My American friend Randy has 5 sons, 12 small years old, big already college graduate worked. These 5 children learn one grade to arrive as a child middle school 12 grade, all goes to school in him home, mom becomes a teacher.
Be in the United States, school age child does not go to school break the law. But, the child and parent have option to educational form. They can go up already free public school, also can go up the private school that pays fee, still can go up " HomeSchool " (domestic school) . This kind of education kind that plans filial study independently in the home by parents encourages result last centuries the American religion family of 50 time. Although the United States is a country that gives priority to with Christian belief, but the policy that what carry out in public school is separation of religion from politics however, the teacher cannot transmit any religious concepts on classroom. Randy is a priest, his family is devotional Christian, besides the reason on religious belief, he still fears the child went to the school to may suffer the effect of the undesirable ethos such as drug taking, excessive drinking, force.
As " domestic school " teach achievement show, the child amount that accepts primary education in the home presents the trend that year after year rises. According to American media coverage, the children of school age teenager that accepts education in the home at present has exceeded 2 million, there is in be equivalent to every 50 middle and primary school be born " domestic school " student. The expert says, the number of the American child that goes to school in the home with annual 10% right-and-left rate rise. More and more parents realise, the knowledge that school place teachs is dated, cannot get used to the demand of the market, and the individual character of the student of schoolteaching means negligence of the school, cannot satisfy the special need of every student. Oneself are in family education child, can teach students in accordance of their aptitude, can plan course and schedule according to the child's interest, also comparative on time agile. And, puny child need not worry and other the pressure that competes with age person, when avoiding to go to school, be bullied by other classmate or mock. The campus pop record that produces from time to time especially, make a few parents right the safety of public school more do not be at ease.
So, do all parents think the teacher that becomes him child is OK? Randy tells me, "Domestic school " be in the United States 50 all cities are lawful, but the demand of each city is diverse. Some cities ask the parent wants to have corresponding qualificatory proof, the Missouri that nevertheless Randy is in does not have the requirement of this respect.
Randy says, according to the concerned law of Missouri, the child stays in the home to go to school must put on record to report of local education authorities. Schooltime of every school year 1000 hours, read among them, the main subject such as maths, history, geographical, English and science is in at least 600 hours of above. Attend class every time must " sign in " , of the child's exercise and parent correct a record to want to save, selective examination with what equipment teachs an official.
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