I live in atlanta, georgia home schooling question?

Question

1) i would have to hire a tutor to teach me right?

2) do you know how much it may cost to hire one to teach 8th grade to me in atlanta?

i have attended private school preK-4th grade then i went to public schools 6th- 8th. i am still attending 8 th grade. when i was in private schools i made nothing less than a high c and i rarely made c's. but i started attending APS(atlanta public schools) and i was struggling to make something higher than a F i was interested into getting homeschooled so i can make a better future for me.

Answer 1

Hi,

Sure you can make  a better future for yourself.

There is no subject that is actually difficult to understand. Instead it is mostly a poor introduction or a poor beginning that one has to a subject - that leads to lower grades.

All subjects can be understood, and without too much of difficulty.

Perhaps You need  

to get a little bit of assistance to get started and then you can be on your own.

We offer Tutoring programs for Maths and English.

Our program are one to one - the teacher is only teaching you and no one else. This is actually like private home tuition, though the cost is a third of private home tuition's.

Our classes are held online. You can know more about us on www.onlinehometutors.com

You can also write to me if you are interested and we can discuss, how best we can help you to  achieve better grades in Maths and English.

Cheers,

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Answer 2

A parent can teach you if they have a GED or High School diploma.

You have to keep records and attence reports.

You have to school 4 1/2 hours a day for 180 days a year

You have to notify the school board within 30 days of starting the homeschool and by Sept 1 there after each year

Students have to get tested once every 3 years

A tutor is an option and they have to have a GED oR High School diploma

Tutors set their own rates from  about $12-25 an hour as a general rule.  They may go flat rate per day or week.

GEORGIA

Compulsory Attendance Ages: “between 6th and 16th birthdays.” Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 20-2-690.1. However, if a child is under 7 and has attended more than 20 days in a public school, he is subject to the compulsory attendance laws. § 20-2-150(c).

Required Days of Instruction: 180 days. Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(5).

Required Subjects: A basic academic educational program that includes, but is not limited to, reading, language arts, math, social studies, and science. Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(4).

Home School Statute: Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c).

1. Parents must submit a declaration of intent to home study to the local superintendent within 30 days after the establishment of the home study program and by Sept. 1 every year thereafter. This declaration must include the names and ages of students, the location of the home school, and the time the parents designate as their school year. Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(2).

2. The home school must provide “a basic academic educational program.” Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(4). (see “subjects” above).

3. Each school day must consist of four and one-half hours. Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(5).

4. Attendance records must be kept and submitted to the superintendent each month. The records will “not be used for any purpose except providing necessary attendance information.” Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(6).

5. Parent must write an annual progress report and retain it for three years. Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(8).

6. “Parents or guardians may teach only their own children in the home study program ... but the parents or guardians may employ a tutor who holds at least a high school diploma or a GED equivalency diploma to teach such children.” § 20-2-690(c)(3). No specific amount of hours required for tutor to teach.

7. According to the Attorney General of Georgia, the local superintendent does not the have the authority to require parents to affirmatively produce evidence of their continuing compliance with the law in the operation of home study programs or require the production of documents. Although the superintendent has the authority to “request” such materials, he cannot require parents to submit them. 1986 Op. Att’y. Gen. No. U86-19.

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8. This statute resulted from a home school decision by the Georgia Supreme Court, Roemhild v. Georgia, 251 Ga. 569, 308 S.E.2d 154 (Ga. 1983), which found the former law to be “unconstitu-tionally vague.” Roemhild, 308 S.E. 2d at 159. The court reasoned: “...we conclude that the statute is not sufficiently definite to provide a person of ordinary intelligence, who desires to avoid its penalties, fair notice of what constitutes a “private school....” Roemhild at 158. “Furthermore, the statute violated a second due process value in that it impermissibly delegates to local law enforcement officials, judges, and juries the policy decision of what constitutes a private school.” Id.

Teacher Qualifications: The “teaching parent” must have at least a high school diploma or a GED diploma. Or the parents may employ a private tutor who has a high school diploma or a GED equivalency diploma. Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(3).

Standardized Tests: Children must take a national standardized achievement test every three years beginning at the end of the third grade. “Test scores are not required to be submitted to public school authorities.” Ga. Code Ann. § 20-2-690(c)(7).

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Answer 3

Here are links to get you started learning about GA's laws.  I also included a link for support groups and tutors.