Michael Smith is the president of the Home School Legal Defense Association. Home School Legal Defense Association is an organization which protects the rights of parents who choose home education as their way to satisfy compulsory attendance law in the various states and Canada. Micheal Smith discusses how more and more parents are recognizing the need for more parental involvement with their child's education. This leads to the consideration of homeschooling as an alternative. He discusses the benefits to homeschooling and believes homeschooling is very beneficial for children. The author provides a good article to help parents who are considering homeschooling.
Cox, R. S. (2003, January 17). Home Schooling debate. CQ Researcher, 13, 25-48. Retrieved November 15, 2009, from CQ Researcher Online, http://0-library.cqpress.com.skyline.cudenver.edu/cqresearcher
Rachel S. Cox is a freelance writer in Washington, D.C. She has written for Historic Preservation magazine and other publications. She graduated from Harvard College in English. In this homeschooling debate the author brings up very good points about both homeschooling and conventional education. Advocates of home school say it is the best way to assure a high quality education while critics argue that removing children from public schools threatens democracy. Critics also believe that it keeps students away from other students and adults from different social economic backgrounds. Rachel discusses this criteria in a very detailed explanation of both sides, depending on one's views will determine which they believe is better.
Hill, Paul T. "Home Schooling And The Future of Public Education." Peabody Journal of Education 75.1/2 (): 20-31. Web. 16 Nov. 2009.
Paul T. Hill is the John and Marguerite Corbally Professor of Public Affairs at the University of Washington-Bothell and director of the Center of Reinventing Public Education. His work focuses on reform of public elementary and secondary education. The article discusses homeschooling and what it looks like for the future of public education. Paul Hill talks about the public school system and how home school parents do not like the system and how certain things are being done. Homeschooling will limit public school enrollment which reduces the amount of money the state provides, this being one example of the harm that is being done to public school education.
Haverluck, Michael F. "Socialization: Homeschooling vs. Schools." CBN News CBN, 2 May 2007. Web. 3 Nov. 2009.
Michael Haverluck writes for CBN news which is national/international, nonprofit news organization. Michael Haverluck discusses socialization, between homeschooling and conventional schools. Many people believing that homeschooled children do not get any type of socialization. The parents would rather extend their everyday classroom and take them to visit places like museums, city halls, national parks, and colleges where they say real community interaction is made. There are alternatives that are positive for homeschooled students.
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