Catholic homeschooling: parents teach their kids for a variety of reasons. (mainly white middle-class religious-based home schools)(Faith Education in the Home)

From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: August 29, 1997| Author: Marrin, Pat | Copyright information

The Pittsburg diocese's guidelines for homeschooling and the reminder that the bishop is the chief catechist is a way to standardize the Catholic homeschooling movement, and is not a wedge to drive parents away from the Catholic church. The reasons why Catholics homeschool, is discussed.

The Pittsburgh diocese this month published a set of guidelines for Catholic homeschoolers, a move believed to be a first and one that could signal a willingness on the part of the wider church t...

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