College At Home by Matthew and David Bass
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Many parents choose to educate their children at home to protect them from the low academic quality and dangerous moral and spiritual atmosphere rampant in the public schools. But when it comes to college, the decision is often one-sided. Parents believe that their children must attend a traditional four-year school and acquire at least a Bachelors degree in order to be financially and vocationally successful. Our society places so much emphasis on a college degree that parents and students see no alternative.
Many parents choose to educate their children at home to protect them from the low academic quality and dangerous moral and spiritual atmosphere rampant in the public schools. But when it comes to college, the decision is often one-sided. Parents believe that their children must attend a traditional four-year school and acquire at least a Bachelors degree in order to be financially and vocationally successful. Our society places so much emphasis on a college degree that parents and students see no alternative.