| -- End Ad Box ---> | | | | homeschooling. You might be asked to complete a |
| For various reasons many parents decide to | | | | letter of intent that you will be homeschooling your |
| homeschool their children. Homeschooling can provide | | | | children and have to file the appropriate forms before |
| an enhanced learning experience that far surpasses | | | | the fall deadline each year. |
| what can be had in a public or private school system. | | | | Instead of navigating the maze of laws and |
| There are many advantages to home schooling | | | | bureaucracies on your own, seek help from your local |
| especially during the elementary years. | | | | homeschooling association chapter. They will be well |
| However, before you even consider homeschooling, | | | | familiarized with the laws and procedures for your |
| you must make certain you are familiar with the laws | | | | area. |
| governing homeschooling in your state and in your | | | | The law also requires that your children take |
| school district. You want to make sure you stay | | | | standardized tests so your child can legally be |
| within the law because there can be serious | | | | assigned to a grade level in your school district. |
| consequences if you do not. Some of these | | | | You will also be required to keep certain |
| consequences may even have an affect on whether | | | | homeschooling documents on file as well as |
| your child will be accepted into postsecondary | | | | coursework for a certain amount of time. It is |
| educational institutions especially if they are state run. | | | | possible in some of the more homeschooling |
| Homeschooling laws vary from state to state so you | | | | unfriendly states that you will be subject to periodic |
| must know the laws as they pertain to you. There | | | | audits of your homeschooling paperwork. |
| are certain states which are very homeschool friendly | | | | It really isn’t difficult to follow the laws that |
| and if homeschooling will be your lifestyle for several | | | | are set forth by each state and even though you |
| years, you may want to consider moving to one of | | | | may not agree with them, it is in the best interest of |
| these states. There are also states on the other end | | | | your children to comply with the laws and make sure |
| of the spectrum which make it very difficult for | | | | you understand them. It is your children’s |
| families to homeschool. Inquire with you local school | | | | education future at stake if you if you don’t |
| board, you will probably be required to register with | | | | follow the laws carefully and on time. |
| the school board even though you are | | | | |