HOME-SCHOOLING Home-schooling is a very controversial issue. Home-schooling began in the United States and Canada during the late 19th century, allowing many children to obtain a formal education at home. In the 1960's and '70's some families began home-schooling their children to provide an education in which the child was free to pursue subjects that stimulated the child's interest. In the 1980's and '90's even more families began home-schooling, often because of religious …showed first 75 words of 1100 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1100 total…groups, to help him or her develop social skills. It is clear that it depends on the way it is done, whether or not home-schooling is good for the student. WORKS CITED Family Matters. San Diego: Harvest Books Harcourt Brace & Co. 1992. 51-73. "Home Schooling." Encarta Reference Library.: Microsoft corporation, 1993. CD- ROM. Knowles, Gary J., et al. Home Schooling: Parents as Educators. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin press, 1995. 100. Natural Home Schooling. Springfield Illinois: Thomas C. Charles, 1995. 5; 7; 11; 86.