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outline - The Home Schooling Movement
Course: RDG 071, Spring 2009School: Moraine Valley...
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Home The Schooling Movement I. Home Schooling A. Definition 1. Children are not sent to school and receive their formal education from one or both parents. B. Court decisions / state requirements 1. meet standards 2. legal forms and affidavits II. Supporters A. less expensive B. more efficient C. alleviate school overcrowding D. added curriculum not available in schools E. strengthened family relationships F....
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Home The Schooling Movement
I. Home Schooling
A. Definition
1. Children are not sent to school and receive their formal
education from one or both parents.
B. Court decisions / state requirements
1. meet standards
2. legal forms and affidavits
II. Supporters
A. less expensive
B. more efficient
C. alleviate school overcrowding
D. added curriculum not available in schools
E. strengthened family relationships
F. lower dropout rates
G. students learn at own rate
H. increased motivation
I. higher test scores
J. discipline reduced problems
K. parents reinforce moral values
III. Critics
A. few parents can provide educational advantages
B. Some parents have an inadequate educational background and
training
C. fewer technical resources
1. some are equal to what the schools can offer
IV. Sociological concerns
A. restricted social interaction
B. no pupil-teacher relationship
C. may develop a distorted view of society
1. no experience of diversity
2. may not be able to function in a large multi-cultural world
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