![]() The Changing Trends of HomeschoolingThe Old Schoolhouse® meets the needs of new and veteran homeschooling parents alike
By: The Old Schoolhouse® Such shifts include how many of their children they are homeschooling. When homeschooling was popularized among many religious communities in the '80s, most homeschooling families brought all of their children home. In the modern era, some families opt to pull only one child out for specific reasons. According to Dr. Brian Ray, another change is that homeschooling is quickly gaining popularity among minorities. About 41% of homeschool families are non-white/non- The most obvious shift relates to the sheer number of families choosing to home educate since the onset of the pandemic. While about 2.5 million students were homeschooled pre-pandemic in the spring of 2019, the number currently hovers around 3.7 million (NHERI statistics). Additionally, parents are now opting to customize their children's education using a variety of educational materials becoming available from outside resources. SchoolhouseTeachers.com, for example, ties together course materials from over 200 lesson designers that parents can use in their home education. Drawing on experience from active teachers, retired teachers, authors, researchers, and those with bachelors, masters, and doctorate degrees, SchoolhouseTeachers.com allows parents to home educate in a way that meets the needs of the individual. About The Old Schoolhouse® The Old Schoolhouse® Contact Paul and Gena Suarez The Old Schoolhouse® publisher@theoldschoolhouse.com +1 888-718-4663 Photo: https://www.prlog.org/ End
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