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Homeschooling, done by 3-4% of American families, has a very long tradition. Compulsory education began to be mandated by state laws only about 160 years ago, and the venue could be public, private or home-based. Today all three options are still in operation.

A professor of law at Harvard University would like to see laws passed to prohibit parents from homeschooling their children. In her opinion, homeschooled kids are deprived of a "meaningful education." To advocate for her opinion she also must deny the results of recognized studies on the subject.

Homeschooling should be banned by law in her opinion because:

• state regulations don't control homeschooling tightly enough, and even the few existing regulations are not enforced enough
• school teachers are necessary to ensure child safety by reporting signs of child abuse
• many families homeschool in order to teach undesirable "conservative Christian beliefs"  

from Harvard Magazine

(cont'd tomorrow)