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In recent years, there have been a notable number of cases of prominent atheists dodging debates (See also: [[Atheism and cowardice]] and [[Atheism and debate]]).
In recent years, there have been a notable number of cases of prominent atheists dodging debates (See also: [[Atheism and cowardice]] and [[Atheism and debate]]).
== Growth of homeschooling ==
Nearly 7% of college-educated parents homeschool their children.<ref>http://www.sagus.us/blog/blog_details.asp?ID=18&p=7&s=7&s2=7</ref> In the [[United States]], an estimated one to two million students are homeschooled, or nearly one out of every 30 students.<ref name="USA Today">http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-01-04-homeschooling_N.htm</ref>
Homeschooling has grown by almost 75% in the last 8 years<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/02/09/educating-children-evolution-home-schooling</ref> and in a recent survey "the average homeschooled student scored at the 88th percentile" in the core subjects of reading, language and math.<ref>http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/washingtontimes/200908100.asp</ref> The most successful [[mathematician]] in contests in history, Reid Barton, was [[homeschooled]].<ref>http://www.amstat.org/PUBLICATIONS/amsn/index.cfm?fuseaction=highlights0812001</ref>
== Atheism, loneliness and lower social cohesion ==
== Atheism, loneliness and lower social cohesion ==