Note: This article, by Israel Wayne, is an excerpt from the Homeschool Survival Kit. When the modern-day homeschooling movement started in the early 1980s, there were many skeptics. Today, through many studies and research from groups like the National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI), the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), we know, factually, that homeschoolers excel. On average, homeschoolers surpass their public-schooled counterparts in every measurable area (academically and socially). Here are just a few of the dozens of valid reasons millions of families have chosen to home educate their children: There are many great homeschooling support organizations, like HSLDA on…