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RE: Experiences of a Homeschooler
My son is neurodiverse and we follow an unschooling/learner led method. This week that has meant that he built a computer and then learned how to contact the company when a piece of his kit didn't function as it should. They are sending him a new one and we will be tracking it from London to the US. He wanted to know why it was coming from London so we did a little research on the company and its history....learning for us is a daily experience that doesn't revolve around lessons (generally). We will be introducing a cooking curriculum soon but even that is more experiencial than a sit down lesson.
In my home state of Kentucky, in order to homeschool a child, a vast record must be kept of almost all lessons, and a core curriculum must be followed. 185 6-hour days must be recorded as attendence, and it is all subject to state audits. I'm certainly going to be jumping through hoops to homeschool, but I'm not discouraged.
Our state is pretty liberal. We must declare our intent to homeschool, qualify one of four ways (the simplest being a one time course that costs $90 and takes as little as 4 hours), cover 11 subjects, do 1000 hours but this doesn't have to be recorded or anything, and test or assess each year (for your own records). Easy as pie.