Posted on 11/11/2004 9:09:25 PM PST by atari
which states are the best for homeschooling?
I was going to do some computer research, but I figured it would be better to listen to people who have tried it and how it worked out in their state.
For sure not Pennsylvania. It's among the worst :( (Somebody help me find an evaluator pleeeeeease!)
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/
Our site school allowed each family to determine its own curriculum; high school families had additional recordkeeping to document state subject matter requirements. Parents had to attend 4 meetings per year, where we turned in attendance records, quarterly evaluations and/or grades if we chose to grade. The school kept the student "cum" files. The cost was around $125 per year to the school.
It was a perfect situation for us. We had complete control over our curriculum. We also had a support group, a HUGE lending library of books and teaching aids, lots of field trip options, etc. We were free to participate in any of these extra activies, or not, as we chose.
oops, forgot to add that we had no state testing requirements in California. I don't know if families who register as their own "private school" have any state testing requirements.
If you want a bit more objective approach, other than anecdotal evidence, try the Home School Legal Defense Association.
They can tell you which states they've had to fight the most lawsuits in....
http://www.hslda.org/
This is really off the subject, but seeing that this is a thread dedicated to children I thought I might ask.
Moms out there, I'm having problems weaning my son off the milk bottle, he is refusing milk sippy cups. Any ideas?
I'm desperate :)
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You are in Alaska, ptarmigan country. While homeschooling, do you see any ptarmigans walk in?
I don't know about any other states, but I've been perfectly happy with GA. We have to submit attendance records to the county BOE monthly, and have the children do standardized testing in 3rd, 6th, and 9th (and SAT in 12th) grades. Other than that, the BOE washes its hands of us. However, there are so many, many hs'ing families here (and growing rapidly), that support groups are everywhere, as well as a new trend of "hybrid" schools, where the children attend classes one or two days a week, and work at home the others. (My children are attending one of these schools this year, and it is wonderful!) Because of the hybrid schools, and support groups, these hs'ed children get field trips, science fairs, plays, dances, parties, spelling bees, and all the other "goodies" that traditionally schooled kids have, plus the benefits of learning in their jammies!
"You are in Alaska, ptarmigan country. While homeschooling, do you see any ptarmigans walk in?"
LOL! Nope, didn't see any "walk in", but we occasionally bring a few home for dinner.
Amen, homeschooling in ARIZONA.
Well, you could do what my mom did (in frustration). I thought of ba-ba as an entity, therefore one. I was in my highchair, screaming for ba-ba, and she threw it down the basement stairs. It was one of those suddenly-everythings-in-slow-motion moments. Saw it disappear, heard the crash, never asked for it again (not realizing there were 6 more in the fridge). Some say, however, that thats why I...well, we'll leave that for another time. ;-)
A good set of earplugs, LOL. I'm blessed, my son was off the bottle at 10mos! My daughter at 1yr. She wanted a cup just like big brother. :)
LOL!
Arizona's great, though there is some variation by county. Maricopa County is very light on regulation. You have to notifiy the County when you start (or stop) home schooling, and you're required to provide education in four basic subjects (English, math, history, and science, I think). An adjacent county, Pinal I think, requires teacher certification for home schooling.
Oh no, that is me right there! :)
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