Home Schooling

by Heidi Williams (Editor)

Overview

Should homeschooling be regulated? Does it endanger democracy? Can it be a feminist act? And does it have the ability to change the future of education? Questions such as these are tackled in this edition. Editor Heidi Williams collects a diverse set of voices on the topic, prompting readers to use analysis and inquiry to form educated opinions on this complex topic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737736861
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	10/06/2007
Series:	At Issue Series: Education
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

About the Author

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Table of Contents

Introduction     7
Homeschooling Is Becoming More Common Around the World   Mary Ann Zehr     10
Homeschooling Endangers Democracy   Randall Balmer     16
Homeschooling Does Not Endanger Democracy   Michael H. Romanowski     25
Homeschooling Should Be Regulated   Rob Reich     29
Homeschooling Should Not Be Regulated   Isabel Lyman     43
Homeschool Partnerships Benefit Public Schools and Families   Bradley K. Barrett     48
Homeschooling Is Good for Families   Blythe Brown     53
Homeschooling Is Not the Right Choice for Every Family   Dawn C. Pitsch     58
Homeschooling Is a Feminist Act   Cheryl Lindsey Seelhoff     63
Homeschool Students Excel in National Competitions   Andrea Neal     70
Homeschool Students Excel in College   Brian D. Ray     79
The Claim that Homeschool Students Excel Is Exaggerated   Dennis J. Willard   Doug Oplinger     88
Homeschooling Will Change the Future of Education   Robert Sanborn   Adolfo Santos   Alexandra L. Montgomery   James B. Caruthers     99
Organizations to Contact     107
Bibliography     111
Index     117

Editorial Reviews

Review: Home Schooling "Students researching these subjects will appreciate the brevity of the article excerpts along with the handy short summaries that precede them, as well as the introductions that carefully outline the issues."—KLIATT, January 2008

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