Monday, February 25, 2008

Parents taking education into their own hands

Homeschooling: Education not confined to school walls
Parents taking education into their own hands
By Bryan Marshall
Register News Writer

Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series chronicling the experiences of Madison County homeschooled students.





Religion.

 Individualized instruction.

 Family atmosphere. 

Protection from dangers in school.

 A love of learning.


These are just a few of the many reasons more and more parents are deciding to put their children’s education into their own hands through homeschooling.

For Brian Bertucci of Berea, the experience of teaching middle school English for a year in a private Catholic school in Florida led to his decision to home school his 6-year-old son Mark.


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