Many parents decide to home school their children for academic and religious reasons. Another, often times hidden, advantage of home schooling is the fact that families have extremely flexible schedules, as noted by Susie Aasen, a veteran home school mother, in The Olympian.
Home schooling families can take vacations anytime of the year and aren’t at the mercy of the local school district. Also, home schoolers are brought up in a learning friendly environment and are taught that learning happens everywhere. Therefore, vacations are really just an extension of the home school education.
Vickie Suarez makes a compelling argument for home schooling in her article published in The Star-Gazette earlier this week. The fact of the matter is that home schooling is on the rise in America, despite bogus claims from critics about socialization and academic issues. These claims are of course bogus because study after study has shown that home schoolers, on average, out perform public school students academically and also participate, on average, in about five extra-curricular activities.
Suarez and her husband are no different than most parents. They want what is best for their children and she explains their decision to home school their children. She also argues why home schooling is the best form of schooling for a child.
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