Content Presenter: Tyler Eldridge

Course: Edu 280 Educational Diversity

Subject Matter: Homeschooling- Statistics and Demographics
Objective: To briefly review homeschooling statistics with an emphasis on initiating discussion
as to what those statistics mean. A brief video will lead the class into the discussion with critical
analysis questions being presented for the class to participate in. This interactive lesson will
provide diversity students with a general understanding of demographic information on
homeschooling and a foundation for analyzing that information. A secondary goal is to give
future teachers and administrators an idea of what homeschooling statistics say about the
situation in public schools and what they can do to address problems.
Materials/Equipment: This lesson will be using: a PC computer, and overhead projector and
screen, a white board with markers (if available), and a handout with excerpts from an article
from The Atlantic.
Instruction:
Slide 1: Begin with introductions and state topic.
Slide 2: Discuss reasoning behind choosing to present this topic.
Slide 3: Purpose of this lesson.
Slide 4: Short segment of a YouTube video about homeschool stereotypes.
Slide 5: General statistics about homeschooling demographics. Questions.
Slide 6: Reasons cited for homeschooling as given by the Washington Times. Questions.
Slide 7: Race and ethnic statistics. Questions.
Slide 8: Levels of parental education. Questions.
Slide 9: Family income statistics. Questions.
Slide 10: Compare homeschooling performance vs. public school performance.
Questions.
Slide 11: Conclusions about the information given.
Slide 12: Resources
Expected Outcomes: Audience members should be able to distinguish between homeschooling
stereotypes and reality. Audience members should begin to understand the complex reasons
behind why the homeschooling demographics are diversifying. Audience members will be able
to critically analyze what statistics behind homeschooling could mean.
Assessment Choices: Audience interaction with the presenter in the form of critical analysis
questions will assess students deeper understanding of the information given. Students will be
asked to write simple answers on the piece of paper provided.