Homeschooling is better than public school

OK, let's get started.1. "Children that are homeschooled are actually falling behind," Do you want more studies? Fine. http://www.washingtontimes.com... Exact quote: " The results reinforced previous home-school studies conducted over a period of 25 years. Five areas of academic pursuit were measured. In reading, the average home-schooler scored at the 89th percentile; language, 84th percentile; math, 84th percentile; science, 86th percentile; and social studies, 84th percentile. In the core studies (reading, language and math), the average home-schooler scored at the 88th percentile. The average public school student taking these standardized tests scored at the 50th percentile in each subject area." That was written in August 2009, less than four years ago. The stats were almost exactly the same as my last study. Homeschooling has worked better academically than public school for the last 25 years.2. "It also takes away time and hurts the family budget." Facts are better than thought every time. According to the Education Department, there is no significant difference between the income of a public school family from a homeschooled family. That completely destroys my opponent's idea that homeschooling puts significant pressure on a families income. http://www.intellectualtakeout.org...3. "Not only that but it drives parenents crazy to be around their kids 24/7!" Homeschooling is a choice. If parents don't want to do it, they can ship their kids off the the mediocre public school down the street.4. "Homeschoolars themselves say that they aren't socialy integrated. Take me for instance being at a private school I was the most hated person, then after I made it to high school after being one year removed from being homeschooled I was and still am the most hated person here.(sic)" It seems to me that you have some social issues that you are blaming on your one year of homeschooling. That shouldn't make you the most hated person at your school. Studies show that it takes at least two years of homeschooling to change anything in a person's academics or social standings. Plus, as I have already shown, sociologists say that homeschoolers are better suited for socializing than public schoolers.5. "It actual drives families appart. It makes things annoying and tends to give families Cabin Fever and people like to get away from each other.(sic)"- Again, homeschooling is a choice. When homeschooling is done for years, that usually means that the parents and children enjoy it. Again, studies show (as I gave sources to in the last round) that the more time a parent is around a child, the better that child will become. I am guessing that the occurrence that you are giving is what happened during your one year of homeschooling, correct?You seem to have had a really bad experience with homeschooling and don't have real sources to back up your claims. If you had a bad experience, I apologize, but please back up what you are saying with statistics and examples. Your case could be a isolated case for all we know, but you haven't given us any other examples or studies backing them up.Back to my contentions...1. More Academic Success: I have already shown above another study that says that Homeschoolers are better academically than Public Schoolers.2. Better Socially: Whoa, boy... I like this article: http://www.washingtontimes.com... Exact quote: "When measured against the average Canadians ages 15 to 34 years old, home-educated Canadian adults ages 15 to 34 were more socially engaged (69 percent participated in organized activities at least once per week, compared with 48 percent of the comparable population)." This study shows that homeschoolers are better off socially not only while in school, but also once they graduate.3. Increased Parental Bond: Yet again, Homeschooling is a choice. If it isn't working, parents can quit, but 86% of homeschoolers said in a survey that they had a great bond with their parents and that they learned good moral values from them. (Dobson, 2002). I would also like to add a quote from the Washington Times article I posted above: "Average income for home-schoolers also was higher, but perhaps more significantly, while 11 percent of Canadians ages 15 to 34 rely on welfare, there were no cases of government support as the primary source of income for home-schoolers. Home-schoolers also were happier; 67.3 percent described themselves as very happy, compared with 43.8 percent of the comparable population. Almost all of the home-schoolers — 96 percent — thought home-schooling had prepared them well for life." Studies, surveys, and authorities have all said it: Homeschooling is better.