Benefits Of Homeschoolers And Public School Sports

Homeschoolers and Public-School Sports Jason Taylor, Tim Tebow, Maria Sharapova, and Serena and Venus Williams are all homeschooled students who became professional athletes. Homeschool students, as well as public school students, are both taking the same subjects throughout their high school career. Sports are a common past time that students should be able to compete in everywhere. Should homeschool students be allowed to participate in public school sports? Homeschooled students should be able to participate in public school sports because athletes have no exposure from colleges, not enough participants for their own leagues, and homeschool parents pay taxes for public schools. First, homeschoolers should be able to participate

With being able to participate in public school sports, they have the opportunity to get looks from colleges scouting an MHSAA game rather than playing in an uncompetitive homeschool league. In the article Homeschoolers Should Participate in Public School Athletics, Wright states that “Homeschooled athletes are getting gypped. A homeschooled athlete doesn’t always have access to other athletic programs. And even if they do, what if they want to make a sport their career or their ticket to college? Are they really going to get the best exposure to scouts and the best chance to hone their skills by playing in small and/or noncompetitive leagues? A parent or student shouldn’t have to choose between an opportunity to get a college scholarship and their right to be home educated” (Wright 2). For most athletes, it is a dream to be able to play at the college level. Tim Tebow is just one athlete that proves that exposure in public school sports can lead to future opportunities. Sometimes, college is unaffordable. If a parent’s child is talented, they

Both homeschool parents and public-school parents contribute to the success of the school so why should they not be able to participate? In the book Homeschooling, Immell states, "It seems disingenuous to suggest that permitting these students to take part in school-based extracurricular activities would be unjust or a burden on public school budgets since their parents are paying property taxes. It's clear that parents who homeschool their children do not make this decision lightly. Some do so because they want their child's education to be integrated with their faith and do not have access to a private school that reflects their religious beliefs. Others choose to homeschool in an effort to offer more challenging coursework to children who have advanced beyond the available curricula offered locally. Others may have a child with special needs and opt for homeschooling as a way to provide individualized attention that may be unavailable or impractical for their school district" (Immell 132-133). It is only fair that every child should be able to participate in that school’s sports activities and teams in their area. No child should have to feel left behind just because they are raised in a different setting. There are different circumstances as to why kids are homeschooled. They should not be punished based on their parent's decisions. Since the parents pay tax dollars for that school, their child