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From a post in this morning’s Orlando Sentinel:
Homeschooling continues to grow in Florida, says this report, compiled in October. What I found a little surprising is that homeschooling numbers are growing faster than they’ve grown in years.
Last school year, 60,913 kids studied at home — an increase of almost 8 percent over the previous year.
The article online contained two responses. They speak for themselves, Parents at the Helm:
As a public school teacher, I recommend to all my friends homeschooling or sending their children to private school. The time we waste teaching to the test has taken over the classroom. There is not a lot of real education in any public school classroom these days. I certainly would not let my child attend any Florida public school — even my own!”
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“Very true. As long as we cater to the bottom 25% it makes home school a much more viable alternative. The old argument about missing some of the scope of their education is nearly obsolete…”
Link to this page
How do they figure those numbers? Do they include charter school and virtual school students as 'homeschoolers'? Or is that a count of just independent homeschoolers?
Mary, even the author of the piece said she was going to dig deeper to get some answers. Believe me, I'll be watching it. Pretty interesting, eh?