laura

hi everyone my name is laura and i live in wheeling west virginia. i
am new to unschooling as of feb 2008 i took both of my children out of
school and i am a little panicked because it is may and i have to turn
in a portfolio by june 30 and i can not find anyone to do it if any of
you know anyone or anything that i can do please respond thanks so much

Debra Rossing

Hi Laura

Take a breath - it will work out. Keep in mind that many of us are not
in West Virginia so these questions may not make any sense to what you
need but here goes:
1 - is there an alternate to doing a portfolio that feels okay to you?
Some places allow testing, portfolio, or "alternate evaluation"
2 - what do you mean by "can't find anyone to do it"? Do you mean you
can't find anyone to evaluate the portfolio or you can't find anyone to
make the portfolio for you?
3 - does it have to be submitted by June 30th for sure? Or just at the
'end of the school year'? (like I said, I don't know the details of WV
law since I'm in CT where there is no homeschooling law)

My limited understanding of WV laws indicates that you can either
administer a standardized test or you can be evaluated by a certified
teacher. Is the "can't find anyone" related to not being able to find a
certified teacher? If so, that's something you'd need to sort out with a
local group or list - they're the ones who'd know about people locally.
I did a quick search for Yahoo groups using "west Virginia homeschool"
and found at least half a dozen yahoo groups. I'm sure some of the folks
there would be more than willing to help out (you might even find
someone who homeschools who has kept up her/his certification in order
to do evals).

Deb


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Vickisue Gray

There's also one unschooling group listed in yahoo groups for West Virginia:
WV_Unschooling

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