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Introduction

“Almost 1.1 million students were homeschooled last year, a 29% increase since the last government survey in 1999” (Feller). Homeschooling can be

defined as the practice of teaching one’s own child(ren) at home as opposed to sending them to a traditional public or private school. Although it has

been around for quite some time, there is no definite point at which homeschooling began. It became legal in the United States in 1993. As its name

suggests, homeschooling generally takes place in one’s home. The parents serve as not only the teachers, but also as tools for learning.

Homeschooling parents cite many reasons for homeschooling their children. A major reason is that they wish to teach religion and good morals to their

children and allow for flexibility about what they are being taught (Lindstrom). “The government has eliminated God from the classroom and too often

replaced him with anti-life, anti-family curriculum that misses life’s deepest meaning” (Gilgoff). Other parents were concerned with the safety of the

environment in traditional schools such as drugs, gangs, and other bad influences (Feller). Homeschooling should be discouraged because it can

damage a family socially, mentally, and financially.