they get from each other, there are many tools and services available that enhance and
enrich children's learning experience. For example, various on-line services are available
on the world wide web, which include interactive classes and virtual libraries. Also,
educational CD-ROMS, workbooks, and magazines are good sources that provide the
parent with information on new educational tools (Wingert and Kantrowitz 3).
Furthermore, support can be found at public schools (Hawkins 1). In Des Moines,
Iowa, a program was developed that allowed home schoolers to use school computers,
books and teacher's guides, and provided biweekly supervision from a teacher that
records the child's progress and offers advice. Parents and their children are also
allowed to participate in extra curricular and group activities, as well as field trips
(Wagner 2). Similarly, in Oregon, home schooled students are allowed to take different
classes of their choice at different schools (Wingert and Kantrowitz 3). Although these
advantages are not available in every state, parents who chose to take education into
their own hands will work to hard to use what is available, regardless of their own
educational degrees. This is illustrated well in a recent report from the Departement of
Education (DOE), which states that "student achievement in a home school has little to
do with the level of education of the parent...it is consistent with tutoring studies that
indicate the education level of a tutor has little to do with achievement of a tutored child."
(qtd. in Wagner 4). Several studies have been conducted that show that homeschooled
students are reaching close and sometimes higher achievement to their peers, proving
that parents are doing their job well. One example is a study that showed home
schoolers performed bett...