It may or may not involve your family directly, but any court decision will certainly affect your right to homeschool, as well as the rights of future generations. This is a record of work, and will be inspected by the Department when you register, and subsequently at their discretion. All books should be covered in plastic or paper and plastic and should be kept neat and tidy. Keep a markbook in which you record the marks given for all tests, essays and assignments given during the year. According to the new regulations, you need to keep an attendance register.
Books have to be kept ready to be taken to an official to be inspected.
It can then be easily verified that you are attending to the education of your children in a responsible manner. We would like to be able to begin compiling statistics and reports for the success of homeschooling in South Africa. You can help us if you have proof that your child's academic progress has improved since beginning homeschooling. What you would need to do is submit previous and current reports, with an accompanying letter explaining how things have changed, and over what period. These letters can be sent to us at TCE, and we will pass them on to the Pestalozzi Trust.