MorethanonemillionchildrenintheUnitedStatesdonotgotoschool.Insteadtheylearnathome.Mostoftentheirparentsaretheirteachers.EducationalcompanieslibrariesandtheInternetprovidemanyfamilieswithteachingmaterials.
Parentschoosehomeschoolingforseveralreasons.Somechooseitbecauseoftheirreligiousbeliefs.Otherssayitprovidesmoretimeforthefamilytobetogether.Theysaythehomeoffersabetterplaceforlearning.Someparentsbelievehomeschoolingavoidslearning.Someparentsbelievehomeschoolingavoidsproblemsofnationalschools.Criticshoweversaychildrenneedtoattendschoolwithotherchildren.
AllfiftyAmericanstatesandtheDistrictofColumbiapermithomeschooling.Somestatesdonotrequiremuchpreparationbyparentsortestingofchildren.Otherstateshavemorerequirementsforhomeschooling.HomeschoolingintheUnitedStatesbeganwhenthecountrywasestablished.Infarmareaspeopleoftenlivedfarfromaschool.Widespreadhomeschoolingtookplaceuntilaboutthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Thenin1852thestateofMassachusettspassedthefirstlawrequiringchildrentoattendschool.
OvertheyearstheAmericanpubliceducationsystemstrengthenedandgrew.Bythe1960sand1970showeversomeAmericansbelievedthattraditionaleducationwasnothelpingtheirchildren.Soanumberofparentsbeganhomeschooling.
HomeschoolingexpertLindaDobsonsaysmanypeoplehavehelpedthemovementgrow.Shesaysmanykindsofpeoplehavejoinedthemovement.Theseincluderichpeopleandpoorpeople.Theyrepresentmanyracesreligionsandpoliticalbeliefs.Ms.Dobsonsaysthenumberofhome-schooledchildrenhasincreasedanestimatedfifteentotwentypercenteachyearduringthelastfifteenyears.
1.TeachingmaterialsforhomeschoolingdoNOTcomefrom_______.
A.parents B.libraries
C.theInternet D.educationalcompanies
2.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthereasonswhyparentschoosehomeschooling?
A.itmakesparentsandtheirchildrenhavelesstimetogether.
B.Somepeoplehavedifferentreligiousbeliefsfrom