1. perform at or above grade level in greater numbers than non-homeschooled children
2. use drugs less
3. use cigarettes less
4. are less likely to act out violently
5. are sexually active later
6. break the law less
7. are socialized more effectively
Besides, if Hillary Clinton is against it, it has to be a good system! The less your kids are exposed to the "it takes a village mentality" the better, especially when the "village" is a morally bankrupt school system. As a case in point, in the City of Oakland, CA, a few years ago, the School Board decided that its failing African American students needed to be taught in "Ebonics" , this after putting them in CHINESE BILINGUAL classes for years to prop up that failing program. NO WONDER THEY WERE FAILING.
More on homeschooling in the US at http://www.nheri.org/ http://www.hslda.org/research/default.asp http://www.homeschool.com/
Daniel - I think you've made the right decision wrt your children; if I had small children today I'd seriously consider homeschooling them.
Cheers - Viviana
George Pinto wrote:
Daniel - Any study done on how homeschool children do with respect to social skills? Inter-personal
skills? Briefly, what are some of the advantages/disadvantages of homeschooling, both short-term
& long-term?
George
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