It is official. We are moving at the end of this summer. We are buying a house outside of the city with a big huge back yard. My kids are thrilled about the big huge back yard, but I have another reason to be excited. I’ve written extensively about the regulations to which New Yorkers (my current residence) must adhere. There is a letter of intent, an IHIP, four quarterly reports, and an annual assessment. That’s seven pieces of paper. You’re held accountable to 80% of your IHIP and you’d better have an explanation if you fall short. You must … Continue reading →

This is not legal advice. As someone who lives in a state that is highly regulated, I cannot emphasize enough the need for you to advocate for yourself and make a point to know your state laws. While the school district will most likely provide you with a printed copy of the laws and regulations for home schooling, a local home schooling group can be a valuable asset when it comes to navigating your way through the system. Rhode Island has rather generous home schooling laws. In Rhode Island you may choose to operate a home school under the following … Continue reading →

I generally like to write these blogs in one whole blog covering one state. However, my ultimate goal is clarity and I find that Pennsylvania law is one of the more complicated laws to interpret. Therefore, I have split up the blogs covering Pennsylvania law. The first three blogs on Pennsylavnia can be found linked below. This is not legal advice. As someone who lives in a state that is highly regulated, I cannot emphasize enough the need for you to advocate for yourself and make a point to know your state laws. While the school district will most likely … Continue reading →

I generally like to write these blogs in one whole blog covering one state. However, my ultimate goal is clarity and I find that Pennsylvania law is one of the more complicated laws to interpret. Therefore, I have split up the blogs covering Pennsylvania law. The first two blogs on Pennsylavnia can be found linked below. This is not legal advice. As someone who lives in a state that is highly regulated, I cannot emphasize enough the need for you to advocate for yourself and make a point to know your state laws. While the school district will most likely … Continue reading →

This is not legal advice. As someone who lives in a state that is highly regulated, I cannot emphasize enough the need for you to advocate for yourself and make a point to know your state laws. While the school district will most likely provide you with a printed copy of the laws and regulations for home schooling, a local home schooling group can be a valuable asset when it comes to navigating your way through the system. My general preference in writing about state laws is to provide the information as a whole. However, Pennsylvania home schooling law is … Continue reading →

Note: When I first started at Families.com, I began a series on home schooling laws for each state. Then I moved to baby, then to food, and now I’m back again in home schooling. At someone’s request, I’ve decided to resume the series where I left off. I am covering each state alphabetically and will continue to do so until I’m done. Eventually, I hope to be able to provide those who are seeking information on home schooling information about laws as well as information about various organizations, events etc. in each state. This is not legal advice. As someone … Continue reading →

I hate taking homeschool attendance, as required by Georgia Homeschooling Regulations. As far as I am concerned, since we HOME school, it is somewhat hard to not attend. Technically, if you wanted you could just check off every single day including holidays and weekends on the attendance sheet. However, it can be difficult to explain or justify homeschooling activities on Christmas day. Here is a list of learning activities that you could record on Christmas Day: 1. Reading: Reading instructions, that is! 2. Order of Operations: If there is an item to be assembled, they will quickly learn the importance … Continue reading →