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More and more parents are looking for an alternative form
of public education. Many are taking part in an
upswinging trend called homeschooling. There
are many advantages. Some include one on one
instruction tailored to the individual student's needs,
more efficient use of instruction time, a safer
environment under parental control and, in many cases, religious
instruction.
Home schooling is legal in all 50 states in the US and
most of Europe but laws widely vary. With the use of the
Internet, there is no limit to what the home teacher and
students can learn and study. Flexible, self paced material is
a major drawing point to any home schooling setup.
Options for Educational Choice provides parents with
alternate educational opportunities for their student.
Options for Educational Choice include Competent Private
Instruction (CPI - the formal instruction to children of
compulsory attendance age outside the traditional school
setting), Post Secondary Education Options (PSEO) providing
limited opportunities for high school students to pursue
coursework not available in their high school of
attendance), and Charter Schools (a school established by
creating a new school within an existing public school or
converting an existing public school to charter status for
the purpose of pursuing innovation in education)1
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Competent private
instruction (CPI) is private instruction provided to
a child in Iowa. Private instruction
means instruction using a plan and course of study
in a setting other than a public school district or
accredited nonpublic school. The CPI category
includes both home schooled children and those in
non-accredited nonpublic "schools".2
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1,2 from Iowa Department of Education
Website.
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