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Reasons Given By Parents For Homeschooling Their Child In New Jersey

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Here are some of the many reasons that New Jersey parents give for homeshooling their child: (Extrapolated from national server in 1999)

• Can give child better education at home (48.9%)
• Religious reasons (38.4%)
• Poor learning environment at school (25.6%)
• Family reasons (16.8%)
• To develop character and morality (15.1%)
• Object to what school teaches (12.1%)
• School does not challenge child (11.6%)
• Other problems with available schools (11.5%)
• Student behaviour problems at school (9.0%)
• Child has special needs / disability (8.2%)
• Transportation / convenience (2.7%)
• Child not old enough to enter school (1.8%)
• Want private school but can not afford it (1.7%)
• Parent's career (1.5%)
• Could not get into desired school (1.5%)
• 22.2% of parents give additional reasons for the choice to homeschool their child:
• It was the child's choice
• Allows parents mroe control over what the children are learning
• Parents wanted year-round schooling