When Americans think of education, they almost automatically think of public education. Through the years, it is slowly changing. Many parents today are deciding to home-school their children. Although most people think that a public education is better, most statistics and facts tend to show that home schooling is beneficial in more ways. It is estimated that parents are now teaching over two million children at home, rather than in public or even private schools.

Education in our public schools has been on the down slope for over twenty years now. Public schools have lost all values and biblical morality. This was what our country was founded on and it has been replaced with humanism. One example of humanism in our schools is that they teach evolution, not creationism. Some people believe that this problem is happening because of the removal of God and prayer in public schools; the U.S. Supreme Court did this in 1962. Beginning in 1962, SAT scores plummeted. Teen pregnancies, teen sexual diseases, teen suicides, teen alcohol, drug abuse, pornography, and illiteracy rates abruptly increased 200 to 300 percent (Klicka 48). Violence is one of the main

On the other hand, when adults think about educating their children, they often forget the option of home school. The idea of home schooling started many years ago, but it really began to flourish in the 1970. For many parents this was the only option, because either public schools lacked or the schools were too far away for their children to attend. In the present day, there are over two million children being home schooled by their mothers and fathers, that is a fifteen percent rise in home school students each year (Kennedy 1). Majorities of home school students are white middle class families, but minorities are finding that this option is also better for their children rather than the public schools. Some of the main factors parents find from home schooling are: the children often become more independent and more responsible with there behavior. It will also decrease the influence of peer pressure, therefore trips can be planned at the families convenience. Families can spend more time together, and there is usually less stress because the children do not have to rush out of the house every morning. These factors and many more, are why parents of today society are choosing this method.

Many people are concerned about the social factor of home schooled children. It a common belief that home schooled children will not develop the proper social skills to enable them to interact with others later in life. Home school children form their own social clubs. There are things ranging from their own basketball teams to 4-H Clubs. Some children even get together and go on field trips once a week. Social skills are no longer a problem for home schooled children.

The idea of public education has been debated for years. Students are being faced with so much violence and crime in today public school system that parents are forced to find a suitable alternative. In the past few years, home schooling has had a tremendous rise and has proved to be very successful in providing effective education. Home schooling is just an option that parents have to get their children away from corrupted public education system. Though this is not always the case for all students and all public school systems, it has shown true many times.

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