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My mother is going to my high school this Monday to announce that I would be studying at home so I need to know, so I can tell my mother, is there anything I should ask for from the high school? A friends said I should ask for my record. Also can someone please try and tell me what the home schooling laws foir Illinois are? I looked through them but I have no clue what they mean. I don't need the link since I got it already but I don't understand it. I'm the only one in my area, (and around,) to be home schooled so I need this last pieces of info.

Thanks in advance.

Also I don't need the materials since I already purchased them a while back.

Answer 1

You have to keep attendance records and make sure you "attend" 176 days per year.

No qualifications, no testing, no record keeping, no notice to the school board necessary.

Make sure to have studies in Math, English, Science, Social Studies, Fine Arts, Health and Phys Ed.

Homeschools are considered legal private schools.

There isn't much more to it than that. I read the laws in IL.

When leaving school, ask for your transcript and nothing else. Don't even get the school involved.

Good luck. And BTW, if a school official demands to see any work or records, don't do it. You are allowed by constitutional right to the privacy of your home.

Answer 2

Request copies of your ENTIRE record, that would be the courses you already took, your grades, your averages, your attendance, etc.

Then report your intent to homeschool. Sign up with HSLDA for support and protection of your homeschool.

Depending on what you want to do, prepare a course of study for 1-2 years, with appropriate curriculum. Also get the SAT test at the end of each year to track your progress.

For college prep, emphasize the Language Arts, Math and all Sciences. DO lots of reading and writing, go thru algebra into calculus, add chemistry, biology and physics for 2 years if possible.
For other goals/certifications, include those subjects for general knowledge and a broad subject plan. Then you can do algebra and business math, for example.

Be sure you have a decent library at home, or join your local library so you can do some research.

Answer 3

There should be a contact link at the HSLDA website. You really should correspond with the people there to get this answer. The general public will give you very mixed messages. HSLDA will tell you the truth. Be sure to check out the links for Illinois. I'm SURE that there are many homeschoolers in your area. Home-schoolers tend to stay on the quiet side and not in constant public view --- so do some asking around and you'll find them.

You can click on any home-schoolers profile and send a message to them asking for more information.