question about the history of homeschooling

[dfrecore]

EDIT to add: I just took a moment to read the requirements for California (a "2") vs my state North Carolina (a "3") and I think HSLDA got it wrong- it does have a lot of hoops (assuming you choose homeschool at home).

Not sure if you mean that NC has a lot of hoops, or CA does?

The strange thing for me is that I would consider CA a 1 in terms of regulation. I never had to give my kids standardized tests. I never had to report to the local school district. I never had to have them seen by someone to for a periodic assessment. I never had to prove I was "capable" of homeschooling. I didn't need a degree or even a HS diploma. No one can ask to look at our curriculum (we have to teach basically the courses taught in other public schools in CA, but it doesn't say how or if it has to be done every year and there really are no guidelines). We can get a waiver if we don't want to immunize our kids (and it's now mandatory in the state to immunize if you go to daycare, preschool, private school or public school).

The only hoops we have to jump through are 1) to register as a private school each year; and 2) we have to keep attendance, and if asked by the appropriate authority, we have to show that single piece of paper (I used a calendar). That's it. I can't imagine what they would consider a 1, but CA certainly ranks up there in terms of ease of homeschooling.