| Parents think of school supplies and textbooks when | | | | literature your child is reading as well as writing |
| planning their child's education but seldom give much | | | | samples. Again, there are various ways to maintain |
| thought to the administrative tasks associated with | | | | these types of information and you should select the |
| teaching their child at home. Homeschooling materials | | | | method which works best for you and your child. The |
| should be of concern to parents who want to make | | | | most important factor is that the information be |
| sure they can give evidence of their child's learning and | | | | maintained in a form which can be readily replicated. |
| progress when required for college admissions officers | | | | Most states require that parents notify the local public |
| and state officials. Parents need to take serious the | | | | school superintendent each year of their intent to |
| many administrative tasks required of parents who | | | | teach their children at home and that certain subjects |
| home school their children. | | | | be taught for a certain number of hours or units. The |
| Some of those tasks include maintaining a record of | | | | burden is on parents to give proper evidence that they |
| your child's attendance and the subjects being taught | | | | are complying with these state requirements. There |
| as well as the number of hours that school is in | | | | are homeschooling materials available to help parents |
| session. You also need some type of a portfolio of | | | | to do just that. Many of these materials are provided |
| your child's work to provide to college admissions | | | | at no cost by homeschooling associations and some |
| offices and state board of education should your child | | | | school supplies stores. Some parents forums also |
| be selected for an evaluation of school work and | | | | provide some of these materials for free. |
| progress. You may also need to show the type of | | | | |