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Originally Posted by Xylochick216
I think there need to be requirements in place for the level of education, etc. for homeschoolers. I know several, and work with several. Some have wonderful educations and probably learn much more than they would in a classroom. Some do whatever the heck they want and are completely socially unprepared. I do some work with some students through a home educators association, and they are very proactive. The students socialize, play sports, etc. Creating a standard of educator for students isn't a bad idea, in my opinion. We want our public school teachers to pass certain qualifications. Shouldn't home school parents do the same to provide a good education? It's in the best interest of the child.
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You raise a very valid point. As one who has been homeschooled, and who now is a teacher, I see the need for recruitments.
While I am not versed the education codes of many states, I do know Florida's. In the State of Florida, each child must be registered with the local homeschooling office through the local school board to prevent truancy problems. Each student registered with this office must by the end of the school year complete a benchmark testing that shows that they have learned material and are able to progress to the next grade. This can be in the form of the state test, the F-CAT, or through other standardized testing recognized by the state, or testing done by a private, state certified tutor/tester.
I do know that when I was being homeschooled in the 90s, the state education code for home schooling was actually stricter than the public school code. Of course this was before the days of Jeb Bush, F-CAT hell, and No Child Left Behind.
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