Parents choose to home school their children for several reasons but a survey in 2007 concluded that the three main motivations were:
-- Concern about the school environment - including worries such as drugs, child safety or dangerous peer pressure
-- Dissatisfaction with academic standards or teaching at the local institution
-- To give their child specific moral or religious education
2. 1
Overview
Parents choose to home school their children for
several reasons but a survey in 2007 concluded
that the three main motivations were:
-- Concern about the school environment -
including worries such as drugs, child safety or
dangerous peer pressure
3. 2
Overview
-- Dissatisfaction with academic standards or
teaching at the local institution
-- To give their child specific moral or religious
education
4. 3
Facts
In 2007, the number of homeschooled students
was about 1.5 million, an increase from 850,000 in
1999 and 1.1 million in 2003. The percentage of
the school-age population that was homeschooled
increased from 1.7 percent in 1999 to 2.9 percent
in 2007.
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Facts
The increase in the percentage of homeschooled
students from 1999 to 2007 represents a 74
percent relative increase over the 8-year period
and a 36 percent relative increase since 2003. In
2007, the majority of homeschooled students
received all of their education at home (84
percent), but some attended school up to 25 hours
per week. Eleven percent of homeschooled
students were enrolled in school less than 9 hours
per week, and 5 percent were enrolled between 9
and 25 hours per week.
