Part Three Click here to read Part 1 or Part 2 before proceeding with Part 3 of this series The solution to the problems facing our youth may well be a return to tradition and education at home. This system is the one under which we evolved, and it is a system that is quantifiably superior than public schools in terms of student performance and success in later life. Study after study has shown a consistent correlation between homeschooling and success when compared to peer groups in the public education system. In a 1997 study, homeschooled students were shown to perform on average in the 87th percentile in reading, 80th…

Part Two Click here to go back to Part One The blame doesn’t lie entirely on the schools, however. Parents and the home environment they create for their children play a huge part in the development of young minds. The breakneck pace of today’s society has resulted in potentially dire consequences. For example, the US Department of Health and Human Services estimates that America’s children spend an average of seven hours a day engaged in various forms of screen-based entertainment. Other data gathered by the agency indicates that many children as young as two have free access to tablets and smartphones in their play areas. This constant access to devices…

As I am very busy at the moment, my wonderful husband has taken the time to reproduce a paper he wrote for his college English class titled “Homeschooling: an alternative to Public Education”. It will be published here in three parts over the next few weeks. His article clarifies some of the reasons for which we are considering homeschooling our children. Some of the statistics regarding our Public Education system might surprise you! Homeschooling An Alternative to Modern Public Education Part 1 In today’s America, society has become plagued by numerous systemic issues. Not least among these are high crime rates, degeneration of popular culture, political strife and others. However,…