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