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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From research homeschooled kids are from better environments, more educated parents and fewer divorced parents. That's why the kids are smarter.  Interestingly they watch less tv too.

According to Burns, homeschoolers are more likely to come from homes with educated parents and higher incomes. Homeschooling parents are less likely to divorce (which is true of higher income couples in general). Homeschooled kids watch less television. All of this results in higher academic achievement. As a result, Burns says that there is "inconclusive evidence of the actual quality of homeschool instruction.[/quote]

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https://wehavekids.com/education/Do-Homeschoolers-Really-Do-Better-on-Tests[/quote]

Actually this article lays out pretty well why looking at averages of SAT and basic aptitude tests is not a good indicator of whether homeschooling is superior.  If PP is right and public school is so terrible, full of lower SEC and minority kids who don't test well, and few of those kids are homeschooled, that homeschooled kids only perform slightly better *on average* is actually indicative that being homeschooled is failing them.  Those homeschooled kids from stable families, educated parents, and well to do SECs of 70k might do much better in public school.[/quote]

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