March 9th, 2011 
Brenne Meirowitz 
Homeschooling statistics prove that homeschooling is on the rise. Since 2008, more than two million children were homeschooled. Many parents are turning to home school programs online, as well as community collaboration. In 2008, more than 2 million children were homeschooled. A poll provided by the nation’s Home Education Study Institute (NHERI) demonstrates that since 2003 the amount of homeschooled students has more than doubled. The nation’s Household Education Studies, NHES, has documented more than 850,000 students were home-schooled in 2003. Results from homeschooling statistics indicated that homeschooling is steadily growing at a rate of 15% annually.
Reasons
Several reasons why parents are choosing to homeschool their children continue to mount. According to NCES (Nationwide Middle for Training Statistics) 80% of parents chose to homeschool their children due to dissatisfaction of the public college environment, while 83% preferred home-schooling to supply religious and moral coaching, while 73% of parents sited religious and moral issues. While religious studies could be gained outside of the home and is therefore not the most compelling reason to remove a child completely out of the mainstream of public education, these parents feel strongly that a solid religious foundation builds strong morals and character – a component that is lacking in public schools. Peer pressure to indulge in alcohol and drugs is a huge consideration when it comes to moral conduct and behavior. These substances, along with social pressure are a formula for the rise in teenage sexual promiscuity – as it is even with adults.
