3.2 Home schooling on the rise

This article discusses the continual rise in the number of families turning to homeschooling as an education alternative for their children.

Home schooling on the rise - Nightly News with Brian Williams - MSNBC.com

What always amuses me is how stubbornly hardfast the lines are drawn on either side of this debate. Maria and I homeschool out of choice, not fear. Our children are still part of the unified school district and the teacher assigned to our family has been working closely with Maria for over eight years. We have a lot of flexibility, yet with Leslie's guidance, we know we're keeping up with statewide requirements at all times.

Alexandra joined public school in 5th grade and is now a 7th-grader in middle school. Cameron will join her this coming school year. So, I guess you can say we have one foot in homeschooling and one foot in the public schools. We don't see our choice as one or the other--instead, we blend our options and it doesn't feel like two different worlds for our children.