Trisha

Although Missouri has great homeschool laws (very relaxed) I still
choose to keep records, because I have more than once been accused of
"educational neglect" by two of my family members (they're
teachers)and I would not at all keep it past them to report me to
DFS! Truthfully I wouldn't keep it past my father to report me either
(an ex teacher)! Afterall these are some of the same people that tried
to get me in trouble for having a homebirth, but that is for another
yahoo group!
Trisha

Manisha Kher

--- Trisha <goodridgefam_of4@...> wrote:

> Although Missouri has great homeschool laws (very
> relaxed) I still
> choose to keep records, because I have more than
> once been accused of
> "educational neglect" by two of my family members
> (they're
> teachers)and I would not at all keep it past them
> to report me to
> DFS!

We have to report here in Massachusetts. We sent in a
report stating "subjects" covered, without mentioning
how they were covered. Just simple descriptions of
stuff Supriya learnt about. I think the schools will
be biased against TV/movies unless they're explicitly
educational shows. So we chose to not mention them. We
do not have to track hours.

You could keep an informal record of things done. It
makes it easier to talk about what your kids are
learning.

Manisha



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Michelle/Melbrigða

On 8/24/06, Trisha <goodridgefam_of4@...> wrote:
> Although Missouri has great homeschool laws (very relaxed) I still
> choose to keep records, because I have more than once been accused of
> "educational neglect" by two of my family members (they're
> teachers)and I would not at all keep it past them to report me to
> DFS!

Why would they assume that you are "educationally neglecting" your
child? What makes them believe this? Are they testing your son? Are
they making you prove you are educating him? If you are following the
letter of the law and have proof of compliance (whatever that may be
for your state) there isn't much that they can do. The only person
that you need to provide anything for is your child. My mother has
made a threat once or twice that I am "not doing my all." That's when
I just smile and say, "Do you want to take over the responsibility of
raising my children?" That usually quiets her. While family can be
intimidating, their words are usually just that - words.
Intimidation.

--
Michelle
aka Melbrigða
http://eventualknitting.blogspot.com
[email protected] - Homeschooling for the Medieval Recreationist

David

Hi, folks!

We're currently living in CA, and will be moving to Georgia soon. CA laws
are blessedly liberal, and no reporting is required if you are operating as
a "private school", which we do. I'm wondering how unschoolers in Georgia
are accommodating the monthly "attendance" reporting requirement? And, how
are you preparing your children for the mandatory testing every three years,
if at all?

Blessings,

Monique

[email protected]

Hi Monique, I'm not in Georgia, but close to Savannah and on their lists and
these requirements don't seem to cause many problems. From what I can tell,
you have to take the standardized tests but don't need to share them with
anyone unless asked. So no preparation required!

I believe there is a Georgia Unschoolers yahoo group that might better
address these questions.

_http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GAunschoolers/_
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GAunschoolers/)

Leslie in SC


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David

Thanks for the info!

Monique

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Leslie530@...
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 11:33 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [unschoolingbasics] Attendance Reporting in Georgia

Hi Monique, I'm not in Georgia, but close to Savannah and on their lists
and
these requirements don't seem to cause many problems. From what I can
tell,
you have to take the standardized tests but don't need to share them with
anyone unless asked. So no preparation required!

I believe there is a Georgia Unschoolers yahoo group that might better
address these questions.

_http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GAunschoolers/_
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GAunschoolers/)

Leslie in SC


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