MELS publishes Homeschooling Policy
Fri, 06/04/2010 - 09:03 — sonya
At first I was excited that there would be clarification in all the grey zones... Then I read it : (
And in French.
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MELS Homeschooling Policy
I think it is great.
Those people who were concerned about the language of instruction no longer need to be. MELS confirms that English children who would normally be compelled to attend French school can be homeschooled and evaluated in English.
They also provide for the smooth transition to and from homeschooling to regular school and vice-versa.
They are offering Secondary School Diplomas to homeschoolers.
I'm very happy with the document.
Doug and Issac
Woods Hudson Elementary - Montessori Homeschool
http://www.woodshudson.com
mels doc
I appreciate your comments..
I am having trouble with this document it is written in such a language that it is making me doubt every interpretation (by me) it also seems to leave out a lot... like does the old application process still apply?
I was wondering if others may want to plan a discussion time preferably in person (but could also be via here if we can make it "live")? Just so we can interpret this new doc correctly...
melissa
PS. Doug I saw your site... I would love to see your "school" I have montessori training... but have yet to use it with my son...
Awful
I wonder what this will really mean? In the US, the school boards would be very unhappy to have to absorb the costs of evaluating each individual homeschooled student. It sounds like an expensive and time-consuming process. The way it works back home, schools would either try to force everyone into school to avoid the cost (unless they thought they might spend more defending law suits put forward by parents who thought the evaluation was unfair) or they'd do a very minimal evaluation to cut costs. I'm sorry for everyone here who has to wonder about how this will play out.
Jackie
Not very enlightening, was
Not very enlightening, was it.
But then, how much forward thinking do you expect from a government office which prints [...police*man* who, in the performance of *his* duties...] (emphasis mine, p. 5 of the HS document)?
Is it just me, or has it not been police*officer* and *his or her* duties for several decades now??
Maren
What has really changed??
Hi Everyone,
I too have been left a little confused by this publication. Not really sure what to think! I thought it was very interesting when they wrote "... It is very important for parents to infom the school board in question as soon as possible of their intention to homeschool..." Does this really clarify anything, or has that all too famous grey area just become more murky? Just wondering what everyone else got from that sentence... Do we still have the choice to inform them or has it just become a requirement without actually using that word. Thanks for any replys and all the best to us all! :)
the law remains unchanged.
This paper is the ministry's interpretation of the law. The law remains unchanged. A judge (if it ever comes to that) could have a very different interpretation of this same law.
Bea
yes but isn't the law itself
yes but isn't the law itself very vague?