Homeschooled students prove themselves to be no less than their counterparts in regular schools. Last week, The Albuquerque Area Home School finished first in the middle school division at the New Mexico Science Olympiad 2006. While I had the misconception that many parents preferred homeschooling because of the expenses incurred on education this article says otherwise.
Parents cite many reasons for deciding to opt out of formal education and teach their children at home. In the NCES study, 31 percent said they were concerned about drugs, safety or negative peer pressure in schools; 30 percent wanted to provide religious or moral instruction while 16 percent said they were dissatisfied with academic standards in their local schools.
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