Homeschooling Argumentative Essay

Homeschooling has been a topic of much controversy. It has attracted the attention of media, psychologists, writers, bloggers, teachers and parents. Attention which is not always positive. Research has shown that there are many parents who consider homeschooling to be a better op-tion than public school. Homeschooling is favorable for the parents who have a strong opinion about their child’s religious beliefs and unique learning needs. Homeschooling may be concern-ing to the parents that believe public schools are providing the child with a balanced and struc-tured curriculum, that will benefit the child and allow their social development to progress. Inter-acting with peers that offer different backgrounds and behaviors could be of benefit …show more content…
Those who chose not to homeschool often assume that there is a high possibility that it would be more difficult for homeschoolers to attend college. “According to the HSDLA, homeschooled kids score above the national average on college admissions tests. Ap-proximately 50% of homeschooled children go on to attend college, which is the same number as children in public schools.”(Karen …show more content…
Some are stricter than others and some don 't require much information to carry on with their homeschooling choices. A prob-lem that many homeschoolers face is receiving credit for the years that they spent being home-schooled. These are all issues that are slowly being solved. There was a bill that will slowly start to change the way homeschooled athletes are looked at. Homeschoolers are now able to compete for local high schools Texas. This is something that homeschooled athletes were unable to do before the Tim Teabow Bill was passed in the state of Texas. “Tim Teabow Bill has been passed by The Texas House of Representatives and then signed into law, it will allow homeschooled athletes to compete for local high school in Texas.”