From Booklist: The Current Controversies series examines today's most important social and political issues. Each volume presents a diverse selection of primary sources representing all sides of the debate in question. "These are excellent resources for research or debate that will rouse students interested in contemporary and controversial topics."
Item details
ISBN:9780737741407 (hardcover)
ISBN:0737741406 (hardcover)
ISBN:9780737741414 (pbk.)
ISBN:0737741414 (pbk.)
Physical Description:print 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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