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In the United States, every child has the right to an education and is required by law to attend school.The government provides an enormous number of public schools throughout the country, free of charge,in order to ensure education for all, yet there are families who choose to homeschool their chil...

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Published in:Academic leadership (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Tenn.), 2011
Main Authors: Fox-Garrity, Bonnie, Fiedler, Roger, Garrison, Mark, null, null
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Language:English
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Summary:In the United States, every child has the right to an education and is required by law to attend school.The government provides an enormous number of public schools throughout the country, free of charge,in order to ensure education for all, yet there are families who choose to homeschool their childreninstead. Hill (2010) explains that "homeschooling is not a new phenomenon. In colonial days families,including wealthy ones, educated their children at home, combining the efforts of parents, tutors, andolder children" (p.1). He goes on to mention how colonial rural one-room schoolhouses provided aplace for the children of several families to study together under the direction of a teacher whoimplemented their personal program of instruction.
ISSN:1533-7812
1533-7812
DOI:10.58809/QVXI1299