-> I think it may depend on the district; I wouldn't use that as a gener
-> rule of thumb. There was a small group of homeschoolers I met that ha
-> tried the ISP's (Independent Study Programs) through the public schoo
-> district and found that they didn't care for them. One thought they
-> were too restrictive, even to the point of choosing the textbooks
-> that you'd use and providing the public school curriculum to follow.
-> Another person in a different district found that she needed more
-> direction and the district didn't want to provide it (she found it
-> through an independent ISP). So it sounds to me like each district
-> may treat homeschoolers differently, even in the same county!
    It does really depend on the program and on each individuals
personal preference.  I like to have the help with certain things and
would rather not have involvement in other areas.  Some people don't
want school district involvement in their child's education at all.  I
really want to do the teaching and get assistance when needed.
-> Personally, I don't mind coming up with curriculum, assignments,
-> etc, but I've been doing those for most of my adult life (former
-> classroom teacher; still teaching but privately, in music). I'd be
-> happiest without an ISP, but I can see that they might be helpful
-> for others.
->
    I really had a problem trying to decide on curriculum.  This was a
nice way to get opinions on what people liked and then I could decide if
that would work for my daughter.  I'm not sure yet if I will enroll my
son in the program because he is developmentally disabled and it would
be difficult to keep up the hours with him so even in the same family
there are different ways to go.  I had thought of keeping my son in
public school, but we haven't been real satisfied with his developmental
preschool program so we will be keeping him home next year.
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