Homeschooling
Item details
- ISBN: 9780737741407 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0737741406 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780737741414 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0737741414 (pbk.)
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176 p. ; 23 cm. - Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009.
Contents / Notes
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-168) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword -- Introduction -- 1: Why Do Parents Choose To Homeschool? -- Chapter preface -- Homeschooling helps black children gain educational equality / Jennifer James -- Homeschooling enables a rightly ordered life / Sally Thomas -- Homeschooling allows parents to teach their religious convictions / Mark Field and Christine Field -- Homeschooling provides the best education / W A Pannapacker -- Homeschooled children learn life lessons / Christina Rosales -- Homeschooling benefits special needs children / Meg Grooms -- 2: Is Homeschooling A Good Option? -- Chapter preface -- Yes: homeschooling is a good option -- Homeschooling works better than traditional public education / Kate McReynolds -- Homeschooling is a widely misunderstood movement / Rachel Gathercole -- Homeschoolers are excelling / Andrea Neal -- No: homeschooling is not always a good option -- Homeschooling is not for everyone / Carole Moore -- 3: Should Homeschooling Be Regulated? -- Chapter preface -- Yes: homeschooling should be regulated -- States must maintain control and oversight of education / Louis A Greenfield -- Educational welfare must be monitored / Meg Jalsevac -- No: homeschooling should not be regulated -- More regulation or oversight of education is not needed / Anne Basso -- Homeschooling freedoms must be maintained / Larry Kaseman and Susan Kaseman -- Parents can legally instruct their children / Deborah Stevenson -- 4: Should Homeschooled Children Have Access To Public School Resources? -- Chapter preface -- Participation of homeschoolers in public school extracurricular activities should be allowed / State of Pennsylvania -- Homeschoolers deserve equal access to extracurricular activities / Alabama EqualAccess -- Homeschoolers have the right to participate in after-school activities / Provo Daily Herald -- No: homeschoolers should not have access to public school resources -- Allowing access to public school resources may harm homeschooling / Valerie Delp -- Homeschoolers should be denied access to public school resources / Sherry F Colb -- Sports are an extension of the classroom and should thus exclude homeschoolers / Preston Williams -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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