tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19831995.post113820545679197530..comments2023-06-16T05:27:18.768-05:00Comments on Family School: Homeschool Paperwork Reduction ActMichael Hardthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10750353384537001625noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19831995.post-63723738797729338682006-12-06T02:30:00.000-05:002006-12-06T02:30:00.000-05:00You should be congratulated for homeschooling your...You should be congratulated for homeschooling your kids. It's not easy, especially with the public school bias and redtape. <a href="http://www.byettadrug.info">byetta</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19831995.post-1158421823948127842006-09-16T10:50:00.000-05:002006-09-16T10:50:00.000-05:00I should add that I have written out a detailed pr...I should add that I have written out a detailed preschool curriculum for my 4 yr old son to follow this year. I also plan on writing out a detailed curriculum each year - even though it is time consuming. <BR/><BR/>However, that curriculum is for my benefit as a teacher/parent, and not for the state. I also wish to keep those curriculum in case my children need something like that to show colleges when it comes time to apply. <BR/><BR/>Red tape is just that red tape. Hoops created by the government because it doesn't think the average citizen can think or take care of himself. <BR/><BR/>(oops - showed my political leanings now, didn't I?)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198383795898204149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19831995.post-1158421481451708962006-09-16T10:44:00.000-05:002006-09-16T10:44:00.000-05:00I for one am happy that there's no curriculum requ...I for one am happy that there's no curriculum requirement in NH - well, there was, but it's now gone. <BR/><BR/>The main reason I plan on homeschooling my children is that I do not believe that the state has any right in saying what is taught and how it is taught to my children. I, as a parent, decide that. <BR/><BR/>My personal feeling is that if a state requires one to submit a curriculum, it wants to oversee the "appropriateness" of that curriculum - and the closeness of that curriculum to public schools.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198383795898204149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19831995.post-1146090273277781712006-04-26T17:24:00.000-05:002006-04-26T17:24:00.000-05:00As I am starting homeschooling this year, I wonder...As I am starting homeschooling this year, I wondered the same. I could not believe how lax the homeschool law seemed. In Georgia, homeschoolers are required to turn in attendance every month (30 days), turn in an annual Declaration of Intent to Utilize a Home Study Program for 180 days of a 12 month period. Students are to be subject to an appropriate nationally standardized testing program administered by professional/teacher beginning in third grade and every three years thereafter. <BR/><BR/>What about the family in my town that has 6 children, all being homeschooled. Three of which are over 8 years of age and have reading problems? The standardized tests are for the parents' records and the parents' are not required by law to show them to anyone. <BR/><BR/>As I planned our first year, I had mixed feelings about the law. If curriculum was to be approved, then what would make the cut? Who's to say what is appropriate for my child? Me or the state?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com