Homeschooling infographic

[Actressdancer]

I think it was HSLDA who posted this link to FB today. There is a lot of "duh" happening here, but I had two observations:

1. I'd like to see them add the private school scores to the testing comparison. I'd honestly love to see that and I'm not sure that data is often compared.

2. Look at the education level of mums and dads. This almost could imply that the more educated mum is, the more likely to HS. Maybe? Thoughts?

 

[seekingmyLord]

2. Look at the education level of mums and dads. This almost could imply that the more educated mum is, the more likely to HS. Maybe? Thoughts?

Interesting. On your second thought, I would be an exception. I only graduated high school. However, I learned from my grandfather, who dropped out of school in eighth grade to help his family financially, that education should never stop and does not have to be done in institutions. Like him, I have studied many things on my own for which I have no degrees.

Looking at those stats, some would simply say they prove that higher education would mean higher income, so that we can afford to homeschool and that is why the more educated are homeschooling. I would like to see both education levels and IQs in these comparisons of the parents, but even more important than these, I think, would be a certain characteristic that drives us to educate our own children. I am not sure what it is exactly, but I think if we defined this presently unnamed trait--the homeschool factor, perhaps--we would see it in a high percentage of homeschooling parents regardless of their education levels.

 

[Actressdancer]

Looking at those stats, some would simply say they prove that higher education would mean higher income, so that we can afford to homeschool and that is why the more educated are homeschooling.

I would agree with this if the pie charts were reversed. But with the mothers tending toward being more educated, and the dad's typically being the wage-earners, I don't see the correlation. (If you total up the parents who've had *any* college, you get 90.3% of dads and 92.1% of moms. Small difference, but still a difference.)

I'm just musing of course, and I doubt that it matters much. I think you're on to something with the "homeschool factor."

 

[Renae_C1]

Interesting. I love seeing these stats. They were one of the main reasons my husband got on board with our homeschooling. They are also very accurate with what we experienced with my son. In PS Kindergarten, he tested very middle of the road, but last year for 1st grade, his LOWEST score was in the 86th percentile. I agree with seekingmyLord that continuing education does not have to be in a collegiate setting. That is simply the measure that most people use.

 

[Lindina]

1. I'd like to see them add the private school scores to the testing comparison. I'd honestly love to see that and I'm not sure that data is often compared.

I'm not sure what you mean, because it shows that homeschoolers outscore private schoolers quite clearly. This was the result when NHERI did that study some few years ago.

 

[Actressdancer]

I'm not sure what you mean, because it shows that homeschoolers outscore private schoolers quite clearly. This was the result when NHERI did that study some few years ago.

Where do you see that? Because the only place I see scores compared between HS and Private is talking about SATs, not the standardized tests. The Standardized tests section only includes HS vs PS. What am I missing?

 

[Lindina]

Oh, you're right, I'm sorry! I didn't read carefully.
But I remember that NHERI study from several years ago, and it shows the same relationship that this one does on the SATs, on the standardized tests through grade 12. Public schoolers at the 50th, private schoolers around the 75 or so, and homeschoolers around the 86th or so. I've just been all over the NHERI site and I can't find that older study anymore....

 

[Actressdancer]

Oh, you're right, I'm sorry! I didn't read carefully.
But I remember that NHERI study from several years ago, and it shows the same relationship that this one does on the SATs, on the standardized tests through grade 12. Public schoolers at the 50th, private schoolers around the 75 or so, and homeschoolers around the 86th or so. I've just been all over the NHERI site and I can't find that older study anymore....

I've struggled lately to find things that I KNOW I've seen on NHERI before. It's like it gets less user-friendly with each new study done. lol

 

[Lindina]

Ain't THAT the truth!