All Articles On Homeschool Issues From Homeschooling Backgrounder
Note: These article titles are links to the individual articles, followed by a brief summary or an excerpt from each article.
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Homeschooling
Parent Commitment: Overcoming Obstacles To Homeschooling
“A homeschooling parent of seven children rejects the “privilege” label while emphasizing that love and commitment provide everything their children need.“
What Is Homeschooling?
“From the beginning of the modern homeschooling movement there has been basic agreement about what homeschooling is.“
Preventing Academic Failures: Homeschools vs. Public Schools
“How do homeschools compare with public schools on how well they prevent academic failures, as measured by standardized test scores?“
Homeschooling vs. Virtual Charter Schools: Academic Performance
“In this article, we will compare the academic results of virtual charter schools with the academic results of homeschools to see if the two groups’ results look similar.“
Homeschool Academic Achievement: Education Method vs. Demographics
“Question: Is the observed high academic achievement of homeschoolers due to the method of education or just due to homeschooler demographics?“
Yes, The Nazis Did Outlaw Homeschooling In Germany
The Nazis outlawed homeschooling in 1938, enforcing state-controlled school attendance in Germany.
Through the Lens of Home Schooling
The article shows how homeschooling reshapes one’s perspective, emphasizing family responsibility over state control.
Legislation
Connecticut Child Advocate Assertions Conflict with Research Evidence
Research shows public schools do not inherently protect against child abuse and homeschool academic outcomes are as consistent as public schools.Why Have These Homeschooled Children Been Singled Out? (Michigan)
The article points out the bias of focusing on abuse of one demographic of children over another, showing numbers from Michigan.Why Have These Homeschooled Children Been Singled Out? (West Virginia)
The article points out the bias of focusing on abuse of one demographic of children over another, showing numbers from West Virginia.Why Has This Homeschooled Child Been Singled Out? (Utah)
The article points out the bias of focusing on abuse of one demographic of children over another, showing numbers from Utah.Critic Accuracy
Two Invalid “Studies” Promoted by Homeschool Critics
Homeschool critics promote two flawed studies despite their methodological limitations and inability to generalize findings.
Two False Claims Against a Credible Study
This article debunks two false claims made by homeschool critics against a credible study.
Thirty-Six Percent?
Homeschool critics misleads by making claims not substantiated by the study they cite.
Comparing Two Forms of Public Schooling: What Relevance to Homeschooling?
A critique of a study that wrongly equates Alaska’s public correspondence schooling with homeschooling.
Definitions: Labeling A Public School Fatality As A Homeschool Fatality
Highlights the importance of definitions when collecting and interpreting data in studies.
The Erroneous Use of an Academic Study
Homeshool critics misuse a study despite the study’s non-random sample and explicit warning against statistical generalization to homeschoolers.
Mandated Reporter Visits
The Home Visits Option
“Some state lawmakers propose legislation to require home visits for homeschoolers from mandated reporters to check for child abuse.”
Protect Homeschooled Children from Child Savers
Criticism of a proposal to mandate periodic inspections of homeschooled children by child abuse reporters.
Nurse Home Visits: Voluntary vs. Mandatory
“The notion that mandatory nurse home visits to coerced parents will produce the same benefits observed in volunteer parents, can only be labeled as speculation.”
Evidence-Based Home Visiting Programs
“[I]t is not possible to implement an “evidence-based” nonvoluntary early childhood home visiting program, given the current research base.”
Evidence
Evidence-Based Home Visiting Programs
“[I]t is not possible to implement an “evidence-based” nonvoluntary early childhood home visiting program, given the current research base.”
Child Abuse Reports And Prediction Of Future Abuse
“Child abuse reports are commonly used to predict whether or not a particular child will become the victim of child abuse or neglect… The problem is that screened-in child abuse reports are too inaccurate as predictors of actual child abuse.”
What is “Good” Research? Research Methods 101
Despite methodological challenges, studies consistently show positive outcomes, and critics often ignore these contributions while being influenced by their own biases.
The “No one knows” Logical Fallacy
“The number of homeschooled children who are being abused by their parents may be zero or it may be four million — no one knows, so we are expected to assume the worst — with no data whatsoever to back up the scurrilous allegations.”
The CRHE Database Controversy
“The real question to ask is how many child abuse fatalities are missing in the CRHE data vs. the federal data.”
An Argument For More Data and Less Ideology
“Surely we can agree that the resolution of policy conflicts over homeschooling begins with a general commitment to rigorous research and a willingness to avoid facile assumptions or conclusions, driven by ideology.”