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Homeschool qualifying course for Washington state

Oct 10th, 2006 by

Lori, aka Slacker Mom, asked about the homeschool qualifying course I was taking, and if it was required or extra.


 


In Washington state, you are required to meet one of the four criteria:


1) be supervised by a certified teacher


2)have 45 college quarter credit hours


3) complete a course in home education


4) be deemed qualified by the local superintendent


I do not have a college degree, but I am pretty certain I have 45 credits.  With that being said, I still chose to enroll in a homeschool qualification course for the benefit of myself and my children.


 


I chose to do an “at home” course.  It is much more time and labor intensive than the other courses available (there are courses you can take over a couple of weekends), but it also incorporates the Christian viewpoint of homsechooling as a part of raising and training up your child, and not just the specific logistics of homeschooling in Washington.


 


The course is from Homeschool Oasis, by speaker and homeschool veteran, Barb Shelton.  It is self paced.  I began the course in February, and will probably complete it by the end of the year.  I would recommend it for anyone, not just those in Washington state.  It covers a ton of territory, and I am emerging from this course with complete confidence and conviction that what we are doing is right and the will of God for our family.


 

Posted in HOMESCHOOL

3 Responses to “Homeschool qualifying course for Washington state”

  1. SlackerMom says:
    October 10, 2006 at 8:21 pm

    Thanks for answering!

  2. kateyz says:
    October 11, 2006 at 12:10 am

    I had no idea that in some places you had to qualify to educate your own children. I can see it if you’re teaching other peoples children…but your own?!

    Anyway, I spent a good chunk of time on Barb Shelton’s website and I think we could all learn from it. I’m going to go back to it tomorrow and do some more reading.

    Hope you’re having a good week

    Blessings

    Kathleen

  3. heidim says:
    October 11, 2006 at 6:25 pm

    Hi, I heard about your blog from Angelheart. I also live in Washington State. I have a degree so I never even considered taking the course before. This sounds very interesting. Where did you learn about this class?

    I like your blog layout and the words “share your thoughts” etc. rather than leave a comment. Did you do this yourself or did you have someone do this for you?

    Heidi