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Chengyou Jiang

05/31/2017

REWRI 91

Impact statement

Basic description of my population or location

The people who have been affected are the students living in the United States. The number of the students who are now engaged in the homeschooling has increased significantly. A growth of the number of the students homeschooling has been experienced over years as the rate has been very high. For instance, by the year 2010 more than 2 million students were among the homeschooling group showing a significant increase from 10,000 students in 1970s. The homeschoolers have increased in number ten times the rate of the students in the public schools. The rate in which the homeschoolers are increasing is around 12% per annum (Murphy, 2013). Most of the homeschoolers are the conservative Christian schools where many students are now being taught at home. It is the conservative behavior that the parent wish to exercise enough control over their children hence choosing to homeschool as opposed to public schools where students interact with children from different cultural backgrounds.

Impacts of the global issue

The increased homeschoolers have increased and become a global issue that has led to an increase in the number of students who learn from home. Homeschooling has become the fastest growing education form in the US. The global issue has led to decrease in the number of students joining the public schools as homeschooling is becoming the most appropriate form of education. At first, homeschooling was considered illegal where many legal actions were taken against homeschoolers in the United States (Aurini and Davies, 2005). The government was not supportive to the homeschooling as it was considered illegal, but the number of the homeschoolers has continued increasing. My population is affected by the global issue as the number of students becoming part of the homeschooling group has increased.

Increased homeschooling will continue to affect the students as many are now becoming part of the homeschooling group. For instance, many students are likely to lack the appropriate social skills as they do not interact with other students like it is the case in the public schools. Considering the fact that students who are homeschoolers are only exposed to the home environment comprised of family members, they are likely to lack the necessary social skills. Therefore, the increasing number of the homeschooling students is likely to make many students fail to develop the appropriate social skills. However, many parents believe that teaching their children at their homes has some benefits like ensuring quality education services and monitoring the behavior of the children failing to realize the need for developing social skills.

Quotes from the sources

Gofen, (2012) made an argument that homeschooling was “an uprising perceived by many as a sort of insult.” This is an indication that the homeschoolers were not supported by the government and the general public in any way. However, despite the lack of support, the homeschooling developed as many parents preferred their children to learn from home. Also, Aurini & Davies, (2005) noted that at first was a phenomenon that was considered as a “social and educational aberration.” The author implied the challenges that homeschooling faced despite its present popularity in the United States.

References

Aurini, J., & Davies, S. (2005). Choice without markets: Homeschooling in the context of private education. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 26(4), 461-474.

Gofen, A. (2012). Entrepreneurial exit response to dissatisfaction with public services. Public Administration, 90(4), 1088-1106.

Murphy, J. (2013). Riding history: the organizational development of homeschooling in the US. American Educational History Journal, 40(1/2), 335.

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