4 hour a day x 180 Homeschooling?

Question

For law I need homeschool my child 4 a day for 180 days a year.

She is already at school, if I start homeschool her now, in this time (180) is included the days she was at school????

Answer 1

sad that you desire to give your child the absolute minimum... try using the public school teacher/student contact time ratio.

180 days x 7 classroom hours = 1260 instructional hours. Also, it would be nice if you were an actual teacher, you know... minimum 4 year college degree in each and every subject area and for the proper grade level as well. And meet the state dept of education standards as well.

Answer 2

Yes.  The time she has spent at public school would count towards the 180 day requirement.

Answer 3

Yes, her school days and time count.  180 days is the requirement for a school year, though many homeschoolers put in more.  It's pretty easy, when learning happens at home - you can put in Saturdays and summers if you choose to, if you're working on something your child really enjoys.  You aren't required to follow the public school calendar.

And regarding the "absolute minimum" (welcome back, Trinity, we missed your little ray of sunshine...), something like 20-30% (on a good day) of classroom time is spent on-task.  The rest of it is spent traveling from class to class, getting kids to behave, having kids do busy work to fill up the time, and repeating the lesson for those who didn't listen.  These aren't factors in a homeschool.

Answer 4

Time spent in traditional classroom counts towards your minimum academic days.  Disregard the judgmental comments regarding certified teacher.  While I am certified in our state, I find the attitude reprehensible.  Four hours per day may be enough for young students.  K-4 don't even get that much instruction time in school.  Good luck

Answer 5

She would need 180 days of instruction between PS and HS for the "school year" (defined by your state - my previous state was July-June).

So you just need to finish up the year for the remaining days she's to be in school.