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To: ManyMoose who wrote (2153)	11/9/2009 6:44:32 PM
From: Jim S	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9626

My oldest son and his wife home school their kids. There are some real advantages, but it is a never-ending chore for the mom to keep up the lessons even when other things demand her time. The local schools don't much like the home school idea, and have collectively thrown up some real obstacles. They are almost forced to belong to an association of home schoolers just for the legal support. Laws vary from state to state, and there are some real horror stories out there of families broken up and parents wrongfully thrown in jail, all stemming from not wanting kids influenced by public schools.

To: ManyMoose who wrote (2153)	11/9/2009 9:18:06 PM
From: SmoothSail	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9626

My eldest grandson was home schooled for a bit. I sat with him to go over what the day's lessons were and then left him to have at it. A couple hours later, he brought his work and we went over it together. Then on to the next subject. I was amazed at how well thought out the lessons were, the backup material to help explain, and the level of difficulty. It wasn't a walk in the park. It challenged him. There's a whole lot more individual help than they get in school. Would be hard on the parent though. Some parents hire a tutor to assist and the school district sends a teacher around to go over the lessons.