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Over the last couple decades there has been a significant rise in the number of families who are choosing to take their children out of public schools for homeschooling.

One of the largest groups of homeschoolers are Christians, who seek to support and defend their values by teaching their children at home because many feel that the standards of morality and conduct are undermined in the public school system.

However, there are many others who opt for homeschooling even aside from the Christian aspect because of the many concerns parents have about the examples that their children are exposed to in public schools. Some of the issues are blatant disregard for authority, out-of-control behaviors, drug and alcohol use, and promiscuity, which unfortunately are all too often rampant in the public education system.

There are many homeschooling resources and homeschool support groups available to help any parent who is concerned about the quality of education that is found in public schools, in addition to the many bad influences. The support groups usually organize locally and have regular newsletters and meetings and often the group will organize discussion groups, establish sports teams, start writing clubs, and even organize field trips, which helps to lighten the burden of the parent having to do all of those things independently.

This type of group is also a good way for homeschoolers to be able to socialize with people outside of their families. Socialization is one of the main issues that critics of the homeschooling movement point to as being a problem. However, in response, parents who homeschool are equally quick to point out that they would rather have their children be under-socialized than to be forced to be socializing with the out-of-control, belligerent, destructive and disrespectful element of students that is found in every school.

Many people wonder what kinds of activities are appropriate for such schooling and if it takes up the whole day. Each family has the ability and choice to structure their day, their lesson plans, and their activities as they see fit. Homeschooled children learn by reading, through conversations, by means of structured play, by taking outside classes, through volunteering with local agencies, and from working as apprentices or interns in work settings.

In general, each day homeschoolers have free time on their own, in the comfort of their home surroundings, during which they can read, write, draw, play, build, work on math problems or create science experiments. There is also usually some time set aside to spend with their parents in order to get guidance or ask for help with something, to talk and discuss topics of interest, or to work on a project in tandem with the parent, or siblings, or both. In addition, some home schooling families participate in outside activities such as scouting programs, classes in musical instruments, discussion groups, or athletic individual activities or team sports.

In most communities, the extracurricular programs that are offered by the local schools are also open for homeschooling children even if they are not enrolled in that school for classes. Some people think that because they have taken their children out of public school for homeschooling, that they are not eligible for the school programs. However, if you live in that community you are paying taxes to support the school and in almost every instance homeschooling children are welcome to participate.

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