"No Schoolers": How Illinois' Hands-Off Approach to Homeschooling Leaves Children at Risk

[ProfessorGAC]

1. I've Run Into A Few Homeschooled Kids

Most of them were returned to the classroom, and the biggest reason was the kids wanted to go to school like all the other kids.
Out of that group of 20+, one was at par in math & science with the other kids, & another was more advanced in science. Close to half of these kids were WAY behind & lost.
The others needed special attention to catch them up; worse in science than math, but still behind in math.
Nearly 90%.
As a sub, I was never privy as to the reasons parents decided to homeschool. But, I know that for 90% of them, the parents weren't qualified to replace classroom instruction by professional teachers.
And, I'm in Illinois so this situation hits home.