Home Schools, Alternatives, post-pandemic
Posted: Tue May 18, 2021 12:21 pm
Home schools, faith-based schools, have been important topics on MD+MN.
i’d prefer to add to an existing thread. if/when existing topics are found, they are welcome here.
“New Census Data Show Homeschooling Tripled During the Pandemic—And One Key Group is Driving the Surge”
Once they experience the full freedom and flexibility of homeschooling, many parents and children won’t ever want to return to a coercive classroom.
https://fee.org/articles/us-census-home ... -response/
i’m happy when parents are empowered and involved in their children’s education. We did not home school, but were always involved in our family’s school and church life. We had various friends that home schooled in the 1980’s-90’s, with excellent results.
In my area, home schools and faith based schools, private schools are thriving - even before the pandemic.
My first choice would be for public schools to be reliable centers of ed for all children, all socio-economic backgrounds.
Unfortunately, partisan politics increasingly dominate.
From what i observe, all parents who are able to sacrifice BOTH time AND money, choose alternatives.
It is a sacrifice, a labor of love.
i’d prefer to add to an existing thread. if/when existing topics are found, they are welcome here.
“New Census Data Show Homeschooling Tripled During the Pandemic—And One Key Group is Driving the Surge”
Once they experience the full freedom and flexibility of homeschooling, many parents and children won’t ever want to return to a coercive classroom.
https://fee.org/articles/us-census-home ... -response/
Presumably, “The Narrative” will be that this is “nothing.” 100% expected. No surprises... In addition to massive overall growth in homeschooling, the survey results also revealed increasing homeschooling rates across all races and ethnicities.
While the homeschooling population has become more demographically diverse over the past decade,
the Census Bureau found that the number of black homeschoolers increased nearly fivefold between spring and fall of 2020,
from 3.3 percent to 16.1 percent. This black homeschooling rate is slightly higher than the approximately 15 percent of black students in the overall K-12 public school population.
The new Census data confirm what previous surveys have shown while also suggesting a tripling of the homeschooling population from its pre-pandemic levels. ..
i’m happy when parents are empowered and involved in their children’s education. We did not home school, but were always involved in our family’s school and church life. We had various friends that home schooled in the 1980’s-90’s, with excellent results.
In my area, home schools and faith based schools, private schools are thriving - even before the pandemic.
My first choice would be for public schools to be reliable centers of ed for all children, all socio-economic backgrounds.
Unfortunately, partisan politics increasingly dominate.
From what i observe, all parents who are able to sacrifice BOTH time AND money, choose alternatives.
It is a sacrifice, a labor of love.