Alternate School Option

An Alternate Schooling Option Many parents come to a point that they start thinking of the best schooling option to take to help their child achieve academic success. Public school is the most popular option for most parents to choose due to the fact that it is the most common schooling option. Homeschooling normally pops up in this search, but is quickly dismissed due to the beliefs that they have heard. A popular belief is that students are not successful in their studies and have a hard time competing with public school kids in academics, or that homeschooled students are socially hindered. One major doubt for parents is that they are not capable of homeschooling their children successfully. Homeschooling can be an excellent option for parents to help their children succeed. Studies show that many of these popular beliefs are untrue. …show more content…
A popular option on public school vs. homeschooling is deciding if the curriculum is equivalent. Homeschooling students being able to test the same, or near public school students is an excellent sign that the homeschooling curriculum available is equivalent to the public school curriculum. This an excellent comparison between homeschool student’s and public school student’s academic ability on standardized tests. Both types of students can be successful, this clearly shows in these test results. In 2007, studies prove that homeschool students are successful by scoring in the 65th to 80th percentile on standardized tests (Ray). This successfully proves that homeschooling curriculum does reach the standards of public school curriculum. In 2005, the National Home of Education Research Institute revealed that homeschooled students were repeatedly scoring as well or higher on standardized tests compared to public schools