| Let's be honest: When people here the
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| | homeschooling resources that exist for
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| term "homeschooling", one of the first
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| | parents interested in taking charge of
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| images that pops into their mind is a
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| | their children's education. Many of
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| backwards, old-fashioned, inadequate form
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| | these programs are developed by
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| of education. However, it is true that
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| | professional educators and are accredited
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| for centuries, children have been taught
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| | programs that are recognized as valid
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| at home by their parents. This practice
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| | education curriculums. Students are
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| is in no way a new phenomenon and has
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| | encouraged to think for themselves and
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| helped produce many of history's greatest
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| | take ownership of their learning
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| movers and shakers! In contemporary
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| | experience.
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| American society, homeschooling has
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| | Some people might say that this
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| received a reputation for being a poor
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| | information sounds good in theory and on
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| way to educate children. This
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| | paper, but when it comes down to it, how
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| reputation, which is limited in
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| | do homeschool students perform compared
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| perspective, is neither fair nor
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| | to students from the public school? The
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| accurate.
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| | answer to this question would surprise
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| The education that homeschoolers receive
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| | many! "A 1997 study by Dr. Brian Ray of
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| is often more dimensional and diverse
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| | the National Home Education Research
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| than the standard means of education
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| | Institute (NHERI) found that home
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| received in a typical classroom. One of
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| | educated students excelled on
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| the greatest aspects of a homeschool
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| | nationally-normed standardized
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| curriculum is its flexibility. Learning
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| | achievement exams. On average,
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| a lesson about the Impressionist Art
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| | homeschoolers outperformed their public
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| period? Pack a lunch in a bag and the
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| | school peers by 30 to 37 percentile
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| family in the car, and head to the museum
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| | points across all subjects."
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| to see actual work by the artists you are
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| | Finding a program with high standards and
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| learning about. Learning about the
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| | that fits the needs of you and your child
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| wonder of birds in your science lesson?
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| | is important, but as you can see,
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| Grab a pair of binoculars and head
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| | choosing to homeschool your children
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| outside. These are both incredibly
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| | would in no way impair them for a bright
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| valuable experiences.
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| | future.
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| In addition, there are many great
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