Homeschooling is currently a hot social issue because of the major increase of homeschooled American children in the last decade. There are two major opinions on this issue: parents who believe they have a right to choose how their children are educated and those who believe that children need to be socially stimulated and that educators can instill patriotic values that cannot be taught in the home arena. Many parents insist that children can learn more easily at home, in an environment where disruptions are few and parents can teach children one-on-one. Parents allow children to work at their own pace, sometimes even permitting them to choose their own curriculum. Parents also believe that there is something seriously wrong with the public school system, with felons in their children's classes and fights during lunch almost every day. In the parents' opinion, homeschooling is an excellent alternative to the public school – just as wonderful as any private school. However, society tends to believe that children are made better citizens in the public school system, which many people consider is a major foundation of our country. Society also believes that children kept at home, staying only with their families and doing most work individually will not be able to work in a group well or accept culturally or religiously diverse people when they enter the "real world." Our nation is full of different viewpoints; children must learn to accept these and work together with diverse people in order to survive in America. So what is the ethical decision? Should we force children to go to public schools, where parents cannot truly choose what their children are taught, or allow children to learn at home, where they may not understand the concept of accepting different people and where they may not get the same patriotic values?
             We must begin with the parental point of view. Of course, homeschooling parents ...