From the article: Legal Information by State
Homeschooling is typically done by the parent of the child, but some children are homeschooled by other people. Do you homeschool other people's children? What requirements do you have to fulfill to do so legally in your state? How does this work for you and for the students? Share Your Story
No Labels Here
- There was a young boy, Jerry (I’ll call him), who learned in our home for the last six weeks or so of his 7th school year. The public school he’d attended had labeled him as “dyslexic,” and because his handwriting didn’t measure up they tagged him with “dysgraphia.” We threw away the labels and he began to thrive in the absence of pressure. The following year and for the duration of his school years, his mother kept him at home with her and allowed him to pursue his interests. Today, Jerry has a Master’s in Marine Biology.
- —Guest Debra Elramey
Homeschooling other people's children
- I started teaching homeschoolers a long time ago - back around 1980 - in Pennsylvania. A person who homeschools other people's children is simply a private tutor! It's not all that different from tutoring kids in a regular school. It doesn't make any difference legally if homeschoolers hire a tutor for their children any more than it would make a difference if their kids were in school.
- —Guest Rick_MK
We're in our ninth year!
- It's not exactly homeschool, because it's neither in my home nor theirs, but dh and I are schooling OPKs. This year we have 5, plus our 4yo DGS. We use homeschool curriculum materials from CLE, R&S, Abeka, Lifepacs, and tons of other stuff, because like homeschool I try to match the materials to the kid not one-size-fits-all. In LA, I'm registered as a private school not seeking state approval, which is one of the two homeschooling options as well -- Approved Home Study is the other option, where you have to send in test results, or a portfolio, or a letter from a teacher certified to teach that grade. My students will not be eligible like this for the state scholarship, but if their parents want to get them on Approved Home Study for the last two years of highschool they could. Like public/private, however, we must have (it just wouldn't work otherwise) a set yearly and daily schedule, and I give annual achievement tests just to be accountable to the parents.
- —lindina
Email homeschooling might work
- Ha! Sometimes I think homeschooling via email might work with my oldest. He seems to spend more and more time on the computer.
- —Guest Gary
Homeschooling others in Okahoma
- In Oklahoma it is pretty easy to have somebody else home school your child because the law just says you have to enroll in public school or provide alternate means of education. That includes having somebody other than a parent be a teacher. I’ve only been in Utah for a short time, but my understanding is that a parent or guardian has to certify that they are providing the education. I’m not sure if that’s the way the law is written or just the way the form I filled out is worded.
- —Jennifer Lavender
