| The Legalities Of A California Homeschool Program! | | Print | |
| Written by Jeff Safin | ||||||
| Tuesday, 12 August 2008 | ||||||
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One of the harder states in which to start a home school is California. Rumors have flown in the past that home schooling is illegal in California, but that is not the case. Home schooling is legal in California, however the requirements are a little bit on the strict side, depending on how one reads them.
One of the harder states in which to start a home school is California. Rumors have flown in the past that home schooling is illegal in California, but that is not the case. Home schooling is legal in California, however the requirements are a little bit on the strict side, depending on how one reads them. In the state of California, if you set up a home school for your children you will be required to follow an accredited and recognized school curriculum, also known as an ISP which stands for independent study program. Being capable of teaching It's more than likely that you have also heard some rumors suggesting that in California you must have a certified teaching license in order to participate in homeschooling. This rumor is also not true, since the Californian law very simply states that any teacher participating in homeschooling must be capable of teaching. Of course it's certainly can't do any harm to get a certified Californian teaching license, but it is not legally required. Evidently, this statement can be interpreted in a very vague sense. In this way, home schooling has a sort of vague quality in California. In a privately run or a publicly run school it will be the people in charge of running the school who decide whether or not there teachers are capable of teaching, plus of course their initial certifications the teachers have already obtained to get their teaching job. But when you look at the situation in a homeschooling environment things are pretty different, since the teacher and the parent of the child are normally the same person. Starting your home school in California Even if you only have one child to tutor, you should make the effort to go and declare yourself a private school, this may seem like hassle but it will clear up a lot of questions. One additional option open to you is to sign up your child or children at your local public school, but contrary to what other parents do, you will register for an independent study program that you yourself will implement with your child at home. Whatever option you choose to take, you shouldn't have any real problems in starting your California homeschool. The teacher Obviously a tutor will be necessary in a homeschool. In most homeschools It is one of the parents who takes it on their selves to fill this role, but it doesn't have to be that way if you don't want it to be. You can pay a tutor to come to your home and tutor your children. As a parent you will not be required to be a certified teacher to homeschool your children, but it goes without saying that you should be above capable of teaching. If the tutor is an adult hired by the parents to be the primary teacher, most parents opening home schools in California understandably demand that the tutor have a proper teaching certification. Setting up your homeschool in California is going to take a little work and implementing it, especially if you are the tutor, will definitely required dedication and planning, but the benefits it can bring to your child should make it all worthwhile. Article Author: If you found this Writing to be of interest about A California homeschool program feel free to visit our site for much more How To Home School Your Child articles.
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