http://homeschool.tribe.net/thread/084dbbf8-54f5-4b26-9b72-2239e6a8df27?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://homeschool.tribe.net/thread/084dbbf8-54f5-4b26-9b72-2239e6a8df27#96174705-8019-4e23-a874-df568e9adca3 I'm a Texas native and was homeschooled here from 3rd-12th grade, and my husband and I are now homeschooling our 3 1/2 year-old son. From everything that I have ever experienced Texas is one of the easiest states to homeschool in. If your daughter is already enrolled in a public school, you simply need to tell them that she is being withdrawn to be homeschooled. They may give you a hard time verbally (they may not), but there is nothing that anyone in the state can do to stop you because it is protected by law. Check out this site: http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp?State=TX Click on the link "Texas-A Legal Analysis" and it will provide you with a PDF document with all the legal information you need to homeschool in your state. Hope that helps! -DA Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:10:50 GMT http://homeschool.tribe.net/thread/084dbbf8-54f5-4b26-9b72-2239e6a8df27#96174705-8019-4e23-a874-df568e9adca3 $item.owner.firstName 2007-06-26T17:10:50Z http://homeschool.tribe.net/thread/084dbbf8-54f5-4b26-9b72-2239e6a8df27#fb335711-3d3f-47e5-a274-e0f160957061 HI, Here is a site you could check out. She covers all the regulations in all the states, has wonderful resources etc. http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/ Also look at http://www.besthomeschooling.org/ a great magazine for hs is Life Learning. http://www.lifelearningmagazine.com/ Lots of military families hs, join the email list through http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/ and you should be able to connect with some other families in your situation. Best, Michelle www.michellebarone.com Sun, 20 May 2007 05:47:21 GMT http://homeschool.tribe.net/thread/084dbbf8-54f5-4b26-9b72-2239e6a8df27#fb335711-3d3f-47e5-a274-e0f160957061 Michy 2007-05-20T05:47:21Z http://homeschool.tribe.net/thread/084dbbf8-54f5-4b26-9b72-2239e6a8df27#86f2332c-1415-4e4e-b1d0-2bd9a80f9f3a I just moved to Texas with my husband and we've got an issue. We've been planning to home school our daughter since we found out I was pregnant. I have no idea on how to find the restrictions on home schooling in Texas. I know there's got to be some kind of regulation on it. Living on a military base, we're afraid of the influences she'll have in her life because they try and make the soldiers look like great heroes that can do no wrong. Well, that's given a lot of the soldiers some ego... I saw one soldier almost get hit by a car because he walked right out in front of it expecting the driver to stop. Neither my husband nor I believe in the war he's going to fight in (he's just doing his job) so we don't want that passing to our child. They've also cut all the gifted programs from the school system and are starting to cut the programs for special needs kids. I don't want my daughter to go to a school where it's middle of the road or nothing. I've already been told she'll probably be in gifted or advanced classes when she's in school by the evaluations she went through when she refused to talk for a while. I want those programs to be availible to her in any school she attends. So how do I go about finding answers? Being in the military where we may move every couple years, would it be better to enroll her in an online program? I've seen a couple mentioned. Can anyone recommend a good one? My daughter's only about four and it'll be a year before she'll be in school, but I want to be prepared. Sat, 19 May 2007 04:25:39 GMT http://homeschool.tribe.net/thread/084dbbf8-54f5-4b26-9b72-2239e6a8df27#86f2332c-1415-4e4e-b1d0-2bd9a80f9f3a Kisaya Rayne 2007-05-19T04:25:39Z