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