Foreword

Introduction

1: Why Do Parents Choose to Homeschool?

Chapter preface

Homeschooling helps black children gain educational equality / Jennifer James

Homeschooling enables a rightly ordered life / Sally Thomas

Homeschooling allows parents to teach their religious convictions / Mark Field and Christine Field

Homeschooling provides the best education / W. A. Pannapacker

Homeschooled children learn life lessons / Christina Rosales

Homeschooling benefits special needs children / Meg Grooms

2: Is Homeschooling a Good Option?

Chapter preface

Yes: homeschooling is a good option

Homeschooling works better than traditional public education / Kate McReynolds

Homeschooling is a widely misunderstood movement / Rachel Gathercole

Homeschoolers are excelling / Andrea Neal

No: homeschooling is not always a good option

Homeschooling is not for everyone / Carole Moore

3: Should Homeschooling Be Regulated?

Chapter preface

Yes: homeschooling should be regulated

States must maintain control and oversight of education / Louis A Greenfield

Educational welfare must be monitored / Meg Jalsevac

No: homeschooling should not be regulated

More regulation or oversight of education is not needed / Anne Basso

Homeschooling freedoms must be maintained / Larry Kaseman and Susan Kaseman

Parents can legally instruct their children / Deborah Stevenson

4: Should Homeschooled Children Have Access to Public School Resources?

Chapter preface

Yes: homeschoolers should have access to public school resources - Participation of homeschoolers in public school extracurricular activities should be allowed / State of Pennsylvania

Homeschoolers deserve equal access to extracurricular activities / Alabama EqualAccess

Homeschoolers have the right to participate in after-school activities / Provo Daily Herald

No: homeschoolers should not have access to public school resources

Allowing access to public school resources may harm homeschooling / Valerie Delp

Homeschoolers should be denied access to public school resources / Sherry F Colb

Sports are an extension of the classroom and should thus exclude homeschoolers / Preston Williams

Organizations to contact

Bibliography

Index.