Degree Finished - Thank You

[dhillbilly]

Dfrecore, Rebel100, Jsd, and Alzee

I appreciate your concern for my son. I kept records of his home schooling as it progressed. Mainly just as insurance against any local legal intrusions. In this state that was very unlikely. The laws here are very home school friendly. It is only required that you provide a "comparable education". The details are left up to you. No testing or any other specific requirements. If a local school administrator feels your program is inadequate, the burden of proof rests squarely with them. There is no obligation to cooperate with them. They can't judge what they don't have access to .

I do think I will type up a transcript. If the situation ever comes up that it is needed then he'll have it. I guess I could imagine some dimwitted government or corporate HR person that just had to have some piece of paper for a file. No exceptions. I still don't think it would be a good idea to mark "HS diploma" on an application. It would be awkward to then slide them a homemade transcript.

We did consider a GED. The local technical college has free prep and testing. My son is opposed to the idea simply because of the "drop out" association with the GED. Home schooling is common enough here that it probably has a higher rep than a GED. Home schooling has religious assumptions here, while GED has "drop out" assumptions.

I am hopeful the degree will make all of this a non issue.