How many???

Question

How many hours a day does a 10th grade homeschool student have to complete.... is it the same hours as the school or less?

This is in South Carolina.

Is there laws on the hours?

Answer 1

Short Answer...

It will depend on the credits needed for graduation, the curriculum used and the parent's/student's ability/responsibility, but it boils down to this: If you know the student has the right number of credits, and if you know the curriculum is a fair challenge, and if the work is getting done correctly, it is okay if they aren't busy for six hours a day.


Long Answer...

Credits: Typically, a student should be taking 6 credits per year -- more or less, depending on the district or state requirements. Between the "lesson" and the assigned work, a student averages an hour a day for every credit -- for the duration of a traditional school calendar or at least 180 days. This of course means that the average student would be hard at work for the better part of six hours a day, five days a week -- which is essentially what their classroom counterparts would be doing.

However, the curriculum can impact that number. If the curriculum is light*, obviously it won't take so long; heavier would take longer. *(Always keep in mind the ulitmate objective of education: To prepare the student for life, keeping as many opportunities open as possible. Selecting a curriculum just because it is light may offer immediate gratification, but often at a cost for the remainder of the student's life.)

Lastly, the student and parent will impact this number significantly. Individualized instruction can often be more effective than trying to instruct an entire class, and therefore faster. Student's may begin to pick up on the material faster as they grow more proficient, meaning they can jump to the assignments and projects with less instruction time. Home-schooling also offers flexibility for a responsible student -- perhaps allowing the student to go to a six day per week calendar, or study into the summer while others may be taking a break. In either case, this may mean the student could trim time off of the typical day.

Answer 2

Be sure to go to www.hslda.org and check the home-school laws for S. Carolina.

In my home-school we study 4-6 hours each day. The ideal target is 6 days per week! But we don't get studies done on Saturday.

My daughter began college without any transcript or record of hours. All she had to do was take the placement test and begin classes. Other friends of ours have done more than this by taking AP exams and earning college credits. Some have attended college solely on the basis of their SAT scores. Some have earned amazing scholarships due to the scores. One is now going to graduate school with full scholarship.

Answer 3

It's usually less because in public school you have to count all the time going between classes and waiting for the rest of the class to shut up so the teacher can get down to business.

I'd say you could finish 10th grade work in round about 4 hours a day.

Answer 4

There are no set numbers of hours. You must follow lesson plans that will allow your home students to learn as much information as the public students and at the end of each year homeschooled kids must take a state proficiency test. That will give you, the state and potential colleges information on whether or not you homeschooler has learned as much as a publicschooler.

Answer 5

any amont of time you think that student needs