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I am such a hypocrite. As much as I complain against and say that accreditation is not necessary, I have decided to go ahead and accredit my daughters homeschool portfolio. Sure, she could get into any private college with her portfolio as-is.  Her tests scores are good, especially, her verbal score. She is loaded down with theater and music extra-curriculars, demonstrating the depth of her talent. So why have I decided to turn her homeschool portfolio into an accredited diploma? Competitiveness. One of the colleges she is applying to will take homeschool portfolios with tons of digging and probing, and may still require a GED.  We are not really worried about that, because it is clear she is well educated, but they won't take my word for her grades....and her GPA is vital to scholarship offers. Sigh.  Yes, I did it for money.  In my defense, this is a tough economy and this will be my second child in college.   So have I changed my mind?  D...

Writing one blog post about this fiasco did not satisfy me. Here is my video response. Read more Notes From a Homeschooling Mom Visit Free Home Ed. Homeschool For Free!

If you live in my neck of the woods, you heard this past week that Clayton County Public Schools (ALL OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN CLAYTON COUNTY) is losing its accreditation. The agency that issues the accreditation said the entire school system is "fatally flawed" In a scathing report. The report delivers a devastating blow to the 53,000 students in Clayton County. Whether the schools actually lose their accreditation or not will depend on two things -- a September 1 deadline, which officials have until to disprove the agency's findings; and the national accreditation board has to approve the recommendations made regarding the Clayton County system...The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) said the problems they found are overwhelming and extreme. The irony is in the fact one of the major concerns about homeschooling is the lack of accreditation when mom teachers student. However, 53,000 students are about to lose accreditation as well. This puts these st...