Misty on Nostr: Not all states support parents homeschooling. Some counties/states require your kids ...
Not all states support parents homeschooling. Some counties/states require your kids to be in school if you live inside a school district limits and make it extremely difficult to opt-out, even including threats of involving child protective services if your kids are not enrolled in public school. (I've seen these on the books. I can't remember which state it was in. It was more than 10 years ago.)
When I had to finish up my son's high school program, I chose the high school program from PennFoster.edu. I got my first degree through them over 20 years ago. The curriculum was online (no books, grades, lists, etc., for me to keep track of or pack around), complete, balanced, and brilliant. My son did much better with it.
Part of the other reason I chose them is because our state of residency, at the time, "allowed" you to homeschool but they would NOT provide a credentialed high school diploma if you did so. PennFoster did, nationally accredited. Problem solved!
My son graduated with better grades, almost a year sooner than his peers. Did his homework in the morning while I did my self-employment work. He finished up and later, I would take him to his brand new part-time job. It was his first paid job. He was able to stack his cash his last year of high school (working almost full-time hours), helping to set himself up for when he turned 18.
The next year, my nephew enrolled and is doing better.
The year after that, my daughter's friend enrolled. He's doing much better now, and as a young adult, feels proud he could have a high school diploma. He'd originally dropped out in the 9th grade and slipped through the cracks of the system.
Public schools have changed dramatically over the last 30 years.
Today, there's far more curriculum options and methods available to assist with homeschooling where it's possible for parents to do so.
But it can be hard if both parents must work or if the state is not supportive.
When I had to finish up my son's high school program, I chose the high school program from PennFoster.edu. I got my first degree through them over 20 years ago. The curriculum was online (no books, grades, lists, etc., for me to keep track of or pack around), complete, balanced, and brilliant. My son did much better with it.
Part of the other reason I chose them is because our state of residency, at the time, "allowed" you to homeschool but they would NOT provide a credentialed high school diploma if you did so. PennFoster did, nationally accredited. Problem solved!
My son graduated with better grades, almost a year sooner than his peers. Did his homework in the morning while I did my self-employment work. He finished up and later, I would take him to his brand new part-time job. It was his first paid job. He was able to stack his cash his last year of high school (working almost full-time hours), helping to set himself up for when he turned 18.
The next year, my nephew enrolled and is doing better.
The year after that, my daughter's friend enrolled. He's doing much better now, and as a young adult, feels proud he could have a high school diploma. He'd originally dropped out in the 9th grade and slipped through the cracks of the system.
Public schools have changed dramatically over the last 30 years.
Today, there's far more curriculum options and methods available to assist with homeschooling where it's possible for parents to do so.
But it can be hard if both parents must work or if the state is not supportive.