I need more info on this. My grandchildren are to start school within a year. As a family, we are trying to learn more about home schooling.
Different states have different rules and requirements. You’ll need to look into those and assess what all you need. Some require equivalency tests upon “graduation” from home school. Some simply allow you to assert the kid is done and then proceed to college with an SAT/ACT score.
Some offer tax refunds/credits. Some have vouchers. Some offer no assistance at all.
In any case, if you’re just starting out, I’d do some leg work researching the state reqs and then check into canned curriculum programs. While the programs can get pricey, they’re worth it if they offer a paper trail for the peskier states.
In the end, an education isn’t what the state says it is, or what some ivory tower douche nozzle claims it should be. It’s the capacity to both function in civilization at a baseline level and have the tools in the box (math, reading, writing, reasoning) continue to grow and advance.
Never get in over your head, some people simply don’t have the temperament to do it. Not that they were bad parents, but it takes a certain temperament to be able to homeschool. Many parents, I would even say most, don’t have it. Still better than a public school, but you don’t wanna fuck up your kids. Look into co-ops. Many communities have co-ops where they find good people to run the homeschool and bunch the kids together.
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