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Why We ‘Officialized’ Our Homeschool

Why We ‘Officialized’ Our Homeschool

Some homeschoolers who use a lot of school-like structure and think of their efforts as duplicating school may automatically seek out a name for their program, just as they naturally use school textbooks and start the day with the Pledge of Allegiance. In some states, homeschooling – or one of the options to homeschool legally – may actually be the formation of a family-size private “school;” hence, that school has to have a name. Why name your homeschool? Some co-ops and umbrella schools might require your family’s education plan to be identified by a name. If you make a student or teacher ID you will need a school name. Some incentive programs like Book-it ask for it. If you are planning to prepare high school transcripts at some point, it’s nice to have a name to put at the top. It will help your kids identify with a thing bigger […]

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