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Home Schooling Persuasive Essay

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Ballard. Eastern. Male. Manual. All of these are public schools right here in Louisville, with varsity sport teams. If someone lives in Ballard’s district, they can go to Ballard and play football, if a person lives in Easterns’ district they can still transfer to Ballard and play football, but what if this person was homeschooled, then what? This child should still have the same opportunities to play sports at a varsity level with the high school of their choosing even if they don’t attend that school. Being homeschooled should not take away the opportunities given through high school athletics for various reasons but especially since parents of homeschooled kids pay the same taxes as kids who attend public school. Home-schooled kids also need the exposure to the social skills one would learn through team settings. Also there are various reasons why one maybe home-schooled; such as religious reasons and denying participation because of religion is illegal. Let’s be honest here, without allowing home-schooled kids to play high school sports, there is no Tim Tebow, or any more Tim Tebows of the world. Longman (2012) says in his article that Virginia is looking to be the next state to allow home-schooled kids the opportunity to play varsity sports, joining 25 other states who currently allow it. Longman (2012), interviewed Patrick Foss, …show more content…

Being home-schooled has its perks and one of the big disadvantages being the discrimination from high school athletics. But it is believed that home-schooled kids should get the same opportunities in these sports because their parents pay the same taxes, the skills you learn and gain from team setting are priceless and for some kids religion is what keeps them out of a traditional classroom. Sports should be an inclusive event, especially during the time leading up to the prime of some athletes’ athletic

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