Why do people choose to homeschool?
The reasons given for homeschooling are as varied as the people who choose this option. Many families have seen dismal headlines documenting the educational and social failings of public schools and don’t want to risk their children’s becoming part of those statistics. Some have children with special needs—everything from health problems, handicaps, and learning disabilities to exceptional talents and giftedness—which they feel cannot be effectively met in a traditional school setting. Some recognize the impracticality of expecting a single teacher to understand, manage, and educate 20+ students at a time and don’t want their children to “fall through the cracks.” Others want to foster close family relationships and extend a discriminating hand over the social influences to which their children are exposed. Still others cannot afford private schools for their children and see homeschooling as an alternative. But probably the most often cited reason parents choose to homeschool is the f
