Frequently Asked Questions
What about a diploma and will my child be accepted at a college?

While some of the most structured home school programs do offer diplomas, most home schooled students don't receive "officially-recognized" diplomas. Many chose to opt for taking the GED to certify that they have learned the material expected in high school. Diploma or not, more and more colleges are accepting, AND EVEN ACTIVELY RECRUITING home school graduates.

Because being excluded from college is less of a concern than it was in the past (and for many other reasons), more families are deciding to home school through high school.

But my child has special educational need. How can I home school?

Actually, many parents have made the decision to home school BECAUSE their children have special needs such as dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, and other diagnosed learning difficulties. It can be said that who knows more about a child's abilities and needs than his or her own parent. Although teaching special needs children is a challenge, there are resources to help you do the job well.

What about my child's social needs? Will my child be unable to fit it with children who have gone to regular public or private schools?
    People seem to me to be defining socialized as being able to    get along with their peers. Exclusively. I do not so define it.  To be truly well socialized and well adjusted one must be able to interact,  hold conversation, respect and be respected by a wide variety of age groups of people. 
     Only in schools do people tend to be segregated by age.  In the work force, in organizations and in social situations most of the time there will be a variety of ages.  People who have attended age segregated schools have been institutionalized not socialized. They can be  crippled in one of two ways.  They may tend to either be popular and depend on the approval of their peers or  if they are not so popular they may distrust and maybe even be afraid of or have an anger or bitterness toward them that grows with each further intimidation tactic.  These are tendencies that abound in any public school in the nation. These are not people that I want my children to "fit in with".   Do you? 
     I want my children to be able to make others feel welcome when in our home, to carry on a conversation with those they meet that strikes up one with them, and to feel confident in the presences of most any type of group.  
     For the most part I find home educated people able to do all of the above.  Children raised in a home where the parents love them and show approval and interest in them and where they are protected until they are able and mature enough to face the storms of life tend to be more confident. 

    

Where can I get the Certificate of School Attendance Status required for driver license?

Certificate of School Attendance Status