Homeschooling Still at All-Time High Despite School Reopenings

[Kamaji]

Homeschooling Still at All-Time High Despite School Reopenings

By Eric Lendrum
April 18, 2022

Although most school systems in the United States have mostly reopened following the coronavirus pandemic, the number of students now being homeschooled still remains high.

As reported by Fox News, data from 18 different states shows that the number of students enrolled in homeschooling shot up by 63 percent in the 2020-2021 academic year, then fell by only 17 percent in the following year. Despite the slight decrease, the total number of homeschooled students nevertheless remains well above pre-pandemic totals; prior to the pandemic, only about 3.3 percent of American students, roughly 2 million total, were homeschooled.

Additional data from the U.S. Census notes that the largest increase in homeschooling based on specific demographics was among black students, who rose from 3.3 percent to 16.1 percent from spring to fall of 2020, an increase of nearly 5 times. All other major ethnic groups saw their homeschool numbers rise to at least twice as much as previous levels.

A number of factors contributed to the rise in homeschooling, first based around the pandemic conditions themselves and then due to the aftermath. With the initial onset of the pandemic in early 2020, virtually all schools completely shut down for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year; some remained closed even at the start of the 2020-2021 year.

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Source:  https://amgreatness.com/2022/04/18/homeschooling-still-at-all-time-high-despite-school-reopenings/

[Kamaji]

Thus, parents who sought both more control over their students’ learning schedule and the content of the lessons turned to homeschooling, which led to their students performing far better than those who remained in chaotic public schools throughout the rest of the pandemic.

One example is Linda McCarthy, a mother of two in Buffalo, New York, who switched her children to homeschooling and now intends to keep them there for the remainder of their education.

“There’s no more homework ’til the wee hours of the morning,” McCarthy said in an interview, “no more tears because we couldn’t get things done.” Now, she says, her children are able to learn at a pace that suits their schedules and learning styles.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

There is nothing happening to slow the increased amount of homeschooling.  If anything, it will likely accelerate.

My daughter-in-law began a homeschooling cooperative in the small town she moved to which never had one, and it is exploding as parents realize its value to their kids over woke public schools.

[Kamaji]

There is nothing happening to slow the increased amount of homeschooling.  If anything, it will likely accelerate.

My daughter-in-law began a homeschooling cooperative in the small town she moved to which never had one, and it is exploding as parents realize its value to their kids over woke public schools.

[Free Vulcan]

Can you blame parents? We give people a simple teaching degree, and somehow that gives them the right to practically kidnap your child and play parent, psychiatrist, social activist, ideological indoctrinator, morality priest, psychologist, life coach, and existential overlord.

We have given schools and educators carte blanche control. The State does not own our children and it is time to reject that notion with a well placed kick in the teeth like homeschooling.