money to homeschool from government? - Page 7

[Jennifer3141]

I want to thank everyone here who chimed in on this thread. I'm in MI too and I'm going to attend the local meeting here in 2 weeks for this program.

There are pros and cons for us like crazy. We did Calvert K this year and I have to say, it was pretty freaking boring.

I live in an area where our schools are really struggling. The hippy in me wants to help all kids locally by enrolling in Connections. But the other hippy in me is worried about more governmental involvement into our lives.

So we've got some pondering to do before September...

[luv2homeschool]

I have to say that I would love just a little bit of the money I pay in taxes for public schools to come back to me. Perhaps as a tax credit? Or a small stipend each year to help with the cost of books. I also understand that some of my tax money needs to go to the ps as some of those children will one day be our doctors and lawyers and even cashiers. Here in VA, if you are in the ps high school you can take cc courses for free through the dual enrollment program. However, if you are a homeschooler, you have to pay. To me that is ludicrous. Why should my child have to pay for the same opportunities? And of course, no one in the cc can answer that for me!

[alegna]

Originally Posted by luv2homeschool

I have to say that I would love just a little bit of the money I pay in taxes for public schools to come back to me. Perhaps as a tax credit? Or a small stipend each year to help with the cost of books. I also understand that some of my tax money needs to go to the ps as some of those children will one day be our doctors and lawyers and even cashiers. Here in VA, if you are in the ps high school you can take cc courses for free through the dual enrollment program. However, if you are a homeschooler, you have to pay. To me that is ludicrous. Why should my child have to pay for the same opportunities? And of course, no one in the cc can answer that for me!

What a pain! Here homeschoolers can take them for free also.

-Angela