| Homeschooling has become more and more
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| | percent of U.S. adults.
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| popular with each passing year. With the
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| | Homeschooling continues to demonstrate
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| current state of our nations educational
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| | strong academic achievement statistics as
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| system, this comes as little surprise to
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| | well. The South Carolina Association of
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| many who have decided to educate their
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| | Independent Home Schools revealed that
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| children on their own. Still,
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| | the graduating class of 2006 scored 137
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| homeschooling is often misunderstood and
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| | points above the national average for
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| decried by both by parents of non
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| | SAT's and just under 200 points above the
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| homeschooled children as well as the
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| | state average.
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| federal and state regulatory agencies who
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| | But what about getting into college?
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| govern it.
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| | Unfortunately, some homeschooled students
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| The benefits of homeschooling are many
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| | face institutional and governmental
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| while the detriments are few, according
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| | provision that make the college
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| to Dr. Brian Ray, author of
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| | application process more involved than it
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| "Homeschooling Grows Up," a study
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| | is for children with a public or private
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| analyzing the social implications of
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| | education. While some are merely
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| homeschooling students. According to the
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| | formalities, others can be a major
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| study, over 71 percent of homeschooled
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| | obstacle to homeschooled graduates trying
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| students participate in a voluntary
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| | to get into the college of their choice.
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| capacity within a social or charitable
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| | It can be especially difficult for
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| organization, compared with only 37
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| | homeschooled students who want to attend
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| percent of U.S. adults. Additionally, 76
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| | a college or university outside of their
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| percent of homeschooled graduates between
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| | home state. Standardized testing helps
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| the ages of 18 to 24 voted in a national
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| | with credentials, but these measurements
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| or state election in the past five years
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| | of college preparedness are rarely
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| compared to only 29 percent of 18 to 24
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| | sufficient on their own.
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| year-old public school graduates. Perhaps
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| | Perhaps it's time to take a look not only
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| even more telling of the social impact of
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| | at the benefits of homeschooling, but why
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| homeschooling is that only 4.2 percent of
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| | those benefits cannot be properly
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| homeschooled graduates consider our
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| | recognized within our current educational
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| nation's political process too
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| | system.
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| complicated to understand, compared to 35
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