Pros+-+Introduction

Homeschooling has increased a lot over the past couple of years. It is increasing a growth rate of 7 to 15 percent a year. [|(Shaw, par. 1)] "Homeschooling is defined by Preiss (1989) as the educational alternative in which parents/guardians asssume the primary responsibility for the education of their children." [|(Homeschooling And Socializing of Children, par. 1)] Families provide homeschooling with curriculum, teaching methods, and technology. Study shows that the parent responsible is almost never a trained proffesional. [|(Fredrick M. Hess and Joleen R. Okun 1)] Also that one-fourth of families have one licensed parent and three-fourths of homeschooling families do it becuase of religious concerns. [|(Fredrick M. Hess and Joleen R. Okun 2)] Homeschooling is beneficial for families because parents are more effective than teachers, there is emotional freedom, and studies show homeschooled kids outperform other kids. 