Some towns allow homeschoolers access to classes, extracurricular activities and certain school services. If your town doesn t have a policy of inclusion, work with your School Committee to develop one. Understand Your Rights Massachusetts has no homeschooling legislation, only a 1987 Supreme Judicial Court decision, Care and Protection of Charles, that describes homeschoolers rights and responsibilities. Get a copy of Charles and become comfortable with its content and language. The Four Things.
Children learn attitudes from parents.
If you are happy, interested and excited about what you are teaching, they will, in time, be happy about learning, too. Remember, you are learning right along with them. You are learning about yourself and about your children. Many parents declare they learn more than the children their first year of home teaching. Be Committed Be firm about your commitment to home school for one year at a time.