Homeschooling Online - Guidelines To Applying For Homeschooling - Part 1
Before you begin submitting information to your local school district, it is a good idea to talk to other local homeschooling families in your area. You can probably find a local support group in your area and use them to locate specific individuals. While the statutes for homeschooling do not specifiy that an education plan has to be submitted annually in every area, local towns and cities often do want annual school plans.
Guideline #1
School officials may consider the subjects the child will study, the length of the homeschooling year, and the hours that the kids will be taught. While some school officials may consider hours of instruction in each subject, they may not dictate the exact way in which the subjects will be taught.
Subjects the child will study:
First of all, you will have to consider the lists of the core subjects such as mathematics, science and technology, history and social science, English, foreign languages and the arts. Other subjects that may be included in your child’s area of study may include orthography, reading, writing, the English language and grammar, geography, arithmetic, religion, drawing, music, the history and constitution of the United States, the duties of citizenship, health education, gym and good behavior. To follow these guidelines parents can list the subjects that they plan to cover when drawing up their proposal. A simple list of them should be good enough, since the school is not allowed to dictate the manner in which you teach anyway.
Length of the homeschool year:
Cities and towns are obligated to operate the public schools for a minimum of 180 days. However, it does not go so far as to state that the length of a homeschool’s year MUST be the same as a public school year. However, you must ensure that your homeschool year will meet or beat 180 days. Many homeschool families choose to write that their homeschool year extends 365 days a year, which means that it easily exceeds the minimum 180 days of a public school because of the life lessons that are often taught. In any case, you should make a note that the length of your homeschool year will be somewhere between 180 days and 365 days a year.
…We will continue this discussion in the next post…
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