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Recently, the FCPS' Office of Student Services announced that 1695 students
were homeschooled in Frederick County (2007). As of May 2007, FCPS officials monitor
948 homeschool students; 747 students are
monitored through umbrella groups. Although 2007 numbers are not
completely tallied for the entire State of Maryland, there were 24,329 total
students homeschooling in 2006. According to Gary Marple, home
instruction monitor with FCPS, "...there
seems to be an increase in homeschoolers each year."
Recent Survey on Homeschool Frederick! (4/2007)
How Many Years Homeschooling? Survey Found...
37% have homeschooled over 7 years
31.5% have homeschooled over 3 years
31.5% have homeschooled under 3 years
How Many Children are Homeschooled?
20% homeschool 1 child
65% homeschool 2 children
10% homeschool 3 children
5% homeschool 4+ children
Curriculum Used by Homeschoolers:
61% Use Faith-based Curriculum
39% Use Secular-based Curriculum
Homeschoolers Use the Following Monitoring
Method:
58% - FCPS
26% - Umbrella Group
16% - Other Monitoring Method
Homeschoolers Use the Following Approach/es for Teaching...
25% teach the Unschooling
Method (Charlotte Mason)
25% teach the Activities Method (Konos, Weaver, etc.)
20% teach the Classical Method (Well Trained Mind, etc.)
45% teach the Traditional Method (textbooks - Abeka)
30% teach the Literature Method (Sonlight, etc.)
20% teach with a blend of the above, eclectic, or accelerated
[Note: This is a
multiple choice question; totals may not add up to 100%]
Homeschoolers Supplement Learning Through
These Options:
50% Utilize Coops
10% Utilize Tutoring Services
10% Utilize Higher Education (i.e. FCC)
65% Utilize Parks & Recreation
70% Utilize Homeschool Days (organizational functions)
90% Utilize Informal/Formal Field Trips
5% Utilize Other (Community Service projects, sports groups,
Internet, self-taught small group learning with families)
[Note: This is a multiple
choice question; totals may not add up to 100%]
About the
author:
Krista Thomas, homeschool mom of
three, appreciates feedback from HSF! survey takers in order to analyze trends
from statistics (and to publish on HSF! to benefit the homeschool community. A
big thank you to FCPS for contributing to this report with current numbers of
homeschooled kids in Frederick County.
