School is Out on Home Education

School is Out on Home Education: how to approach the fastest growing alternative to public school : 

School is Out on Home Education: how to approach the fastest growing alternative to public school

Home Education in America: A brief history : 

Home Education in America: A brief history In early American history and at common law, parents had both the right and the duty to educate their children Massachusetts passed the first compulsory attendance law in 1852, and by the early 1900’s, every state had followed suit Soon after, homeschooling became the exception rather than the general rule

Home Education Today : 

Home Education Today Starting around the 1970s, home educators began lobbying and litigating to regain the right to teach their own children Home education is currently the fastest growing alternative to public school While home schooling may seem unnatural or counter-culture to some, it is merely a return to historical precedent

Growth of Home Schooling in the U.S. : 

Growth of Home Schooling in the U.S. Note: Based on a summary of statistics from (a) Bielick, Stacey. (2008, Dec.). 1.5 Million Homeschooled Students in the United States in 2007. U.S. Dept. of Education (Nat’l Center for Education Statistics); (b) Lines, Patricia M. (1991, Oct.). Estimating the home schooled population (working paper OR 91-537). Office of Educational Research & Improvement, U.S. Dept. of Education; (c) Lines, Patricia M. (1998, Spr.). Homeschoolers: Estimating numbers & growth. U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research & Improvement, Nat’l Institute on Student Achievement, Curriculum, & Assessment; & (d) Ray, Brian D. (2008, July). Research facts on homeschooling.

Why Home Schooling? : 

Why Home Schooling? Note: Source of Statistics – Bielick, Stacy. (2008, December). 1.5 Million Homeschooled Students in the United States in 2007. U.S. Dept. of Education (Nat’l Center for Education Statistics). Total not 100 due to rounding.

How Should Society Approach This Re-emerging Trend? : 

How Should Society Approach This Re-emerging Trend? Support? OR Suppress? What are the results of this trend when compared to the goals of public education?

Purpose of Public Education : 

Purpose of Public Education A B C Teach children reading, writing, & arithmetic Promote civic involvement Help ensure people integrate well into society

Does Home Education make the Grade? : 

Does Home Education make the Grade? A Note: Ray, Brian D. (2000). Home schooling: The ameliorator of negative influences on learning? Peabody Journal of Education, 75 (1 & 2), 71-106.

Are the Home Educated Civically Involved? : 

B Are the Home Educated Civically Involved? Source of statistics are (a) Nolin, Mary Jo; Chapman, Chris & Chandler, Kathryn. (1997). Adult civic involvement in the United States: National Household Education Survey [NHES]. U.S. Dept. of Education. Publication number NCES 97-906. Available at http://nces.ed.gov/pubs97/97906.pdf, and (b) Ray, Brian D. (2005). Worldwide guide to homeschooling. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman, Publ.

Are the Home Educated Involved in Their Communities? : 

C Are the Home Educated Involved in Their Communities?

$$ Cost Comparison $$ : 

$$ Cost Comparison $$ Note: Per-child costs do not include all costs of education; for example, it does not include capital expenditures in public/state schools. Sources of Statistics are (a) National Education Association. (2008). Rankings and estimates 2008. Retrieved from http://www.nea.org/home/29402.htm, & (b) Ray, Brian D. (2005). Worldwide guide to homeschooling. Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman, Publ.

Concerns About Homeschooling : 

Concerns About Homeschooling “Socialization” Child abuse Non-certified teachers Curriculum Vaccinations Lack of opportunity (band, sports, acting…) Social Isolation Lack of integration (language)

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Higher academic achievement Greater civic involvement Greater community and social involvement Lower Cost of Education Benefit to the State?

Is Home Education Winning the Public Relations Department? : 

Is Home Education Winning the Public Relations Department? Coming full circle? Declines are generally not internal Home Schooling banned abroad The United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child being used to ban home schooling U.S. offers asylum to home schooling families Home schooling illegal in the U.S.? Heavy regulation?

Moving Forward: How Should Public Policy Approach Home Education? : 

Moving Forward: How Should Public Policy Approach Home Education? States should support home education The U.S. Should Reject treaties (CRC) being used to limiting Parental Rights States should remove burdensome regulation Tax Credits at both state and federal level Allow partial enrollment for clubs & athletics

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