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Before making the decision to homeschool, you need to consider potential advantages and disadvantages.

Parents need to consider if they have the time, temperament, and training to adequately homeschool a child.

Success in homeschooling often depends on parents' time, temperament, and willingness to train.

In the aftermath of COVID-19 and the shutdown of in-person classes, there has been a rising number of children being homeschooled. What is contributing to that? For one, some parents are dissatisfied with the quality of public schools and the perceived quality of that education. Second, many parents are concerned about their children’s exposure to school-related problems, such as bullying, peer pressures, access to drugs, etc.

The research comparing traditional in-class education with homeschooling is mixed and there is no clear evidence that one is better than the other. Part of the problem is methodological because of who chooses homeschooling (for you research methods junkies, children are not randomly assigned to homeschool vs. traditional, so comparisons are........

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