Halcyon Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Just curious! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Michigan couldn't be easier! No reporting, no testing, no nothing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Texas! But, I've never actually lived there. Arkansas was easy for the ages my children were, but later you do have to take a test, but there is no penalty for failing. California was much easier than I expected given the news articles I had read. Also, reading the legalese, I thought I was going to have to do more than I ended up doing, I asked here and got an answer in English as to what I actually had to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Texas. No one knows we exist. HOWEVER, that also makes it the easier to do nothing in which is what a LOT of "homeschoolers" seem to choose these days :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 New Jersey No testing, no attendance, no record keeping, no reporting, nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 New JerseyNo testing, no attendance, no record keeping, no reporting, nothing. Wow. Fl is a bit like that, if you enroll in an umbrella school. You just have to report attendance, so a bit more than NJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avila Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Illinois is also VERY easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwjx2khsmj Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 In Indiana you have to keep an attendance log but you don't have to show it to anyone unless requested to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Illinois is also VERY easy. I agree. No testing, reporting, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Illinois hands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkacademy Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Indiana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snickelfritz Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Oklahoma. It's another "absolutely nothing required" state. And nothing means no reporting, no testing, no letters..... Our school district doesn't know we even exist. Plus, homeschooling is protected in our state constitution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Oklahoma. Plus, homeschooling is protected in our state constitution. Nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jld Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Illinois. Hats off to Dorothy Werner & Co. for the excellent work they did getting a very reasonable law passed in the early years of homeschooling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosaicmind Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Indiana; we have no reporting, testing, ect.... Yes we keep attendance but I don't know what for no one checks up on us. I will be moving to KY soon and I have read that I just need to file a letter of intent to teach each year, but nothing else. Seems easy to me. I don't mind them knowing we are here, but don't stick your nose in my business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Michigan couldn't be easier! No reporting, no testing, no nothing!! NJ too... ETA: Oops, kewb beat me to it :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookfiend Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 North Carolina is a notification state. We are required to keep attendance, yearly standardized test scores and immunizations records on site. Any reporting is voluntary. NC is a great state for homeschooling with a large HS community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Michigan couldn't be easier! No reporting, no testing, no nothing!! :iagree: As far as my local school district knows, I don't even have kids. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Nebraska is pretty easy too...we do have to report our intent to homeschool every year, and fill out a few very simple forms, but we don't have to keep track of anything or test either. I am happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollies73 Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I'm so jealous of those from easy homeschool states. Pennsylvania is a headache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 South Dakota. Home of the Libertarian. Bring yer gun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 HOWEVER, that also makes it the easier to do nothing in which is what a LOT of "homeschoolers" seem to choose these days :( I have one homeschool friend who's kind of flaky, but she has a new baby that's thrown her for a loop, and she's had plenty of years where they were very productive. Every other homeschooler I've met takes it very seriously. I don't think I've met anyone who does "nothing". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meet me in paris Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Texas. No one knows we exist. HOWEVER, that also makes it the easier to do nothing in which is what a LOT of "homeschoolers" seem to choose these days :( Michigan couldn't be easier! No reporting, no testing, no nothing!! New JerseyNo testing, no attendance, no record keeping, no reporting, nothing. dude. I am totally in the wrong place. :blink: Maryland bites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMom2One Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Oregon is pretty easy so far, and we've been at it for three years now. We were required to file a letter of intent with ESD initially, and then there is testing for grades 3,5,8 & 10. I've heard some of my long-time home school friends say they don't know why testing is required because there seems to be no accountability in place. I do plan to have my dd tested this year though, just to play it safe. Blessings, Lucinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyR Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I'm so jealous of those from easy homeschool states. Pennsylvania is a headache. We just live in the wrong state. I agree. Pennsylvania is a huge headache, yet not impossible either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Victoria , Australia is pretty good. You just have to sign a stat. dec. at the beginning of the year stating that you are going to teach the 9 key subjects, and that is it. I have met homeschoolers who don't do much schoolwork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mrsjamiesouth Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Does anyone get a Tax Break for Homeschool supplies? I keep looking at moving to an easy Homeschool state One day. Georgia isn't the worst, but we do have to do intents, attendence monthly, tests every 3 years, and an end of the year report on what you accomplished (but you don't have to turn this one in). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Michigan couldn't be easier! No reporting, no testing, no nothing!! Yep, you just don't send them to school. I don't think it can get much easier. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralloyd Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Arizona! All you have to do is send in the affidavit of intent and your done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom4him Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I don't know about a lot of other states but I do know that SD is very easy. We have to file an exemption form every year and do tests in 2,4,8,&11th grade. We are required to teach Math and LA through 8th grade but never really any checking or record keeping required. I do keep a daily record of what we did that day or if we took it off why but that is not required by the state but recommended by the HSLD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Nevada is pretty easy, but a non-reporting state would be easier. We send in a notice of intent once, with an intended course of study (glorified book list), and that's it. That process doesn't have to be repeated unless we change addresses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cylau Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I know a lot of my friends in California file R4 (?) as independent and they never need to get tested and nobody ever checks on them. However, if you need a lot of support, in California, we have many free public charter schools for homeschoolers. They give you free money to buy curriculum and enroll in homeschool fun classes. Some even have academic classes for those who don't want to teach certain subjects, eg, history, science, writing etc. They are all free if you enroll in the school. The catch is that they will hold you accountable. You have to submit work samples every 5 weeks or so. They also want you to test, because that's how they get