According to a recent Orlando Sentinel article, homeschooling is up dramatically in Florida.  According to the article, many families can no longer afford private school but don’t want to put their kids in public school.  Interestingly,  this article states that homeschooling is increasing dramatically in Florida even as the population is decreasing.  In fact,  the number of homeschoolers nationwide, estimated at about 3% in 2007,  may actually be much higher.  From the unofficial poll on the Orlando Sentinel website, it seems that the largest percentage of people who responded as homeschoolers are homeschooling because they either don’t want government control of their childrens’ education or believe that traditional schools stifle creativity.