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| | There are some fundamental differences of significance between [[homeschoolers]] and [[public schoolers]]: | | There are some fundamental differences of significance between [[homeschoolers]] and [[public schoolers]]: |
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| | + | #[[Homeschoolers]] are consistently more proficient in mathematics, science, writing, and language.<ref>Dr. Brian Ray, A Nationwide Study of Home Education: Family Characteristics, Legal Matters, and Student Achievement, National Home Education Research Institute, Seattle, WA, 1990, p. 53-54.</ref> |
| | #[[Homeschoolers]] do not stop learning upon receipt of a diploma; most [[public schoolers]] do not try to learn outside of school | | #[[Homeschoolers]] do not stop learning upon receipt of a diploma; most [[public schoolers]] do not try to learn outside of school |
| | #[[Homeschoolers]] vote at three times the rate of [[public schoolers]], when they become of voting age | | #[[Homeschoolers]] vote at three times the rate of [[public schoolers]], when they become of voting age |
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| | #[[Homeschoolers]] pray more often than students in public school, where prayer is censored. | | #[[Homeschoolers]] pray more often than students in public school, where prayer is censored. |
| | #[[Homeschoolers]] perform better on average on all standardized test that are not infested with [[liberal bias]] (and even some that are) | | #[[Homeschoolers]] perform better on average on all standardized test that are not infested with [[liberal bias]] (and even some that are) |
| − | #[[Homeschoolers]] attain higher literacy rates and reading competence, due to an absence of anti-intellectual peer pressure. | + | #[[Homeschoolers]] attain higher literacy rates and reading competence, due to an absence of anti-intellectual peer pressure.<ref>Dr. Brian Ray, A Nationwide Study of Home Education: Family Characteristics, Legal Matters, and Student Achievement, National Home Education Research Institute, Seattle, WA, 1990, p. 53-54.</ref> |
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