More Kansas parents are choosing to home school, convinced they can provide their children a better education than public or private schools. Whether motivated by religion, scheduling flexibility or an aversion to bureaucracy, these families say home education thrives in a state where few regulations govern what and how they teach.
On home schooling
- 6News video: Number of home schooled children increasing
- 6News video: Learning outside the lines: Home-schoolers appreciate flexible schedules
- 6News video: Learning Outside the Lines: Home-schooled students hone their social skills without the structure of traditional school events
- 6News video: Learning Outside the Lines: A look at virtual schools in the home-school world
- 6News video: College transition challenging for home-schooled students
In their own words
- Jeff Barclay advocates for school choice
- Rain Quinlan deals with home school stereotypes
- Sarah Sobonya says unschooling led to creativity
- Cathy Barfield says home schooling fit for family
- Claire Hunt enjoys flexibility of home schooling
- Matthew Hunt says home education ideal for mobile learner
- Scott Woodruff explains Kansas home school laws
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Journal-World reporters Terry Rombeck and Mindie Paget talk about their series “Learning outside the lines.”
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More Kansas parents are choosing to home school, convinced they can provide their children a better education than public or private schools. Whether motivated by religion, scheduling flexibility or an aversion to bureaucracy, these families say home education thrives in a state where few regulations govern what and how they teach.
Faces of home schooling
According to national statistics, home schooling is a fast-growing trend in American education. Locally, home school parents believe their choice is the best for their children.
- More parents opt for home schooling
- May 13, 2007
- Experts debate research findings
- Some data shows home-schoolers score higher than students in public education settings
- May 13, 2007
- Three couples share reasons for opting out of public, private schools
- May 13, 2007
Playing with others
Home school parents say concerns over socialization are blown out of proportion. But some public school advocates and a psychologist say there are benefits to being in a traditional school setting.
- Home-schoolers say socialization not a problem
- May 13, 2007
- Locals helped change state activities policy
- May 13, 2007
Rules to teach by
States vary widely for how much they regulate home-schoolers. Kansas is one of the more permissive states in the nation when it comes to home education, and some leaders say there should be more oversight.
- Kansas home school laws open to interpretation
- May 13, 2007
- National group pleased with Kansas home school laws
- May 13, 2007
Home pages, home rooms
The rise of the Web and virtual education has made home schooling easier to do. Local co-ops can help parents wade through the abundance of resources.
- Virtual school, Internet offer resources to parents
- May 13, 2007
Home school alumni
Former home school students say there are benefits and challenges when it comes to making the transition to college and the workforce.
- Former home-schoolers transition to college, work
- May 13, 2007
- Colleges look to recruit home-schoolers
- May 13, 2007
- Guinea pig movies made home-schooler famous
- May 13, 2007
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