[lee martell]

I don’t want to go too far off topic, but your comment about Home Schooling caught my eye. Is there a school district approved curriculum that home schooling parents go by? I just wonder how you can be sure your child’s grade achievements will be recognized as from an accredited source? I have no kids. God did not chose me (yet) to become a Dad, but I admire parents who are ready and willing to home school their children. Are there ‘get togethers’ with other aged children here and there?

[Excellence]

It depends on the state. In California a parent files a private school affidavit just like any other private school. Subjects taught are mandatory, but source material is whatever the parent chooses. Home school groups are many and varied. Some even set up co-ops. There are an abundance of online support groups. Attendance records must be kept, but are not turned in to any authority. I used the Core Knowledge Sequence, Annenberg (learner.org), DonnaYoung.org, and various math programs.