I think the larger point there is that Washington, D.C. has no business standardizing education. Local control of local politics is part of the bedrock of democracy and republicanism within our federal system. It's less about the actual curriculum and more about what its implementation represents, further encroachment on individual and parental control of their own destiny.

zk is correct. SS DOES count and he has to provide more than 50%

My old boss used to say "We never have time to do it right, but we always have time to do it twice...."

I think the increases mobility, particulalry with respect to employment, of the US has called into question the relative importance of state history. HOWEVER, I tend to think it is still very important to ensure that we, as a country, do not forget all of the local history, culture and achivements. The same mobility and technological savy has potential to result in a homogenous society where we spend more time in a virtual existance than in the real world that surrounds us..

AMEN!

Any thoughts on foreign language for small ones? Right now we are defaulting to Rosetta Stone as I'm familiar with the software. Most seem to be a focused more on very young children or adults. Thoughts?

Thank you all for your responses they are extremely insightful and appreciated. We will be in Europe for at least two, maybe three, years. We are very excited about all of the culture and history avialible for first-hand exposure so we want to make the most of the opportunity. It helps that I am a massive history geek as well. I especially appreciate all of the discussion on transition. I considered it previously, but with multiplemoves under their belts had been relatively dismissive of the potential impacts. I will definitely re-visit the effects and try to ease into the new program. Special thanks to Lanny as I had not considered banking or brokerage impacts of the move. Any additional input is still greatly appreciated. -CS96

Greetings all, My wife and I are moving to Europe this summer with a job transfer. For multiple reasons, including timing, curriculum, etc., we are seriously considering homeschooling our two daughters ages 6 and 7. We are currently reading Ms. Bauer's book and researching HS resources. There are a ton of questions, so I though thought I break the post up to make it simpler. History: - Since he children are only one year apart should we start them at the same point in history lessons? WTM advises yes. - Start with Ancients or Middle Ages? (one great aspect of moving to Europe is that we can actually go SEE places relevant to both.) - What to do when older daughter reaches 5th grade. 1. Skip modern history and restart at ancients for both 2. Continue with modern for both 3. Restart for older at ancients and continue grammar-level modern for younger (tons of modern history in Europe as well especially as it relates to Industrial Revolution, WWI, WWII, cold war, post-cold war) Thanks in advance for your thoughts CS96

Have you done any homeschooling overseas? How does HoR apply in those situations, if at all?

TOG?

HSLDA is good organization from the research I've done so far.

Check out Homeschool Legal Defense Association webite for RI. http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/RI/default.asp Are you living on-base in RI? Is there a DoDEA school? If so DoDEA MAY fall under different regs than the local school districts and have more relaxed requriements. I've been researching same in form military HS in Europe, but you may find a different result in a CONUS-based DoDEA school. -CS96

Hello, My wife and I are moving to Europe this summer with a job transfer and are seriously considering homeschooling our daughters ages 6 and 7. We are reading Ms. Bauer's book and are very excited about the possibilities that lay before us. We look forward to becoming a part of the community and learning from the group's shared experiences. -CS96