[agrace]

I've thought for a while that the homeschoolers here in NJ are on borrowed time; we've been miraculously under the radar for too long, considering the political makeup of this state.

I don't have a problem with standardized testing either - my husband and I intend to have them administered to our kids when age appropriate. But requiring state assessment tests requires ME to teach them what the state assesses to be necessary, thereby defeating the whole purpose of homeschooling.

And the medical exam requirement - what is THAT about, if not blatant control? If my child is in no way affiliated with the school system, it is NONE of their business if she has an annual exam. They might as well make it a requirement for residency, for all the relevance it would have.

[RobbyS]

My sister was an elementary school teacher. She just retired. She told me that testing made teaching less and less fun. Lots of intrusion from administrators, most of whom were basically ignorant of how to run a classroom. Look for them demanding the right to look at your lesson plans! The advantage you have is that you are dealing with just a few children.[ of know caliber. But it seems to me that this is in violation of Pierce, which makes it clear that parents are the competent party, not the state. If the thing goes through, get ready for a test case. I don't think it will pass muster. constitutionally.