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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the problem is that many parents are homeschooling without someone overseeing how the time is spent.  Our good friends home school their children.  "Science" consists of doing something fun (i.e. watching what happens to maple syrup on ice) repeatedly b/c the kids love it, but no science explanation.  "Writing" for the second grader consists of working on letter formation (no journals, no writing letters to others, no actual writing).  Language arts consists of reading, but no extended questions.

While I think there are certainly parents out there who are doing an amazing job homeschooling, in truth b/c there is a lack of oversight, and b/c it is easy to get into a practice of doing it the same way, many of these children are not receiving nearly an equivalent education as their peers.  My other friend (not the same as the good friends) who is with her 2 children today homeschooling sent a text earlier that they are coloring for art right now and then will read quietly and be done for the day.  Sorry, a 9 year old and 7 year old should be doing more than that.

Someone in my family also homeschools her three kids.  Since the kids are all different ages, it is incredibly difficult to homeschool.  One is in first grade, one is in third and one is in 5th.  [/quote]

There is oversight. Your kids still have to pass the state mandated tests (usually administered at a testing center or base school). So, at end of the day, as long as your kid can exceed the baseline in the different subjects, go ahead and do fun science.[/quote]

This is not entirely correct.  The "oversight" consists of testing each year BUT the parent administers it and if the child doesn't 'pass' the child simply stays back a grade.  My friend administered it to her two children this past summer and both were held back a grade according to the results so they are both repeating.[/quote]

What state allows the parents to administer the test?[/quote]

My friend did it this summer - VA.  She then took the finished tests from her kids and mailed them in to the state.[/quote]

They must have changed the rules. I homeschooled in Virginia a few years ago and I had to take my child to a testing center for the state-required testing.
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