{"id":309033,"date":"2021-07-26T21:37:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T18:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/sparked-by-pandemic-fallout-homeschooling-surges-across-us-2\/"},"modified":"2021-07-26T21:37:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T18:37:32","slug":"sparked-by-pandemic-fallout-homeschooling-surges-across-us-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sparked-by-pandemic-fallout-homeschooling-surges-across-us-2\/","title":{"rendered":"#Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across US"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Sparked by pandemic fallout, homeschooling surges across US<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Although the pandemic disrupted family life across the U.S. since taking hold in spring 2020, some parents are grateful for one consequence: They\u2019re now opting to homeschool their children, even as schools plan to resume in-person classes.<\/p>\n

The specific reasons vary widely. Some families who spoke with The Associated Press have children with special educational needs; others seek a faith-based curriculum or say their local schools are flawed. The common denominator: They tried homeschooling on what they thought was a temporary basis and found it beneficial to their children.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s one of the silver linings of the pandemic \u2014 I don\u2019t think we would have chosen to homeschool otherwise,\u201d said Danielle King of Randolph, Vermont, whose 7-year-old daughter Zo\u00eb thrived with the flexible, one-on-one instruction. Her curriculum has included literature, anatomy, even archaeology, enlivened by outdoor excursions to search for fossils.<\/p>\n

Black households saw the largest jump; their homeschooling rate rose from 3.3% in the spring of 2020 to 16.1% in the fall.<\/p>\n

The parents in one of those households, Arlena and Robert Brown of Austin, Texas, had three children in elementary school when the pandemic took hold. After experimenting with virtual learning, the couple opted to try homeschooling with a Catholic-oriented curriculum provided by Seton Home Study School, which serves about 16,000 students nationwide.<\/p>\n

The Browns plan to continue homeschooling for the coming year, grateful that they can tailor the curriculum to fit their children\u2019s distinctive needs. Jacoby, 11, has been diagnosed with narcolepsy and sometimes needs naps during the day; Riley, 10, has tested as academically gifted; Felicity, 9, has a learning disability.<\/p>\n

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Felicity Brown, 9, draws as she takes a break from math practice at her home in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. <\/figcaption>
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\u201cI didn\u2019t want my kids to become a statistic and not meet their full potential,\u201d said Robert Brown, a former teacher who now does consulting. \u201cAnd we wanted them to have very solid understanding of their faith.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arlena Brown, who gave birth to a fourth child 10 months ago, worked as a preschool teacher before the pandemic. Homeschooling, she says, has been a rewarding adventure.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the beginning, the biggest challenge was to unschool ourselves and understand that homeschooling has so much freedom,\u201d she said. \u201cWe can go as quickly or slowly as we need to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Race played a key role in the decision by another African American family to homeschool their 12-year-old son, Dorian.<\/p>\n

Angela Valentine said Dorian was often the only Black student in his classes at a suburban Chicago public school, was sometimes treated unfairly by administrators, and was dismayed as other children stopped playing with him.<\/p>\n

As the pandemic eased, the family decided to keep Dorian at home and teach him there, using a curriculum provided by\u00a0National Black Home Educators<\/a>\u00a0that provides content for each academic subject pertaining to African American history and culture.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt the burden of making the shift, making sure we\u2019re making the right choices,\u201d Valentine said. \u201cBut until we\u2019re really comfortable with his learning environment, we\u2019ll stay on this homeschool journey.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Arlena
Arlena Brown, center, holds her youngest child, Lucy, 9 months, as she and husband, Robert, left, lead their other children, from left, Jacoby, 11; Felicity, 9, and Riley, 10, through math practice at their home in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, July 13, 2021.<\/figcaption>
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Charmaine Williams, who lives in the St. Louis suburb of Baldwin, also is using the National Black Home Educators curriculum as she homeschools her 10-year-old son, Justin, and 6-year-old daughter, Janel.<\/p>\n

Williams said she and her husband tried two previous stints of homeschooling for Justin after school officials complained about his behavior. Now \u2014 with the new curriculum and an accompanying support network \u2014 they feel more confident about choosing it as a long-term option.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt school, children have to follow a certain pattern, and there\u2019s bullying, belittling \u2014 compared to being home where they\u2019re free to be themselves,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no turning back for us now,\u201d she added. \u201cThe pandemic has been a blessing \u2014 an opportunity to take ownership of our children\u2019s education.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joyce Burges, co-founder and program director of National Black Home Educators, said the 21-year-old organization had about 5,000 members before the pandemic and now has more than 35,000.<\/p>\n

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Felicity Brown, 9, uses a workbook to practice math with her parents and siblings at home in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, July 13, 2021.<\/figcaption>
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Many of the new families experienced difficulties, including lack of internet access, that limited their children\u2019s ability to benefit from virtual learning during the pandemic, Burges said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt got so they didn\u2019t trust anything but their own homes, and their children being with them,\u201d she said. \u201cNow they\u2019re seeing the future \u2014 seeing what their children can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

For some families, the switch to homeschooling was influenced by their children\u2019s special needs. That\u2019s the case for Jennifer Osgood of Fairfax, Vermont, whose 7-year-old daughter Lily has Down syndrome.<\/p>\n

Having observed Lily\u2019s progress with reading and arithmetic while at home during the pandemic, Osgood is convinced homeschooling is the best option for her going forward.<\/p>\n

She has made the same decision for her 12-year-old son Noah, who didn\u2019t like the remote classes offered by his public school in the spring of 2020, and did homeschooling throughout the 2020-21 school year. It went so well that they want to continue for at least a few more years.<\/p>\n

\"Arlena
Arlena Brown, center, holds her youngest child, Lucy, 9 months, as she and husband, Robert, left, lead their other children, from left, Jacoby, 11; Felicity, 9, and Riley, 10, through math practice at their home in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, July 13, 2021.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cHe told me he was learning so much more at home than he ever did in school,\u201d Osgood recalled. \u201cHe said, \u2018School is just so chaotic \u2014 we don\u2019t get very much done in any particular class. Here, I sit down, you tell me what to do, and minutes later I\u2019m done.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Heather Pray of Phoenix, Maryland, says homeschooling has been a major success for her 7-year-old son, Jackson, who has autism. The family made the switch because Jackson was struggling with the virtual learning that his school provided during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy son did great (with homeschooling), even with just two hours of schoolwork a day,\u201d Pray said. \u201cI got him into piano lessons, taught him to read.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pray is also homeschooling her daughter, Hayley, who\u2019s going into 7th grade and had been attending a Christian school.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had no idea how this was going to go \u2014 I just dove in headfirst,\u201d said Pray. \u201cI felt God was holding my hand.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Gonzalez family from App<\/a>omattox, Virginia \u2014 who are devout Catholics \u2014 opted to homeschool their three sons, ages 9, 13 and 15, after their Catholic school in Lynchburg closed in 2020 due to falling enrollment.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re using the Catholic-focused curriculum from Seton Home Study School, which Jennifer Gonzalez, the boys\u2019 mom, described as rigorous but well-organized.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy kids have just excelled,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re able to be home and be together.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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