Persuasive Speech Outline on Homeschooling
General Purpose: I want to persuade my audience
Specific Goal: I would like the audience to understand the advantage of why I strongly believe homeschooling is beneficial. Thesis: Homeschooling environment is an effective approach in education due to evidence of higher achievement on placement tests, success through college, engaged socially with activities outside homes, and students becoming active members of society. Organization Pattern: (Statement of Reason/Comparative advantages): Today my goal is to educate the audience on the importance and benefits on why homeschooling is better than public school.
Introduction
I. Attention getter: “Homeschooling and public schooling are as opposite as two sides of a coin. In a homeschooling environment, the teacher need NOT be certified, but the child MUST learn. In a public school environment, the teacher MUST be certified, but the child need NOT learn.” ― Gene Royer II. Many years ago homeschooling was very rare. But according to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (2013), they “released an eagerly awaited report on the number of homeschooled students in the U.S. The report showed that the number of homeschooled students has grown by almost 300,000 since the last report in 2007” (para. 1). Today I will convince three reasons to consider homeschooling due to the overall academic attainment, socialization, and being an active members of our society. Body
I. This first reasons for choosing homeschool is the overall academic attainment. a. Homeschool provides excellent education
i. According to Dr. Brian Ray (2011), students who are homeschooled score 15 to 30 percentile points above public-school students on standardized academic achievement tests. 1. The average of public school is the 50 percentile points. Scores range from 1 to 99 (Ray, 2011). 2. Homeschooled student score above average on SAT and ACT test that college consider for admissions (Ray, 2011). ii. Dedicated teachers
1. Great teacher to student ratio
2. Teaching material that is suitable for a student.
a. Because of the great teacher to student ratio it gives the teacher an advantage to go according to the individual needs b. Many say the problem with parents teaching their student with no credentials are proven wrong i. Dr. Brian Ray (2009), found that homeschool parents have more formal education than parents in the general population; 66.3% of the fathers and 62.5% of the mothers had a college degree (i.e., bachelor’s degree) or a higher educational attainment. c. Also certain states are now required to have certain credentials in order to teach. For example California. 3. Better learning atmosphere than what is provided in public school a. Exposure to drugs
b. Peer pressure
c. Bullies
(Transition: Now that you know the benefits of the overall academic attainment, lets look at the second reason.) II. The second reason for choosing homeschool is the socialization. a. Many people oppose that socialization is a big problem for homeschoolers. i. But there are many sources that show involvement with different homeschoolers or groups of people in the community. Socialization is not big issues!! b. According to Dr. Brian Ray (2011). Students are engaged in social and educational activities. i. 4-H
ii. Education field trips with other homeschoolers
iii. Community volunteer
iv. Church ministry
v. Sports team in the community league
(Transition: After combining the information on overall academic attainment and how students are engaged socially with activities outside homes, lets look at how homeschooled students become active members of our society.) III. Homeschooler are well rounded and successful in the real world a. According to Dr. Brian Ray (2011), homeschoolers
i. Participate in local community service more frequent than the general population ii. Vote and attend public meetings more frequently than the general population iii. Adapt the values and beliefs of their parents at a very high rate. Conclusion
I. Although many oppose about their concerns about homeschool. There are many evidences that prove how effective homeschool is. a. Higher achievement on placement tests
b. Success through college
c. Engaged socially with activities outside homes
d. Students becoming active members of society
II. Whether you decide to place you child into a public or private school it is up to you as a parent, but homeschool is an effective method of education and one to be considered as an option. III. The ultimate goal should be what’s the best learning strategy for the your child!! a. “There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
Reference
Court: Parents Must Have Teaching Credentials to Home School Kids. (2008). FoxNews.com. Retrieved October 24, 2013, from
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/03/06/court-parents-must-have-teaching- credentials-to-home-school-kids/
Ray, B. (2003). Homeschooling Growing up. HSLDA. Retrieved October 24, 2013, from
http://www.hslda.org/research/ray2003/homeschoolinggrowsup.pdf Ray, B. (2009). Homeschooling Across America: Academic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics. National Home Education Research Institue. Retrieved October 24, 2013, from www.nheri.org/research/nheri-news/homeschooling-across-america-academic-achievement-and-demographic-characteristics.html Ray, B. (2011). Research Facts on Homeschooling. National Home Education Research Institute. Retrieved October 24, 2013, from
http://www.nheri.org/research/research-facts-on-homeschooling.html Smith, J. (2013). U.S. Department of Education: Homeschooling Continues to Grow. HSLDA. Retrieved October 24, 2013, from