their money. In California, we have more and more homeschoolers, because we don't get enough funding in public schools. The classes are big as the result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brehon Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 North Carolina is a notification state. We are required to keep attendance, yearly standardized test scores and immunizations records on site. Any reporting is voluntary. NC is a great state for homeschooling with a large HS community. See as someone who lives in TX this would just stink. We report nothing, ever. And we need to keep nothing to show anyone - voluntary or not. We don't ever have to engage in the standardized test mess. Of course, I'm just responding to the legal aspect - 'What must I do to be in compliance with state law?' - not 'Should I keep some records at the high school level so my kid will have something to show for X number of years work?' or indeed 'Should my kid take the PSAT/SAT/ACT to apply for uni?' [obviously, the answer in both cases is yes] I think any state which does not require ANY hoop jumping ranks in the easiest state to homeschool catagory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 (edited) Well, I have schooled in a lot of them and I would have to say that TX and OK rule in the easiest department. OK has the right to homeschool written into their constitution and TX has practically no requirements or restrictions. Edited February 25, 2010 by KidsHappen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyrooch Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 See as someone who lives in TX this would just stink. We report nothing, ever. And we need to keep nothing to show anyone - voluntary or not. We don't ever have to engage in the standardized test mess. Of course, I'm just responding to the legal aspect - 'What must I do to be in compliance with state law?' - not 'Should I keep some records at the high school level so my kid will have something to show for X number of years work?' or indeed 'Should my kid take the PSAT/SAT/ACT to apply for uni?' [obviously, the answer in both cases is yes] I think any state which does not require ANY hoop jumping ranks in the easiest state to homeschool catagory. :iagree: Oklahoma is the only state in the entire nation that actually has the legal right to homeschool written into our constitution. We have absolutely NO restrictions. We don't have to report intent, attendance etc. and we have absolutely zero testing requirements, EVER!! We fly completely under the radar. As far as the state of Oklahoma is concerned homeschool kids here do not exist. There is no record of them in the system either by intent, attendance, testing etc. (unless of course they were in the public school system at one point) Otherwise, there is no record of any homeschooled kids here nor has one ever been required. Personally, I like it that way. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Sherry Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Texas. No one knows we exist. HOWEVER, that also makes it the easier to do nothing in which is what a LOT of "homeschoolers" seem to choose these days :( I think it is just getting to be a little more common for people who are not really homeschoolers to call themselves homeschoolers. But I would not want to label anyone in particular because they could actually BE homeschoolers with a different educational philosophy, such as the"better late than early" type of homeschoolers who delay formal academics but are involved in a lot of hands on learning and serving others from an early age. I think we can be quick to judge others when we do not know what they are all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Sherry Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 :iagree: Oklahoma is the only state in the entire nation that actually has the legal right to homeschool written into our constitution. We have absolutely NO restrictions. We don't have to report intent, attendance etc. and we have absolutely zero testing requirements, EVER!! We fly completely under the radar. As far as the state of Oklahoma is concerned homeschool kids here do not exist. There is no record of them in the system either by intent, attendance, testing etc. (unless of course they were in the public school system at one point) Otherwise, there is no record of any homeschooled kids here nor has one ever been required. Personally, I like it that way. ;) No, I don't think that is true. I think it is also written into the state constitution of the state of WA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_io Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Idaho. No reporting, no attendance, no testing, no letter of intent. Just don't send 'em to school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Victoria :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel Lee Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Alaska. Just don't send them - they'll be completely off the grid, or enroll in an umbrella program much like what the PP from CA described above complete w/ support, funding, & freebies. You can have it any way you like it here. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Oklahoma. It's another "absolutely nothing required" state. And nothing means no reporting, no testing, no letters..... Our school district doesn't know we even exist. Plus, homeschooling is protected in our state constitution. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 We moved to NC and while it is very true that there are many hsers here and we have a great group, I HATE that we have to test or take attendance. CA was easier. Dawn North Carolina is a notification state. We are required to keep attendance, yearly standardized test scores and immunizations records on site. Any reporting is voluntary. NC is a great state for homeschooling with a large HS community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2absh Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Another vote for NJ! J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StartingOver Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Texas - you do nothing. Alaska - again Nothing. Montana - I only sent in one sheet with kids names - age related grades - address and phone number. I have RV'ed through many other states over 5 years, but never stayed long enough to change my residence from one of the above states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyrooch Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 No, I don't think that is true. I think it is also written into the state constitution of the state of WA. It is true. See this link. It is the legal analysis for the state of Oklahoma. http://www.hslda.org/laws/analysis/Oklahoma.pdf The second paragraph clearly states that Oklahoma is the only state that includes such a provision in their state constitution. Note on the bottom of the analysis there are no teacher requirements, no reporting, no testing, etc. I also looked up WA and there is nothing written about the right to homeschool being written into the state constitution. WA also seems to have quite a few regulations like teacher requirements. ANY regulation in my opinion doesn't make a state very homeschool friendly compared to states that have zero regulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delaney Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Total side note but does that effect the way colleges view a homeschooled student? I just wondered if they take an education from an "easy" state less seriously than the tough states? Just wondering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kesmom Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 When I attended a hs workshop last year, the speaker said that in TX we do have to send a letter of intent to the school. Is this incorrect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 TN is a moderately tough state, (not only is registration required, but testing is mandatory in certain grades, and if your child is too far behind, the district then can apply restrictions), but there are quite a few umbrella schools which fall under the Church Related Schools laws and avoid a lot of this. That's what we're doing. I'm not afraid of my DD taking the state test, and in fact plan to do yearly testing, but it's the principle of the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Texas. No one knows we exist. HOWEVER, that also makes it the easier to do nothing in which is what a LOT of "homeschoolers" seem to choose these days :( :iagree: Freedom confers responsibility. Many here demand the former, but disregard the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.