School is moving right along.
You are thinking about next year. Perhaps books have been ordered.
And then the second-guessing commences. And the self-doubt kicks in.
Are you going to ruin your children by homeschooling them?
According to the National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI), you are. You are ruining their chances for only average scores on standardized academic achievement tests. It turns out that homeschool students “typically score 15 to 30 percentile points above public-school students.”
Additionally, you are ruining their chances of being dependent on their peers for their self-image, opinions, and life choices.
Are you a certified teacher? Are you “only” a mom? Rich? Poor? According to NHERI, it doesn’t matter. These factors have no bearing on your students’ academic achievement.
While NHERI states they cannot prove a cause-and-effect relationship between homeschooling and these positive results, the studies do show a strong correlation.
So, are you ruining your children by educating them at home? I’ll let you decide.
Yours for a more vibrant writing class,
