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| | '''Homeschooling''' is a movement consisting of 1-2 million students in the [[United States]], including many contest winners, whereby the students receive education outside of traditional [[school]]s. Reasons for '''homeschooling''' include: | | '''Homeschooling''' is a movement consisting of 1-2 million students in the [[United States]], including many contest winners, whereby the students receive education outside of traditional [[school]]s. Reasons for '''homeschooling''' include: |
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| − | * a different, often better, education environment with different, often better, opportunities | + | * a different, education environment with different opportunities |
| | * freedom from [[liberal]] and/or [[atheistic]] bias and culture in schools | | * freedom from [[liberal]] and/or [[atheistic]] bias and culture in schools |
| | * a more flexible daily schedule | | * a more flexible daily schedule |
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| | * more time by parents with their children in formative years | | * more time by parents with their children in formative years |
| | * avoiding objectionable [[vaccines]], mental health screening, and questionnaires | | * avoiding objectionable [[vaccines]], mental health screening, and questionnaires |
| − | * developing the discipline to work at home as an adult, which can be invaluable | + | * developing the discipline to work at home as an adult |
| − | * less likely to pick up life-long addictions from peers, like drugs, cigarettes, pornography or alcohol
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| | * the time and availability to learn a trade or profession as an apprentice, as was historically done | | * the time and availability to learn a trade or profession as an apprentice, as was historically done |
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