[blackdog]

I homeschooled my daughter for four years and then sent her on to a good private high school where she has exceeded our wildest hopes in both academic and sports/social concerns.

At first while home schooling we were chased by the local school district in various ways. I then enrolled her in the public school's summer school foreign language classes, since one of the reasons we homescooled her was that she could not get foreign language in the 5th grade even though she had three years of spanish prior. Well, when she took Spanish III in the summer of fifth grade and had to take over as teacher in the class, it was funny and dangerous. Many of the students who knew her started asking if they could homeschool to their parents and to the school. It got quite embarrassing for the school district and they left us alone ever since.

Good private schools seem to have abandoned the SAT in favor of the ACT.

[twigs]

I love your story! Teachers and schools really struggle with the competition offered by home-schooled children. As well they should.

[gobucks]

Good private schools seem to have abandoned the SAT in favor of the ACT.

I didn't know the ACT was still be administered ... is there a big advantage to this as opposed to the SAT? I've got three teens, and the eldest is taking the SAT in a couple of weeks.

[Carry_Okie]

Good private schools seem to have abandoned the SAT in favor of the ACT.

I noticed the beginnings of that trend when I was in school. It looks like the route we're going to take. Do the public universities take ACT results without the SATs?