What Can You Do About Homeschooling and Credits

Thursday, October 4, 2012


One concern many parents have about homeschooling is having their child be recognized for his or her work. This means going through the process of having other agencies like a public school accept the work that has already been done as a credit of academic achievement versus starting the student over not accepting any of the work done. What are some ways that this could happen?
First of all you have to check your state and school district laws. This will vary so much from area to area there is no solid answer. Some places you have to fill out paperwork before you teach a class and have forms for acceptance to get certain types of credits for your child. Other areas are more lenient and don't have you do any of this.
Consider getting your homeschool curriculum through an accredited group. There are homeschool materials and lessons but together for the purpose of getting credit for your child. These are so that parents can feel a bit more confident about the work the child is doing that it will be accepted later. You do lose some control as these schools will then look over and grade your child's work, but your child will get credit.
Once you pick the educational path with your child, be sure you have a clear plan. If you are homeschooling to a certain point then putting them into the public education system, make sure you know what steps must be done first. Going into public school and back out over and over is not a good plan.
If you aren't going to send your child to high school the whole time, pick a homeschooling curriculum that is accredited or just work towards tests like the GED, SAT, and ACT. If you pass these with high enough grades for college, having accepted credits doesn't matter that much at all.

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