Homeschooling Is O.K

O.K will be defined as: Satisfactory. In this case, I will prove that homeschooling is a satisfactory education.Thanks to my opponent for accepting. I know my arguments are long, but please don't forfeit. I've been getting it a lot lately. Anyhow, on to the actual debating part.Just a disclosure: I am strongly for homeschooling, even though I go to a public school.--The Con-- In many homeschool debates, it goes like this for the con: -Limited Social life-Different person-Bullying-Less education.I can assure you, I have a rebuttal ready for each one of these. Now, let's see what arguments I have stored.--Argument I: Statistical evidence-- As many know, a ton of tests have been run on homeschooling to try and determine if it is good or bad. And all of the graphical results and statistics I found point towards the fact that homeschooled children actually do better in life than the publicly schooled kids. All sources will be included at bottom of page, as stats come from five different graphs.Sub point I (1 and 4): First, I would like to take a look at the national percentile regarding homeschooled kids and public schooled kids. These will be split up into five categories: reading, language, math, science, and social studies. Of course, the average percentile for public schooled children is 50, right in the middle. Now, for the homeschooled children, the national percentile jumps off the page. Thy score an 89 in reading, 84 in language, 84 in math, 86 in science, and 84 in social studies. On average, the percentile is about 35 higher when the children are homeschooled compared to private schooled.Initial source: Homeschool Progress Report 2009, Dr. Brian D. Ray.Sub point II (2): The second statistical category I would like to point out is DSS score, which marks how wise a student is. Both public schooling and private schooling start around the mark of 150-155 in the beginning of grades (the first grade.) However, the homeschooling starts at around 170, proving that students are smarter being homeschooled right off of the bat.At the end of the 10th grade, the scores are far apart. Public schooling is at a 250 score, private schooling is at a 270, and homeschooling is from the 290-300 range. This proves that homeschooled children are smarter than public schooled children, which means they got a good education.If you are still not convinced, the data was conceived by a guy who wanted to disprove homeschooling, but instead proved that it was better, convincing himself. Initial Source: Lawrence Rudner and Dr. Jay L. Wile.Sub point III (3): The third statistical category I would like to point out is the test scores of average homeschoolers. Upon looking up statistics, I found a considerable difference between the public schooling scores and the homeschooling scores.These statistics, also in the form of percentiles, were similar to the first sub-point of this argument. However, the statistics are not the same, just similar.When the average homeschooled child has a parent with a university graduate, their percentile is 87, which is 27 higher than homeschooling (60). The part that most supports my point, however, is that 27 is the closest these two come together. With other education (such as secondary diploma), the homeschooled/public schooled difference settles in at about +38 for homeschooled children.So far, all three of my points have shown that now only is homeschooling a satisfactory way of education, but that it is also considerably better than public schooling.Initial source: Worldwide Guide to Homeschooling by Dr. Brian D. Ray of NHERI, 2002Sub point IV (5):The fourth (and last) statistic I would like to point out is not very educational, but rather proves the satisfactory the homeschooled have on their lives compared to the rest of the United States of America.It is pretty surprising that the difference between the rest of the U.S and U.S homeschooled children is so drastic. Only 27.6% of Americans are happy with their life, while 59% of home-educated people are. In a similar subject, 47.3% of Americans think their life is exciting, while 73% of homeschooled people think that theirs is exciting. So in conclusion, home-educated people also have a better life.Also, homeschooled people have better moral obligations than the rest of the U.S, with 88.3% part of a community organization (compared to just 50% of the U.S.) Then, 71.1% of normally do community service, while just 37% of Americans do community service. Lastly, 76.5% usually go to Church, compared to a (sad) 16% of the rest of the U.SInitial Source: Homeschooled and now Adults.In conclusion, homeschooling means smarter people with better moral obligations. 4 statistical graphs from reliable sources prove my point. I will add more arguments in the last round. For now, I hand my debate over to the con side. Thank you for reading. (1) http://www.homeschoolpassion.com...(2) http://www.homeschooling-family.com...(3) http://totustuusfamily.blogspot.com...(4) http://oregonfaithreport.com...(5) http://lindyhomeschool.blogspot.com...