No "Real Science" = No Diploma!

Discussion in 'Homeschooling in the News' started by JenniferErix, Apr 20, 2008.

  1. MonkeyMamma

    MonkeyMamma New Member

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    I'm so very glad I live in Texas. Dh and I have discussed moving out of state but then we think better of it. Nowhere else will we find the same awesome gun and homeschooling laws as in our great state.
     
  2. HOMEMOM

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    Sorry that it seemed that I was "yelling." I was trying to place emphasis on my statement. I will try to use smaller fonts next time. I wasn't trying to come off as insulting, I was just responding to the insulting comments that were made by Biologist.

    However, you do realize that new members are trying to catch up on the reading, and they do have the right to respond. I see that you have made comments in your responses that may have been misconstrued as insulting also. In fact, members have responded to you with slight irritation. Did you tell them not to respond to you the way they did. No, you just said, "I'm just a real sucker for a good debate."

    If you go back and read some of Biologist responses, you will see that Biologist was insulting a member. I was only responding.
     
  3. Emma's#1fan

    Emma's#1fan Active Member

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    Do you mean is it accredited?

    Operating as I am now, no it isn't accredited. But many colleges are still taking in homeschoolers by means of transcripts, portfolios, and of course the passing of their entrance exam.

    I was part of an accredited program for many years. I had to pay $40. a month, go to four mandatory meetings a year and keep records but I could school however I wanted. I find it interesting that I can actually buy an accredited diploma just by being enrolled and completing their program. How they choose to run their program is up to each private program. With the program I was in, we homeschooled as we do now. The only difference is $40. a month, four meetings, and paperwork.

    So once I realized I could give my own diploma and it was no better than the public schools, being accredited no longer mattered to me. In the end, all college bound students are going to have to take a college entrance exam. Whether they pass or fail determines whether they get in and of course placement.
     
  4. Jackie

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    Which is why he's no longer around :).
     
  5. HOMEMOM

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    Yes, homeschool diplomas issued by the parent are legal and equivelant to a state issued diploma. However, there is just one catch. Since the colleges and universities can't get a class rank on a homeschooled student, they have to be admitted by individual review of their homeschool transcript and SAT or ACT scores. In addition, the military is recruiting homeschoolers and have in their policy that homeschool diplomas are equivelant to state issued diplomas.:p
     

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