California State Center Wiki: Reasons Given By Parents For Homeschooling Their Child In California

Reasons Given By Parents For Homeschooling Their Child In California

Recommended Books for California Home Schooling:

The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook by Dr. Raymond and Dorothy Moore

By the child specialists who shared in the founding of modern homeschooling, the Moore Formula uses methods proven by thousands of the world's most seuccessful families. Dr. Raymond Moore is a former U.S. Department of Education programs officer.

Family Matters

Why Homeschooling makes sense

Homeschooling for Excellence

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Here are some of the many reasons that California parents give for homeshooling their child: (Extrapolated from national server in 1999)

Can give child better education at home (48.9%)
Religious reasons (38.4%)
Poor learning environment at school (25.6%)
Family reasons (16.8%)
To develop character and morality (15.1%)
Object to what school teaches (12.1%)
School does not challenge child (11.6%)
Other problems with available schools (11.5%)
Student behaviour problems at school (9.0%)
Child has special needs / disability (8.2%)
Transportation / convenience (2.7%)
Child not old enough to enter school (1.8%)
Want private school but can not afford it (1.7%)
Parent's career (1.5%)
Could not get into desired school (1.5%)
22.2% of parents give additional reasons for the choice to homeschool their child:

It was the child's choice
Allows parents mroe control over what the children are learning
Parents wanted year-round schooling

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