I love the flexibility of homeschooling. Teaching my kids at their level at their pace makes so much more sense for us .
Entering into public school at six years old with a hundred or so other children and being expected to arrive on graduation day thirteen years later all having accumulated the same level of knowledge at the same pace just doesn't make that much sense to me. It doesn't seem realistic or achievable. According to CNN the graduation rate in our country is 73%. That is not to say that homeschooling is the answer for everyone just because it was the answer for us. Schools need to get away from their assembly line thinking and actually teach the children so that they can learn at their pace and ability level.
Not everyone can afford to have a parent stay home to teach but if vouchers were available as they are in some areas for private and charter schools then it might be more accessible. These are the children who in twenty years or so are going to be our doctors, lawyers, soldiers and politicians. I want them to have the best education possible, don't you?
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