Personal reasons that parents are considering are: continuing to invest in relationships with their children. After all, why let them go during a critical period in their lives in discovering who they really are? Continuing to build family relationships among siblings is another factor to consider. Sibling relationships are for a lifetime, whereas, high school friendships are usually just for those years. How many friends from your own high school days do you keep in touch with?

Learning is another factor that influences parents to keep homeschooling their older children. The home has proven to be a very good environment in which children learn. NHERI shows that statistically speaking there is no difference in whether or the parents are high school graduates or college graduates, children still test higher than their public school peers. See link above for more on that topic.

With the advent of technology, even parents who lack some confidence in their ability to homeschool their high school aged children, can do so with ease with online curriculum or satellite schools available. These might require a higher budget, however, peace of mind is priceless, knowing that your young person is getting what they need. Perhaps it is more critical for those desiring to get a college education, where grades will be a factor in the child being accepted into the college program.