On Sunday, the Oklahoma published an interesting article about homeschooling in Oklahoma. It really opened my eyes. I always thought homeschooled kids were weird and that their parents were out of touch, fundamentalist Christians, who don't believe in evolution or global warming and want to protect their kids from things like drugs, sex, rock music, friends and other things the devil has created. As it turns out, that’s simply a common stereotype. According to The Oklahoman, this is why most parents homeschool their kids:
The option to homeschool is a resolution for parents who fear that formal education is not suitable for their children for a number of reasons, including overcrowding of classrooms, the possibility of subjecting their children to a possibly dangerous environment, the need for personalized education due to a physical or mental disability, religious beliefs or general dissatisfaction with the quality of public school education.