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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is religion a large part of your teachings?
You say you teach evolution....
What about equality among homosexuals?

Also, I would likely give my child straight A+ grades if I homeschooled.

Is there any oversight into parents who do this?

Thank you![/quote]

For our family, religion is a part of our family life, but when it comes to teaching, I mean... religion doesn't really play a role in grammar, music, math, or science (a classical curriculum follows a 4-year cycle of biology, earth science/space, chemistry, physics-- and as I already said, we teach evolution, we also cover the big bang as the most prominent theory for the origin of the universe, etc). History I use secular sources to try and teach events from an objective standpoint. Sometimes my children and I will discuss the morality of various figures in history as it comes up... but we would be doing that also even if they were learning history in a traditional school setting. I believe all people should be treated equally.

I also know plenty of secular homeschoolers. Although there are ample religious curriculums available, as homeschooling has begun to spread (I don't have the statistics in front of me, but it has really taken off in the past few years) I have seen more and more secular options spring up.

Regarding grading, as another poster mentioned, teaching to mastery is the most common strategy in the early grades. My kids have little 'graded' assignments-- mostly spelling tests. They have occasional math tests, too, to make sure they fully understand the curriculum.

When they get older and projects become more subjective, such as writing papers, many curriculums offer grading rubrics to help guide you. My kids will receive more graded assignments as they move into middle school.

In my state, as I stated before, I have to submit 2 portfolio reviews with county representatives where I show some demonstrations of work we are doing in the various subjects.[/quote]

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