I was homeschooled by a combination of my parents and various tutors over the years. Pretty decent education.
I can see that being possible. I'm sure it gets a bad reputation when it can still be successful. What else can you tell me about it?
Yeah, a bad rep for sure because it's a less formal way of educating kids. But if the parents really care, it can even be better than public schools.
Are there any specific facts or statistics that you can tell me about it?
are about 1.7 million homeschooled students in the United States.
On average, homeschoolers score at or above the national average on standardized tests. Homeschool students have been accepted into many Ivy League universities.
History.
For most of history and in different cultures, the education of children at home by family members was a common practice. Enlisting professional tutors was an option available only to the wealthy. Homeschooling declined in the 19th and 20th centuries with the enactment of compulsory attendance laws. However, it continued to be practiced
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