All children in the United States have to receive an education, but not all children go to school. A number of parents
36 not to send their children to school. Such children are known
37 “home-schoolers”. Some parents prefer teaching their children at home
38 they do not believe schools teach the correct religious (宗教的)
39 ; others believe they can provide a better educational
40 for their children by doing so.
41 , results show home-schooled children often do better than
42 on national tests in reading and math.
David teaches his three children at home. He
43 that his children learn very differently from children in school. Learning starts with the children’s
44 and questions. For example, when there is snowfall on a winter day, it may
45 a discussion about climate, snow removal
46 , Alaska, etc. Or a spring evening when the family is out
47 the stars is a good time to ask questions about the sky. If the Brazilian rain forests are on TV, it
48 be a perfect time to talk about how rain forests influence the climate, how deserts are
49 and how the polar ice caps
50 ocean levels.
Home schooling is often more interesting than
51 schools, but critics (批评家) say home-schoolers might be uncomfortable
52 with other people in adult life. Critics also say that most parents are not
53 to teach their children. However, most parents don’t have the time or the
54 to teach their children at home, so schools will continue to be
55 most children get their formal education.
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