Comments on: No homeschooler left behind http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/02/29/no-homeschooler-left-behind/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:49:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: sam http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/02/29/no-homeschooler-left-behind/#comment-746 sam Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:42:37 +0000 http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/02/29/no-homeschooler-left-behind/#comment-746 As part of opting out of sending our kids to public schools, many homeschoolers feel that we should be able to also opt out of the testing, and I feel we have good reasons to do so. Testing my children along with public school children will not accurately reflect what my children have learned as we do not follow along with the public schools. I'd be curious to hear an explanation of what existing issue suggests that homeschoolers need more oversight and more tests. As part of opting out of sending our kids to public schools, many homeschoolers feel that we should be able to also opt out of the testing, and I feel we have good reasons to do so.

Testing my children along with public school children will not accurately reflect what my children have learned as we do not follow along with the public schools.

I’d be curious to hear an explanation of what existing issue suggests that homeschoolers need more oversight and more tests.

]]> By: Dave http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/02/29/no-homeschooler-left-behind/#comment-742 Dave Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:24:04 +0000 http://knoxvilletalks.com/2008/02/29/no-homeschooler-left-behind/#comment-742 The article doesn't present what possible punishment there might be if the homeschooling parents do not abide by the policy. I'd be curious to know what sanctions there might be in such a case. The article doesn’t present what possible punishment there might be if the homeschooling parents do not abide by the policy. I’d be curious to know what sanctions there might be in such a case.

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