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Homeschool Academic Achievement: Education Method vs. Demographics

Homeschool Academic Achievement: Education Method vs. Demographics

by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Homeschooling, Issues

Rodger Williams November 29, 2018 Question: Is the observed high academic achievement of homeschoolers due to the method of education or just due to homeschooler demographics? Homeschool critics prominently voice — without supporting evidence — conjectures...
An Argument For More Data and Less Ideology

An Argument For More Data and Less Ideology

by Homeschooling Backgrounder | Issues

Mary Rice Hasson Fall 2012 Excerpt: This essay looks first at the current homeschooling landscape, noting key changes that have swept through the homeschooling movement over the past several decades. Next it analyzes some of the assumptions implicit in the current...

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