Is homeschooling against the rules?

In dealing with a family where the public school child has NO CHANCE of passing the school year, the only option I could see as an answer was homeschooling.

Maybe my approach is a bit drastic, but failure to such a degree at half year, could only spell out disaster at the end of the year.

In the end, the parents decided to grin and bear it, feeling like homeschooling was somehow breaking the rules... cheating the system

Maybe I'm a radical, but at what point do you stop following rules when they are not working for your kids?

Aren't some of the most successful people in the world rule breakers? Consider this example:"Rule breakers bust up business models. They explode in an industry by offering a new paradigm so compelling in its benefits that it simply cannot be ignored. By virtue of the insanely great value proposition of their offers (think Apple in 1985, Amazon in 1996), they quickly redefine their industries and instantly change the norm. Recently, examples of this would be Autobytel and E*Trade. Rule breakers often cause a shift that carries organizations to new, unexplored territories." (from Risk strategies: Are you a rule breaker, shaker, maker, or taker? )
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Entries needed for Carnival of Homeschooling

The 4th anniversary edition Carnival of homeschooling will be posted at Why Homeschool this week. They are requesting more entries. Get the New Year started off right and get your blog noticed.

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Carnival of Education, Bare Bones Edition is up.

Lets give Link to post Siobhan Curious a big round of applause for hosting Carnival of Educators for Dec. 30: Bare Bones edition for the Carnival of Educators.

We need more entries and we need more volunteers to make sure all of the educators on the web get the attention they deserve. Contact ahermitt@gmail.com for more information.






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Carnival of Educators is up at Patti's Nursery School

The current issue: of the Carnival of Homeschoolers (Dec 22, 2009) is up at Patti's Nursery School Class .  Enjoy! 




The next issue: will be posted on Dec 30, 2009 at Siobhan Curious. 

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The Carnival of Educators needs more volunteers.  Contact ahermitt@gmail.com for more info. 
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