Deborah Greenspan

Re:
Would that be a tragedy? I have a friend who is a CPA who counts on
her fingers. Anything bigger, she uses a calculator. She almost
never tries to figure in her head - certainly not when she's working.

I think I'm beginning to get it.
What about meeting the high school exit exam criteria in California?
Is it legal not to? Is it wise not to? Is that where self motivation may
kick in?


Best,

Deborah




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Sandra Dodd

-=-What about meeting the high school exit exam criteria in California?
Is it legal not to?-=-

What are you really asking. Please try to look at your question from
other directions.

You seem literally to be asking whether one's failing an exam is
breaking a law.

Is it legal for people to move to California from other states? Do
they need a GED or high school diploma to do so?
Is it legal for people in California to get jobs or go to junior
colleges before they are "out of high school"?

If you want to look at laws instead of how learning works, this isn't
probably the best place for you.

If you want California answers, please look here:
http://www.hsc.org/chaos/legal/

Sandra

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Pamela Sorooshian

On Feb 13, 2007, at 11:54 PM, Deborah Greenspan wrote:

> What about meeting the high school exit exam criteria in California?
> Is it legal not to? Is it wise not to? Is that where self
> motivation may
> kick in?

Only public school students take the California High School Exit Exam.

Deborah, we live in California, too, and our three unschooled
daughters all started college without any high school diploma. My 22
year old is in her last semester of college now - graduates in May.
My 19 yo has 120 college credits with a GPA of 3.99 and is deciding
what university she wants to attend (she's at a community college -
has been taking courses there since she was 13). My 16 year old takes
community college classes, too.

Self-motivation doesn't suddenly "kick in," by the way. Kids who have
had their interested thoroughly supported just assume that following
their own interests is what makes sense to do in life. I suppose
that'll look like "self-motivation" - but, to an unschooler, that's
the only kind of motivation that really exists.

-pam

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