| The laws and regulations for Home Schooling vary | | | | needed to be keep sharp through regular contact |
| greatly across the country but Home Schooling is | | | | with others and that Home schooled children social |
| legal in all 50 states. Also the interpretation of these | | | | contacts were limited and therefore harmful to their |
| laws varies in each state school district... To make | | | | growth and development |
| harder for parents to easily grasp the meaning of the | | | | Studies have proven these concerns to be invalid. |
| laws they may change each year. | | | | Children placed in the highly competitive school |
| A good resource for help in the legalities of Home | | | | environment with pressure from their piers and often |
| schooling is The National Home Education Network. A | | | | neglected show lack of confidence in normal |
| listing of the actual laws and regulations for each | | | | conversation and little interest in topics of general |
| state in the country is available. A good way to get | | | | conversation. These children usually do not know |
| informed about the laws is to obtain a copy for the | | | | how to interact with different age groups especially |
| state you are in and read them truly, but most | | | | their elders. |
| people will need to obtain an interpretation from a | | | | Children educated in the home are more aware on |
| qualified attorney... Valuable information can also be | | | | the importance of their education and what it means |
| obtained from local support groups and most state | | | | to their future. Their questions asked are generally |
| board of education will have online information | | | | more intelligent and they make a more accurate |
| available for parents researching Home schooling. | | | | observation of situations. Children begin their lives by |
| It is very important to do your research and know | | | | imitating the people around them and will pick up on |
| the laws and regulations before you began your | | | | their parents genuine concern for their education and |
| education program to avoid any problems later on. | | | | therefore in a more positive environment. The |
| There have been some concerns about the soc9al | | | | positive reinforcement of Home Schooling helps to |
| impact home Schooling will have in the student | | | | build self-esteem. These children usually turn out |
| educated at home rather than in public school | | | | well-rounded and balanced as they mature into |
| system. These concerns were that social skills | | | | adulthood. |