Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29 HOME EDUCATION Up until fairly recently, home schooling was (25) ___________ as something rather uncommon. In the past decade, however, the idea of children being taught in the family home has (26) ___________ in popularity. Many parents cite the alarmingly high incidence of violence in mainstream institutions as the reason behind their choice to home ...

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 25 to 29

HOME EDUCATION

Up until fairly recently, home schooling was (25) ___________ as something rather uncommon. In the past decade, however, the idea of children being taught in the family home has (26) ___________ in popularity. Many parents cite the alarmingly high incidence of violence in mainstream institutions as the reason behind their choice to home educate, (27) ___________ others point to the poor standards that are maintained in the state school system. They claim that an insufficient (28) ___________ of teachers and overcrowding in classrooms has led to an unacceptable situation. On the one hand, these parents may have taken a justifiable decision, but on the other, one can't help thinking about the deprivation these stay-at home children may be suffering as (29) ___________ as social interaction with their peers is concerned.