How does a homeschool education compare to a traditional education?
Homeschooled children test above average regardless of income, race or parent’s level of education. For instance, the Washington Homeschool Research Project has analyzed the SAT scores of homeschooled children in Washington State since 1985. One significant achievement of homeschooled children is that the National Merit Scholarship Corporation has chosen significant numbers of homeschooled high school seniors as semifinalists. Patricia M. Lines, “Home Schooling,” ERIC Digest, no. 95, April 1995, EDO-EA-95-3. Ray, Brian “Home Education across the United States,” p. 6. “Semifinalists in the 1998 Merit Scholarship Competition,” National Merit Scholarship Corp., Evanston, Ill., 1997, pp. 14-92. Then, of course, there is the anecdotal evidence. Homeschoolers have frequently been the winners in spelling bees and other national events.
