Not physically.
It’s more of a mental block than anything else.
You see, it’s time for me to “report.” For the first time, I’ve got to notify the state that I’m homeschooling. It’s not a big deal, really. In fact, it’ll be downright easy compared to the things I’ll be doing at the end of next spring, when we’ll be having our first evaluations.
I’ve got all the stuff at my fingertips. I’ve got loads of good advice on how best to handle PA’s rather strict reporting laws. I’ve got it all planned out for next year already. I know exactly what to write down on the page. I even know where the closest notary is. I just can’t seem to actually sit down and DO it.
(Sigh.)
I can do this. Surely I can.
You can do it, but it’s not the most fun writing assignment, I’m sure. What do they call that? Jumping through bureaucratic hoops?
Just think of yourself as a pioneer, blazing the trail for those of us that follow.
= )
Love you,
-RegSis
You live in PA? You have my sympathy. Their homeschool laws make NY sound easy!
In many states, people who homeschool choose not to comply with the laws regarding homeschooling, reasoning that they aren’t the state’s children.
In the state where I live, there’s really no penalty for non-compliance. If one is caught homeschooling without registering, there’s ample time to rectify that before the $25.00 fine is levied.
What are the possible consequences if you choose not to comply?
Excuse the crappy grammar, will you? I took a mind altering substance (Dr prescribed…) before going to sleep last night. My brain feels like mush this morning.
I don’t really know anything about homeschool laws in PA. However, I do know that all the legal-speak can sound really intimidating, and it’s difficult to find a plain English version of just what the heck you’re supposed to do in order to comply with the laws. It always sounds more complicated and scary than it actually is. After you do it for a year or two, I’m sure it will be a piece of cake.
I’d just like to ditto Amy. I guess about 1/2 the families I know fly under the radar, some for as lond as 15 years. It has been done…
Ami, not Amy. Sorry Ami! : )
Bleh, I know how you feel. I have to meet with the school counselor and JUSTIFY why I want my kids home. In the end its all for show. They can not stop me from HS’ing, they just want to posture up a bit. So, I will let them!
Good Luck with the paperwork!
Somehow you fell off my reader. Oh well, you are back now.
I just gave Pete the CAT. In VA it is pretty easy to fulfill the requirements. Just submit a test score and your intention to HS next year. So glad it is that easy. If not, I’d have to get religious on their ass and that isn’t me at all.
You guys, thanks.
(And a very special thanks to RegularSis for her phone message yesterday pretending the be the PA school board and threatening me with fines if I didn’t get my pencils uniformly sharpened. That was a good one!)
A lot of my paralysis has been that I’ve had a few things on my plate to do in addition to the upcoming AFFADAVIT. I’ve had claim forms to fill out for all the dental work, and I’ve got poetry submission deadlines coming up. Everything got so DEADLINE ORIENTED all the sudden. Argh.
But, today, I got one of the things done. And tomorrow, maybe I’ll get another one done. And soon, I’ll be DEADLINE FREE. And able to go back to writing my blog and my poems guilt free.
Thanks again.
NOTARY?!?!? You need a NOTARY to sign off on your paperwork in PA? Dude, that is nuts. I thought PA was the land of lower taxes and therefore less governmental interference. Yikes.
Lizabeth,
Yep, we have to submit notarized affadavits that list our educational goals, our curriculum, the whole bit. However, we don’t need to be all that detailed, so it’s not TOO bad. It’s more of a hassle than anything else.
