“Homeschooling expanding beyond kitchen table (Suburban Journals)” plus 2 more

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• Homeschooling expanding beyond kitchen table (Suburban Journals)
• State requires homeschool records (Suburban Journals)
• Government oversight of Missouri homeschoolers limited (Suburban Journals)

Homeschooling expanding beyond kitchen table (Suburban Journals) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 12:20 AM PST [fivefilters.org: unable to retrieve full-text content] Every time Lydia Wood visits her mother and siblings, it's a class reunion.

State requires homeschool records (Suburban Journals) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 12:25 AM PST State requires homeschool records Tuesday, March 2, 2010 1:12 PM CST Homeschooling children is more than simply teaching. Parents must maintain records to show that the schooling is comparable to that of a public education. According to state law, parents must comply with a list of requirement: * - Those who homeschool must offer 1,000 hours of instruction during the school year - July 1 to June 30. * - Children must complete at least 600 hours of basics such as reading, language arts, math, social studies and science. * - At least 400 of the 600 hours must take place in the home. Photo Galleries | Prep Sports Photos * - A completed credit toward high school graduation is defined as 100 hours or more of instruction in a course. * - A parent or guardian must maintain a written record indicating the subjects taught and student activities. * - The parent must keep a portfolio containing samples of the student's academic work. * - The parent must evaluate and record the student's academic progress. * - Children with disabilities being homeschooled may receive special education services provided by the local school district. * - A parent or guardian may notify the superintendent of schools or the recorder of county deeds of the family's intent to homeschool prior to Sept. 1 annually. Homeschooled students do not register with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. No comments posted.   You need to log in to post a comment. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

Government oversight of Missouri homeschoolers limited (Suburban Journals) Posted: 12 Mar 2010 12:20 AM PST [fivefilters.org: unable to retrieve full-text content] The state has no mechanism in place for overseeing homeschools, a lobbyist says.

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