homeschooling is best

Homeschoolers top government-schooled children in ... everything New York City public schools now spend $57 billion (including its capital building budget) to "educate" just over 1 million children - that's $52,096 per student, per year, for a total of $677,248 for each child from K-12, not counting additional tens of thousands of dollars in Head Start funding for at least 8 hours each day, year round, of "educational enrichment" programming from 0-5 years of age for participating children. All this money has only worsened sky-high illiteracy rates. How are the approximately 4 million homeschooled children doing in the absence of government resources? In a more scientific analysis, the Washington Times reported on the students' shockingly high level of academic success: The study included almost 12,000 home-school students from all 50 states ... Five areas of academic pursuit were measured. In the core studies (reading, language and math), the average home-schooler scored at the 88th percentile. The average public school student taking these standardized tests scored at the 50th percentile in each subject area. A study commissioned by the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) similarly found that, homeschoolers are still achieving well beyond their public school counterparts—no matter what their family background, socioeconomic level, or style of homeschooling. 41% of homeschool students are Black, Asian, Hispanic, and others (i.e., not White/non-Hispanic). Many parents send their children to government schools, despite the violence, wasted time and exposure to values with which they disagree, out of fear that their children will "miss out on life" and be stifled working from home. Just the opposite turns out to be the case - homeschooled children are far more excited about life and satisfied doing school work. In a sentence, home-schooling is a recipe for academic success.