Argument:
In fact, when home-schooled students are competing on the home-schooled teams the athlete may often go unrecognized by college scouts and recruiters, and this deprives them of the opportunity to become a college athlete. Even if the athlete is considered to be the “star player” on the team, a number of college scouts do not acknowledge the home-schooled student's athletic ability and talents. Mike Tierney himself discusses that college scouts frequently worry about the home-schooled student grades due to the fact the grades are given by the student’s parents and the grades could possibly not be accurate to the student’s work inside the classroom (Tierney par. 16). Home-schooled children are at a disadvantage because a countless number of the college recruiters do not go to the home-schooled team football games or other sport activities. There are parents who feel that because their son or daughter will not get recognized they have to enroll their child in public school. Wright goes on to explain that “A parent or student shouldn't have to choose between an opportunity to get a college scholarship and their right to be home educated” (Wright par. 11). This should not be the reason that students and parents decide to enroll in public school. The home-schooled students are also at a disadvantage because they do not have the same field or training equipment that the public schools have access to. The students deserve the same opportunities to be a college athlete.
Opposition:
On the contrary to this argument, there will be groups of individuals who go to public school that try and explain that home-school teams were created for a reason, and the fact that home-schooled students are not allowed on public-school teams is not their fault and that the reason college recruiters do not recognize them is not their fault either. Society often claims that these home-schooled students should not get the option to participate in public-school sports. Individuals who disagree say that the home-educated kids have to have their own teams because they would work better on their own team. According to Dari Mullins, author of the article “Homeschoolers Should Organize Their Own Athletic Programs,” when students, who are homeschooled, play on sport teams together they are not made fun of and they are able to bond and relate to a countless number of struggles that students who are homeschooled may be going through (Mullins par 6). The statement about how the students could bond over the struggles of homeschooling is true but that does not mean that the home-schooled students should miss out on the chance to be noticed by colleges and become a college student-athlete. Home-schooled students could also bond well with the public-school students who are on the team as well. Home-schooled students are human beings too and deserve an equal chance just as every other student who attends a public school.