Common arguments about the strengths and limitations of home schooling.(education, United States)

From: The Clearing House | Date: November 1, 2001| Author: Romanowski, Michael H. | Copyright information

Today in American culture, few people are unfamiliar with home schooling. Most either know someone who home schools their children or have heard of a family that has selected this increasingly popular alternative to public and private school education. By all accounts, the movement has been growing steadily over the past few years. The U.S. Department of Education estimated that approximately fifteen thousand students were home schooled in 1984, with that number increasing to betwe...

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