From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Sun Apr 13 2003 - 11:23:21 MDT
Be sure to check out local laws and school board procedures. I have heard
horror stories about people going to jail or being harassed by truant
officers because their kids aren't in school. There also may be regional
laws or standardized tests or registrations required in your area.
My information is from 1970's Florida. My family considered this option for
my brothers and I when we moved to an area with pathetic schools. Instead,
we ended up skipping two years of high school and starting college at F.I.T.
at age 16. That option worked great for the mind, but horrible for our
social development. Sixteen-year old males on campus were freaks, nerds and
did not fit in well. I would warn a similar problem with making sure your
home-schooled children have a lot of external interaction with other
children and adults.
(Hmmmmm.... The Extropian Academy for Transhuman Youths....)
-- Harvey Newstrom, CISSP, IAM, GSEC <www.HarveyNewstrom.com>
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