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August 19, 2005

Homeschoolers Proving Skeptics Wrong

Posted by Eric at 10:08 pm. Filed under: General

Central Indiana Homeschool blog pointed me to this article by John Haney about homeschooling’s rising popularity.

Home schooling is a growing trend earning more respect. Its supporters say that’s because it is getting results.

Statistics from the Dept. of Education show that children who learn at home read better and do better in math.

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Home school students have standardized achievement test scores nearly 35 percent higher than public students. That means more and more elite colleges are choosing home school students in the application process.

Future employers are also taking notice.

Check out the whole article.

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