美国“在家上学”运动与公立学校的应对

Homeschooling Movement and the Responses of Public Schools in America

美国"在家上学"运动的迅速发展给公立学校带来了挑战,它导致公立学校的优质生源大批流失,并对公立学校的经费来源构成了威胁。公立学校对"在家上学"运动的态度经历了从排斥到合作的过程。公立学校与"在家上学"开展合作的方式包括开放资源和设施、开发专门项目、为家长提供帮助和指导等。这种合作符合教育改革的趋势,学生、家长、公立学校和政府等相关主体均因此而受益。

The rapid development of Homeschooling Movement challenges public schools in the United States. It brings amounts of high-quality students from public schools, and threatens the funding resources of public schools. The attitude of public school towards homeschooling movement has experienced a course from rejection to cooperation. The cooperation approach includes open resources and facilities, develop special programs, provide support and guidance for parents, etc. The cooperation is in accordance with the trend of educational reform, bringing benefits for students, parents, public schools and government.