Some people may question the ability of parents to school their own children.
Policymakers, educators, administrators, and other parents sometimes wonder about the capacity
for parents to effectively teach their children. Based on the majority of research found, it is not
entirely necessary for a parent or home educator to have a substantial amount of certification in
order for them to be effective teachers. At the same time, students with certified caregivers did
succeed at a higher level than students whose caregiver’s were not certified (Ray, 2010). Lack of
certification, however, did not suggest that a student would be unsuccessful because he or she
still tended to show slightly higher test scores than their peers in public schools. On the other
hand, students who had two parents who both did not receive a college degree performed slightly
better than students whose parents did obtain a college degree. These results were small, but still
significant