| To home school or not to home school-that is the | | | | on par with your child's grade level. |
| question for many parents in Georgia. Many public | | | | As a parent, must keep a daily log and yearly |
| schools are over crowded. There are gangs and | | | | review of your child's progress according to the |
| illegal activity that can prohibit children from | | | | laws of home schooling in Geoergia. The |
| learning and getting ahead in the world. Many kids | | | | superintendent may request to look at it, so it is |
| drop out before finishing high school. Home | | | | encouraged the parent keep the log for up to |
| schooling your child will help keep them out of | | | | three years. Every school day needs to be at |
| illegal activities, eliminate the overcrowding issue, | | | | least four and a half hours of lessons. Proof of |
| eliminate the drop out rate, and help to keep | | | | attendance must be submitted on a monthly |
| them out of gangs. | | | | basis. |
| Problems such as these have alerted parents to | | | | If the parents are not the primary teachers, a |
| the challenges and problems of public education; | | | | tutor may be hired as long as the person is a |
| and some have responded by taking matters into | | | | certified teacher. Parents do not need to have |
| their own hands-by home schooling in Georgia. | | | | teaching degrees to teach their children. There are |
| Every state has laws pertaining to home | | | | programs online for parents who home school |
| education. Home schooling in Georgia is no | | | | their children. The parents are given manuals to |
| different; however, as it is more prevalent than in | | | | review and are referred to people they can talk |
| most states, there are actually less restrictions. | | | | to if problems should arise. |
| Iowa is a very unrestricted state in which to | | | | The decision to home school children in Georgia |
| home school also. | | | | can be a wonderful experience if the rules are |
| If you would like to home school your child, you | | | | followed. However, to be successful in this |
| can start by notifying the superintendent of their | | | | enterprise, parents must enforce the same rules |
| school district that their child will be home | | | | as any school. Raising smart children is not an |
| schooled. This has to be done for every year of | | | | easy job. Teaching children is also not easy. But |
| home schooling. Additionally, you must also create | | | | through patience and creativity, it is possible to |
| and maintain lesson plans for a curriculum that is | | | | home school one's children. |