【单选题】Theestimatesofthenumbersofhome-schooledchildrenvarywidely.TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationestimatesthereare250,000to350,000home-schooledchildreninthecountr y.Home-schooladvocatesputthenumbermuchhigher—ataboutamillion.Manypublicschooladvocatestakeaharshattitudetowardhomeschoolers,perceivingtheiractionsastheultimateslapinthefaceforpubliceducationandadamagingmoveforthechildren.Homeschoolersharborfewkindwordsforpublicschools,chargingshortcomingsthatr angefromlackofreligiousperspectiveinthecurriculumtoaherdlikeapproachtoteachingchildren.Yet,aspublicschoolofficialsrealizetheystandlittletogainbyremaininghostiletothehome-schoolpopulationandashomeschoolersrealizetheycanreapbenefitsfrompublicschools,thesehardlinesseemtobesofteningabit.Publicschoolsandhomeschoolershavemovedclosertotoleranceand,insomecases,evencooperation.JohnMarshall,aneducationofficial,says,"Wearebecomingrelativelytolerantofhomeschoolers."Theideais,"Let’sgivethekidsaccesstopublicschool,sothey’llseeit’snotasterribleasthey’vebeentold,andthey’llwanttocomeback."Perhaps,butd on’tcountonit,sayhome-schooladvocates.Homeschoolersopposethesystembecausetheyhavestr ongconvictionsthattheirapproachtoeducation—whetherfueledbyreligiousenthusiasmortheindividualchild’sinterestsandnaturalpace—isbest."Thebulkofhomeschoolersjustwanttobeleftalone,"saysEngeCannon,associatedirectoroftheNationalCenterForHomeEducation.Shesayshomeschoolerschoosethatpathforavarietyofreasons,butr eligionplaysarole85percentofthetime.ProfessorVanGalenbreakshomeschoolersintotwogroups.Somehomeschoolerswanttheirchildrentolearnnotonlytr aditionalsubjectmatterbutalso"str ictr eligiousdoctr ineandaconservativepoliticalandsocialperspective.Notincidentally,theyalsowanttheirchildrentolearn—bothintellectuallyandemotionally—thatthefamilyisthemostimportantinstitutioninsociety."Otherhomeschoolerscontend"notsomuchthattheschoolsteachheresy(异端邪说),butthatschoolsteachwhatevertheyteachinappropriately,"VanGalenwrites,"Theseparentsarehighlyindependentandstr iveto’takeresponsibility’fortheirownliveswithinasocietythattheydefineasbureaucraticandinefficient.Accordingtothepassage,homeschoolersare______.A、thosewhoengageprivateteacherstoprovideadditionaleducationfortheirchildrenB、thosewhoeducatetheirchildrenathomeinsteadofsendingthemtoschoolC、thosewhoadvocatecombiningpubliceducationwithhomeschoolingD、thosewhodon’tgotoschoolbutareeducatedathomebytheirparents
【单选题】Theestimatesofthenumbersofhome-schooledchildrenvarywidely.TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationestimatesthereare250,000to350,000home-schooledchildreninthecountr y.Home-schooladvocatesputthenumbermuchhigher—ataboutamillion.Manypublicschooladvocatestakeaharshattitudetowardhomeschoolers,perceivingtheiractionsastheultimateslapinthefaceforpubliceducationandadamagingmoveforthechildren.Homeschoolersharborfewkindwordsforpublicschools,chargingshortcomingsthatr angefromlackofreligiousperspectiveinthecurriculumtoaherdlikeapproachtoteachingchildren.Yet,aspublicschoolofficialsrealizetheystandlittletogainbyremaininghostiletothehome-schoolpopulationandashomeschoolersrealizetheycanreapbenefitsfrompublicschools,thesehardlinesseemtobesofteningabit.Publicschoolsandhomeschoolershavemovedclosertotoleranceand,insomecases,evencooperation.JohnMarshall,aneducationofficial,says,"Wearebecomingrelativelytolerantofhomeschoolers."Theideais,"Let’sgivethekidsaccesstopublicschool,sothey’llseeit’snotasterribleasthey’vebeentold,andthey’llwanttocomeback."Perhaps,butd on’tcountonit,sayhome-schooladvocates.Homeschoolersopposethesystembecausetheyhavestr ongconvictionsthattheirapproachtoeducation—whetherfueledbyreligiousenthusiasmortheindividualchild’sinterestsandnaturalpace—isbest."Thebulkofhomeschoolersjustwanttobeleftalone,"saysEngeCannon,associatedirectoroftheNationalCenterForHomeEducation.Shesayshomeschoolerschoosethatpathforavarietyofreasons,butr eligionplaysarole85percentofthetime.ProfessorVanGalenbreakshomeschoolersintotwogroups.Somehomeschoolerswanttheirchildrentolearnnotonlytr aditionalsubjectmatterbutalso"str ictr eligiousdoctr ineandaconservativepoliticalandsocialperspective.Notincidentally,theyalsowanttheirchildrentolearn—bothintellectuallyandemotionally—thatthefamilyisthemostimportantinstitutioninsociety."Otherhomeschoolerscontend"notsomuchthattheschoolsteachheresy(异端邪说),butthatschoolsteachwhatevertheyteachinappropriately,"VanGalenwrites,"Theseparentsarehighlyindependentandstr iveto’takeresponsibility’fortheirownliveswithinasocietythattheydefineasbureaucraticandinefficient.Accordingtothepassage,homeschoolersare______.A、thosewhoengageprivateteacherstoprovideadditionaleducationfortheirchildrenB、thosewhoeducatetheirchildrenathomeinsteadofsendingthemtoschoolC、thosewhoadvocatecombiningpubliceducationwithhomeschoolingD、thosewhodon’tgotoschoolbutareeducatedathomebytheirparents
