| Public school is not the right fit for all students. | | | | is isolated from his or her peers throughout the |
| Sometimes not even private school is the right fit. | | | | school year. |
| All over the country and Cincinnati Schools families | | | | Although Cincinnati Schools actually lose funding |
| are looking for a different choice. Increasing | | | | with each child pulled out of the district, they are |
| numbers of students are making the decision to | | | | trying to be a part of home schooling success. |
| be pulled out of Cincinnati Schools and be home | | | | Cincinnati Schools have set up a web page for |
| schooled each year. The image called to mind is | | | | parental educators. Parents are in contact with |
| usually one of parents teaching their obedient | | | | other parents and are fond of setting up monthly |
| children in the quaint comfort of their own living | | | | online discussions. Questions can be answered and |
| room. But the home schooling culture, like so | | | | ideas floated. Teachers in the Cincinnati Schools |
| much in our world has been modernized and | | | | offer methods and share lesson plans with |
| updated to the point where Cincinnati home | | | | home-schooling parents. |
| schoolers are at no real disadvantage to students | | | | Teachers and specialists in the Cincinnati Schools |
| enrolled in Cincinnati schools. | | | | are listed as resources for any overwhelmed |
| Can home-schooled children have to same | | | | home schooling novice. They can provide answers |
| resources as those in Cincinnati Schools? There is | | | | and guidance to any parent new to the program. |
| a network of home schooling families that | | | | Cincinnati Schools have piano instructors, violin |
| provides a unified front and pacing guide for | | | | players and local art teachers listed, in addition to |
| students. The internet has facilitated group | | | | the on call academic specialists. |
| workshops, meetings, field trips and more so that | | | | There are legal requirements for pulling your child |
| home schooled students are given the opportunity | | | | out of Cincinnati Schools. Notification must be sent |
| to experience social learning excursions in the | | | | to the superintendent of Cincinnati Schools and all |
| company of friends. Some teachers from | | | | required data must be filled out explicitly. The |
| Cincinnati Schools provided these students with | | | | superintendent has the right to deny any request |
| reinforcement via the Internet and e-mail. | | | | he receives, but the district appears to be pretty |
| Activities are organized and attended by many | | | | supportive of this alternative educational effort. |
| home schooled students ensuring that no individual | | | | |