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Less families homeschooling primarily for religious reasons

By Alliance Alert

CNN / Belief Blog: "Welcome to homeschooling 2010. It?s no longer a solitary exercise for many parents? it?s communal. Many families are now sharing ideas about teaching and taking turns as teachers. In effect, they?re creating their own 'shadow schools' . . . According to the US Department of Education , 1.5 million children are taught by Mom and Dad. That?s up 74% since 1999 . . . Studies used to show that most parents decided to homeschool for religious reasons, but that?s not the case anymore. In a 2008 study, 36% of families listed religious and moral values as the main reason for homeschooling. But, another 38% said the primary reason they homeschool is because they don?t like the school environment or the way teachers teach?those numbers are also way up from a few years ago."

Full post as published by Constitutionally Correct on September 21, 2010 (boomark / email).