claimed I would have a "better education at home." My friends laughed at me, scoffed at the idea, and made me feel terrible ...read more

by Sara Monge

When I was a child a battle raged between my parents and our extended family hinging around the fact that my brother and I were being home schooled. Since both of us graduated as valedictorians of our high school with man...read more

by Sarah-Chris H.

Homeschooling. Once something only religious people did is now turning into a safer way for kids to learn. Why? Because the public schools in this country are becoming worse and worse each year. What people don't understan...read more

by A.K. Murphy

Homeschooling is becoming more accepted in society as a way for children to receive a good education. Many children who are homeschooled do go on to find success in higher education and in the workplace. I was homeschooled...read more

by Radhamani Sarma

It was some five decades ago, that I had the rigour and the privilege of undergoing home school Study under the tutorial guidance of my grandfather in India. My father was a central government employee and he used to have ...read more

by T.L. Hale

As a parent considering home schooling, it was very important to me to research my son's chances for succeeding both academically and socially, not only through the high school level, but throughout college and beyond into...read more

by Ashley Hester

I went to public school from kindergarten until seventh grade, then my Mom and I moved to a town that only had one High School for the entire county. It was very over populated. Well my sister was already homeschooling her...read more