My boyfriend is in the Air Force Reserve and is currently deployed, so I decided that I wanted to start look more into some military news this week. I found an article on FoxNews.com about the fact that military bases are starting to be more accepting of home-schooling.
The argument isn't that all military families should home-school, it's more that home-schooling is a more accepted option these days. The article states that several military bases now have groups for parents who are home-schooling, so they can work together to teach their kids what they need to know. Some reasons that military families might find home-schooling a better option for them are that it is easier when the family moves a lot because the child doesn't have to worry about being behind in his or her classes if a different school has a different curriculum and that there is an option of being able to work extra hard when the military parent is deployed so that they can ease up a bit when the parent is home.
I believe that this is actually a very interesting concept. The article gives evidence by giving many examples of different bases that are supporting home-schooling as well as some stories of families that found home-schooling beneficial. The article also states that there is very limited data on the percentage of military children that are home-schooled and about long-term social and academic effects.
This article provides a sound argument with a claim, warrant, grounds, qualifier and backing of the Toulmin model, as well as a rebuttal stating that there hasn't been enough scientific research done on it yet and that home-schooling isn't for everyone.
To read the full article go to: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/10/26/military-bases-open-their-doors-to-home-schoolers/
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