<p>We are considering homeschooling our DC for 9th grade. How does one set up homeschooling? Do we just hire tutors for homeschooling and/or parents tutoring at home? Do we need to register with the local school district? Do we need to sign up with any online homeschool? DC will apply to BS for 10th grade the following year. For the BS applications, who writes the recommendations for homeschooled kids, parents?</p>
<p>Google “homeschooling laws” for your state. Some states require registration, with a yearly exam or portfolio review, while others require almost nothing.</p>
<p>There is a whole homeschooling subculture out there. Many communities have homeschooling groups, and it’s very common for high schoolers to learn in co-op classes. Other students study on their own or with their parents, and some use online classes.</p>
<p>An excellent resource is The Well-Trained Mind, a book by Susan Wise Bauer. There is a Well-Trained Mind chat forum that has a high school subforum. The moms who hang out there are very knowledgeable and can help you with any questions you might have.</p>
<p>BSBound, Thanks. I’ll look at the sites you mentioned. Any others?</p>
<p>I think the forums at The Well-Trained Mind site will be a fabulous starting place. The address is: forums.welltrainedmind.com. You can ask questions and go from there.</p>
<p>Best of luck to you!!</p>
<p>Most states allow you to do a combination of parental teaching and tutors.<br>
I agree, though, that you need to start by finding out what your state requires. Some states (like CA) are much more strict than others (like TX).
Recommendations can come from people like coaches, tutors, youth group leaders, civic group leaders, family friends, etc. </p>
<p>Also, just know that there are TONS of options in terms of curriculum, from print to online everything - videos, audios, entire courses, etc. I recently wrote a friend of mine a long email when she was considering hs’ing her 10th grader - let me know if you are interested in it and I’ll PM it to you. I homeschooled my kids for years and so am pretty familiar w/ a lot of resources.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Google search yielded quite a few pages. While I review these pages, does anyone have info on MA Homeschooling rules like having to register with local school district etc.?</p>
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<p>From the way I read this, MA is pretty flexible. Call your town first and ask them what they require to start. It looks like you have to file a plan. There are many home-school groups in MA, so you might be able to connect with other kids for certain classes or activities.</p>
<p>A fantastic resource is the yahoo group, “hs2coll”</p>
<p>It is a moderated group, with more than 2000 members. Great searchable archives, many people homeschooling with the goal of attending top-tier colleges. Lots of info and reviews on different online classes, self-studying for AP tests, dual-enrollment at community colleges, etc.</p>
<p>TigerMama - I believe you need to have 15 posts to send a Private Message. When you are able to send a PM, please feel free to PM me, and I’d be glad to help in any way. We homeschooled our DD and DS for many years, with the initial intent to homeschool all the way through high school. (They are both at BS now.)</p>