As a homeschooling mom, I thought the one about homeschooling being costly was especially noteworthy, so I went back and replied to her original comment, but I also wanted to paste an abbreviated version of it here, in case others want to see how homeschooling doesn't have to cost much at all:
- We can make homeschooling as affordable or as expensive as we want it to be as there's an infinite number of free and pricey resources to help us along.
- Reading aloud, the most important thing we can do with/to our children and which will most influence their future academic success, is free. A library card is free. Many cities even forego late fines for kids' books. Local events like reading challenges from said libraries let kiddos earn free tickets (like to the zoo, museums, etc.), which further decrease those costs.
- Many states offer dual-enrollment programs or actual scholarships for alternate education. Our state awards up to $8K/year/child, but it also makes available other programs that give families ~$1800/year/child.
MORE FACTS:
- Yearly homeschooling costs are significantly lower (and even more so if they're $0) than the annual cost attributed to a kid in public school
- MOST homeschool families are at *or below* the median income level, w/65% of them earning <$75K/year
- More than HALF of homeschooling takes place w/only ONE parent in the labor force ==> This one's key because you allege otherwise, and the data doesn't support you.
As a homeschooling mom, I thought the one about homeschooling being costly was especially noteworthy, so I went back and replied to her original comment, but I also wanted to paste an abbreviated version of it here, in case others want to see how homeschooling doesn't have to cost much at all:
- We can make homeschooling as affordable or as expensive as we want it to be as there's an infinite number of free and pricey resources to help us along.
- Reading aloud, the most important thing we can do with/to our children and which will most influence their future academic success, is free. A library card is free. Many cities even forego late fines for kids' books. Local events like reading challenges from said libraries let kiddos earn free tickets (like to the zoo, museums, etc.), which further decrease those costs.
- Many states offer dual-enrollment programs or actual scholarships for alternate education. Our state awards up to $8K/year/child, but it also makes available other programs that give families ~$1800/year/child.
MORE FACTS:
- Yearly homeschooling costs are significantly lower (and even more so if they're $0) than the annual cost attributed to a kid in public school
- MOST homeschool families are at *or below* the median income level, w/65% of them earning <$75K/year
- More than HALF of homeschooling takes place w/only ONE parent in the labor force ==> This one's key because you allege otherwise, and the data doesn't support you.
Here's a video that discusses several debunked claims surrounding homeschooling + his sources: https://www.youtube.com/live/C0l965uwyxw?si=JYfFw5Xlw3apZZep&t=3076 (..Sources, toward the middle of the page: https://www.louderwithcrowder.com/sources-december-17)