Not exact matches
The piece draws a comparison to Virginia's Fairfax County,
which is similar in many ways to Westchester: They're both suburbs of big cities (New York and Washington, D.C.), they have similarly high
home values, and they
educate about the same number of
students in public schools,
which in both places have a good reputation.
However, if a career does not need a degree, then
home educated students may be able to volunteer or do part - time work in their chosen field,
which may well lead to a full - time job once they are the right age, and have sufficient experience.
It is apparent that
home educated students comprise a good chunk of the American population (
which is also increasing worldwide).
Educator Joe Nathan, for example, supports a pair of charter schools in the Twin Cities that
educate mostly Somali and Oromo
students, because the schools provide a space where children can retain their
home language and knowledge of their
home culture.59 Likewise, Letitia Basford's qualitative study of Somali youth concluded that «attending a culturally specific charter school promotes positive intercultural competence in
which students are able to build a good self - concept and find comfort in who they are as East African immigrants, as Muslims, and as American citizens.»
The House and Senate companion bills contain language
which will provide special education services for
home educated students.
High - quality tutoring can meet each
student at his or her individual level, 22 a level of differentiation that is impossible for even the most dedicated of teachers to provide.23 Essentially, every
student with an
educated, engaged parent has access to one - on - one tutoring at
home,
which is perhaps one of the reasons why homework compounds the advantages enjoyed by middle - class children.24 For
students who, for a variety of reasons, may not have access to that kind of academic assistance at
home, receiving more tailored instruction from their schools can help to level the playing field and close achievement gaps.25