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| | In the [[United States]], homeschooling includes one to two million students, or about one out of every 50 students. Homeschooling includes many of the top college and graduate students in mathematics today.<ref>For example, Princeton University math prodigy Arie Israel "never attended a regular school. His parents home schooled both him and his older sister, Rachel, allowing them to work at their own pace and discover their own interests. His dad, Benjamin, a computer programmer, helped him with math and science, while his mom, Rebekah, taught him English and history." [http://weblog.science.fau.edu/info/images/israel.html]</ref> | | In the [[United States]], homeschooling includes one to two million students, or about one out of every 50 students. Homeschooling includes many of the top college and graduate students in mathematics today.<ref>For example, Princeton University math prodigy Arie Israel "never attended a regular school. His parents home schooled both him and his older sister, Rachel, allowing them to work at their own pace and discover their own interests. His dad, Benjamin, a computer programmer, helped him with math and science, while his mom, Rebekah, taught him English and history." [http://weblog.science.fau.edu/info/images/israel.html]</ref> |
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| − | Reasons for '''homeschooling''' include:<ref>For 57 unique benefits of homeschooling, see[http://capitolhillcoffeehouse.com/more.php?id=5239_0_1_0_M].</ref> | + | Reasons for '''homeschooling''' include:<ref>For 57 unique benefits of homeschooling, see [http://capitolhillcoffeehouse.com/more.php?id=5239_0_1_0_M].</ref> |
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| | * a different, often better, education environment with different, often better, opportunities | | * a different, often better, education environment with different, often better, opportunities |
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| | * less likely to pick up life-long addictions from peers, like drugs, cigarettes, pornography, sex, or alcohol | | * less likely to pick up life-long addictions from peers, like drugs, cigarettes, pornography, sex, or alcohol |
| | * 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 |
| | + | * homeschooling is often an essential approach to achieve the very best in many fields, from [[mathematics]] to certain sports |
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| | Homeschooling [[parent]]s oversee their children's education, usually providing some of the instruction themselves. In addition, homeschooling enables them to mix-and-match other instructional approaches, including: | | Homeschooling [[parent]]s oversee their children's education, usually providing some of the instruction themselves. In addition, homeschooling enables them to mix-and-match other instructional approaches, including: |