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  • “Students being monitored by public school teachers score 33 percentile points LOWER.”

    Superintendent Garrett Suggests “Monitoring” of Homeschoolers
    http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/il/200912140.asp

    “HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff recently wrote this letter to the editor of the Centralia Sentinel,” in reply to an article that suggested that the newspaper, “‘would like to see more monitoring of homeschooled students…’”

    “Presumably Garrett envisions that homeschooled students would be monitored by public school teachers. According to large-scale scientific studies, students being monitored by public school teachers (i.e., public school students) score at the 50th percentile, on average, on standardized tests. But homeschooled students score at the 83rd percentile. The remarkable scores of homeschooled students would need to come down 33 percentile points to equal the scores of students already being monitored by public school teachers…”


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    carol
    Welcome to PARENTING FREEDOM.com, a unique website with information based on research, experience, intuition, and Christianity. "O teach me, Lord, that I may teach the precious things Thou dost impart; And wing my words, that they may reach the hidden depths of many a heart." I encourage you to read my parenting essays linked in the left sidebar. Each topic has Scripture verses and quotes that are particularly moving. This is also my online home for small-c conservative comments about the liberal world. Thanks for visiting my website, and come back soon! I appreciate your comments! If you want access to pictures and stories about my children and family, email me with information about yourself and your family.

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