Thanks....and wow!... that your kids have graduated college summa cum laude! Congradulations! Looks like a job well done on your part.
BTW...while touring the net on homeschooling I ran across Charter Schools and Cyber Schools. What’s the difference between them and homeschooling or are they the same thing pretty much?
Charter schools are publicly funded schools organized by private groups. Generally they receive an an amount per-pupil from the county/state, but they do not receive funding for buildings or other costs. Charter schools can have a theme, such as languages or arts, or they can have standard curriculum but (in general) smaller classes, strong emphasis on academics, and more parent involvement than a regular public school.
Cyber schools come in public and private versions. You can order a full, computer-based curriculum from several private providers; these will have all lessons online or on DVD, and generally provide teacher support, grading, and other services. There are also public cyber-school options in many states, in which the standard public school curriculum is provided, and students do most work on the computer, submitting it for grading by government-employed teachers.
Charter schools in my state (FL) are special schools set up by someone other than the public schools, but are still public schools, just with different rules. Cyber schools - I guess they could be lots of things. In FL, we have FLVS - the Florida Virtual School, online classes for students at home. Some are homeschoolers and some are traditionally schooled kids who might not be able to get the class they need at their private or public school, or might be trying to get an extra class in.
Thank you! We are proud of our kids and happy that we made the big decision to homeschool nineteen years ago!