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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My sister for years has been saying she's homeschooling her children (my nieces). However whenever we get together with them it's patently obvious that not much actual schooling is being done.

To her credit, she has finally decided to enroll two of the three children in school this year. One is in K, so no issue there. The other is in 4th. We'll see if she's on grade level.

But apparently the niece that should be going into 8th is still being homeschooled even though it was she who actually expressed the most interest in returning to school It turns out that she's not on grade level at all.[b] And sister said they really didn't want to put her in a 5th grade classroom, [/b]and I have to say I don't blame them. Question is, what to do now? After she asked for my opinion, I've suggested the best course of action would be to focus on using tutors, etc. for at least the next six months to focus on bringing her up to speed and maybe get her to grade level for high school enrollment and meanwhile look for extracurricular activities with her peers -- a sports team, a community play, etc. Does this seem reasonable? I'm worried, however, that they won't be able to afford tutors and may slip back into old habits of lots of screen time and letting the day waste away. Should I offer to pay for some tutors?[/quote]

This post can't be real.  The public school goes by birthdate when the child enrolls and will put her in a grade with her peers. She will then take remedial classes if necessary and maybe they will offer after school tutoring. It's likely if she needs those she will catch up rather quickly as long as English is her first language and she doesn't have any learning disabilities. [/quote]

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