I was homeschooled by a combination of my parents and various tutors over the years. Pretty decent education.
I can see that being possible. I'm sure it gets a bad reputation when it can still be successful. What else can you tell me about it?
Yeah, a bad rep for sure because it's a less formal way of educating kids. But if the parents really care, it can even be better than public schools.
Are there any specific facts or statistics that you can tell me about it?
Well, more kids are homeschooled than you might think. There were around 2.3 million kids who were homeschooled in 2016 in the US.
That actually is a lot more than I imagined. Does it say anything that speaks to the quality of education? Or exactly what populations get homeschooled, etc.?
Demographically, it's mostly white kids who get homeschooled, about 83%, but a smaller proportion of non-whites do get homeschooled as well.
Ah, I see. What's most interesting to you, personally, that you would want to tell people?
Although it is legal, obviously, and can provide a thorough education on par with public schools, I wouldn't recommend it. Kids need to be around their peers.
That probably means a lot coming from someone who personally went through it. Thanks for the insight.