You can use the Five Question Survey of Education Responsibility to clarify your view of the proper balance between parental and governmental control of a child's education. The survey shows Americans favor moving away from 'public schooling' if private scholarships available for the poor. The most vocal and organized home-schoolers have tended to be the religiously motivated, often conservative Christians. And they still make up a lion's share of the home-school ranks. But a new breed of home-schooler is emerging as well, motivated not by religious doctrine but by very real concerns such as school violence, poor academic quality, and peer pressure.
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National Homeschool Association People are born ready to learn. Learning involves everyone everyday. Living and learning are not separate activities. Learning cannot be contained in a place or time. Learning is too wonderful and powerful to limit it by turning it over to conventional schools.