My group created a detailed annotated bibliography of our sources. This helped me understand how to decide if a source is useful and how to process the information contained within a source. I also learned how to judge if a source is reliable, current, and credible, which is essential when writing a paper. If your sources are not appropriate, then your whole paper can fall apart. It is extremely important to check all sources before using them for any type of reference.
An Annotated Bibliography on Home Schooling
Ballmann, R.E. (1995). The how & why of home schooling.
This book persuades people to home school and provides guidelines for parents who want to home school. It gives information on the legal side of home schooling and the support groups available.
We think this could be helpful in our presentation. We can use this to explain the support issues of home schooling. It also explains various reasons to home school until high school. There are also common questions about home schooling that this book answers.
Cox, R.S. (2003, 17 January). Home schooling debate. The CQ Researcher, 13(2). Retrieved October 4, 2004, from CQ Researcher Online.
This article discusses the issue of home schooling possibly undermining public education. It considers whether the government should regulate home schooling, if the public school system should support home schooling, and if home schooling threatens the concept of public education. This article also present numerous facts and tables and gives the background information on how home schooling became a nationwide movement.
We plan to use some of the statistics found in this article. It gives the number of home schoolers in the
Dobson, L. (2002). The homeschooling book of answers.
This book is in a question and answer format. Home schooling experts answer numerous questions in regards to home schooling. They offer their respected opinions on the issue. They are supportive of home schooling, but do touch upon some cons as they are answering questions. These questions include items such as the expenses of home schooling, socialization, and parent qualifications.
We can use this source to refute arguments against home schooling. It has some strong authority from experts on this issue who can help inform those who do not know details about home schooling. It can also strengthen our positives aspects of home schooling. This will be a great source to quote from because of how the experts worded their statements.
Koeppel, G. (2004, September 12). Home schooling on the rise. The
This article discusses the increase of home schooling in our society. It provides information about the positives of home schooling, such as one-on-one education and the abundance of activities available to home schoolers. It does not introduce any negative arguments, but implies them through the information it presents.
We can use this article to show the number of home schoolers in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Arizona</st1:place></st1:State> and how this mirrors the national trend. I think these numbers will be shocking to some. This article can also add to the positives of home schooling in our paper. There are also some great first-hand quotes we could use from people with experience in this issue.
Romanowski, M. (2001, November/December). Common arguments about the strengths and limitations of home schooling. The Clearing House, 75(2), 79-83. Retrieved October 4, 2004, from Academic Search/EBSCOhost.
This article informs us on the various limitations and strengths of home schooling. It discusses why families choose home schooling, the strengths of home schooling, and different families’ limitations. It comes to the conclusion that there are pros and cons, but that it depends upon the needs of the child.
This article has many things we can use for our presentation. It can help us expand on the reason parents choose to home school. It also assists us in showing that there are cons to the issue, especially depending on a child’s specific needs and abilities.
Wichers, M. (2001, Fall). Homeschooling: Adventitious or detrimental for proficiency in higher education. Education, 122(1), 145-151. Retrieved October 4, 2004, from EBSCOhost.
This article presents a brief overview of home schooling and the reason families choose it instead of public schooling. It also shows us a study done that proved home schooled students perform equal to or better than other children.
We can use this article to accurately explain what home schooling is. We can also show the statistics of how home schooling helps a child perform better academically in life. It also explains that home schooling does not solely depend on the parent anymore, but relies strongly on the internet and other resources.
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