Why are public schools reluctant to accept homeschooling programs?
The very nature of homeschooling means the family is not going to be educating their children exactly the way it is done in public school. In many cases, the public school system has proven ineffective. Chances are the family is not going to use the prescribed teaching approach because it doesn’t fit the child’s learning needs. Many Christian families specifically choose homeschooling so they can teach Christian values, virtues, and the Christian heritage of this nation — all topics that are off limits in public schools; and, incidentally, off-limits for most accrediting agencies. For a homeschooling program to seek accreditation under the same agencies that accredit the public school systems does not make sense. The two systems are not the same. Such agencies do not understand the basic philosophy and uniqueness of homeschooling. Q. How do I find a curriculum that is acceptable? This will vary from state to state and from school system to school system. What most administrators are lo
