Well you're all going to love THIS post I can see! (NOT! lol).
From the looks of things lately "Home-Schooling" has become just as organized as Public Schooling, though it will always be superior no matter what.
I'm just not big on structuring things all that much since it has proven to be an impediment rather than an asset to the way we (humans)
naturally learn.
I do NOT agree that we need to register our children with anyone. We chose not to do that, and we also chose to use a method most commonly known as "Unschooling," which has worked very well for us. We've had 5 kids, (aged 24,23,almost 22,19, & 12) but only have one left at home now and she's already completed "High School" requirements and is working on a formal "High School Diploma Course" which she will be finished in a few weeks. BTW, - Harvard accepts these diploma's and so far our 12 year-old daughter has a 96.4% average on her finals. Not bad.
If you just move the geographical location of what goes on in a conventional school room to your living room/dining room or wherever, then so many of the potential benefits of choosing to Home Educate are lost in a flurry of workbooks, assignments, and reports to District School Supervisors.
Do an internet search on "Unschooling" and you'll see what I mean. I could provide you with links, but...I wouldn't to limit your creativity by making this exercise too...structured!
- Jesse.
[ 05-31-2001: Message edited by: Jesse ]