I found this article on www.thebestschools.org and am excited to share it with you! HBU is #7 and climbing quickly!
“The homeschooling movement is growing in America, and it’s no
surprise. The home is a natural, rich soil for student learning. Even
with public and private school students, parents remain a powerful force
in the education of their children.
For most of history, children received vocational or advanced
training in small, community settings such as apprenticeships or with
home tutors. While regular teachers possess college and university
degrees in specialized fields, evidence confirms that homeschool
curricula, with the freedom of the homeschool environment along with the
security and care of parent-teachers, consistently outperform
classrooms taught by degreed professionals.
In short, the passion and dedication of parents seems to
significantly outscore specialization. And of course, the disarray of
public schools and the added expense of private schools only add to
homeschooling’s appeal.
But what about after high school? The working world still presses job
candidates for college degrees. College remains crucial for many
Americans. But for homeschoolers, some colleges fit far better than
others. Below is TheBestSchools.org’s ranking of the 25 top
homeschool-friendly colleges.
Like anyone else in the college-hunt, homeschoolers want academic
excellence and rigor at a fair price—but in a healthy setting without
the decadence prevalent in so much of American higher education. In
their search for the right college, homeschoolers have unique needs.
It is not enough to find a college that actively recruits
homeschoolers; those schools might still fail to address the needs and
interests of their homeschool applicants. All of the following schools
have a history of accepting homeschool applicants. But we’ve gone
farther in identifying three key features that commend these schools as
“homeschool-friendly”:” Click to read the entire article and view the rankings.
Houston Baptist University is making a huge impact!
MJ