Parent-teachers want safety first
BevK February 20th, 2006
http://washingtontimes.co…92135-4461r.htm
When considering education, parents have several choices. They can use the public school, pay for private education or choose home-schooling. The method of education that is the least familiar but also the fastest growing is home-schooling. Many observers who recognize that home-schooling is growing between 7 percent and 15 percent per year are asking the question — what motivates a parent to home-school?
How do you fit in the Dept of Ed survey? My primary reason for homeschooling is reason number two with number three close on its heels.
The top reason for home-schooling, which was cited by 31.2 percent of parents, was safety concerns in public schools.
The second most common motivation, which was identified by 29.8 percent of parents, is the ability to teach from a religious perspective.
Rounding out the top three is the desire for a more academically rigorous education, which was identified by 16.5 percent of parents.
