| Home schooling is known as the practice of | | | | at home. |
| educating children primarily at home in a family | | | | It can be thought of as something like building a |
| setting, with a parent or guardian as the teacher. | | | | house -- you need to determine your plan, gather |
| The term applies to children in the Kindergarten | | | | your materials, and be sure you have the right |
| through 12th grade range who fall under their | | | | tools for the job. Take some time to read, to |
| state's compulsory attendance laws. | | | | look around, and to compare. Because it is legal in |
| Home schooling is now legally accepted in all 50 | | | | all 50 states, the laws, regulations, and |
| states of the U.S., but each state has its own | | | | requirements will vary from state to state. Some |
| laws to which a family must adhere. Presently, it | | | | states will have no requirements at all, while |
| is estimated that over one million families school | | | | others willrequire notification, a curriculum review, |
| their children at home. It is also regulated. | | | | and even visits to the home classroom. So make |
| It is a choice made by some parents to provide | | | | sure you check up on your state's regulations |
| elementary, middle or high school education to | | | | before beginning a home school program. Parents |
| their own children in their home. Many parents, | | | | that school their children at home though will find |
| frustrated by corrupt school boards, a lack of | | | | great latitude in the curriculum used for their |
| religious instruction, underpaid teachers or even | | | | endeavors. |
| unsafe conditions, have opted to teach their kids | | | | |