| Record keeping in Homeschooling | | | | have set forms and requirements. But even |
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| A topic that frequently comes up in meetings and | | | | easy and efficient. |
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| It is not only legally required invarious States, | | | | Journal: |
| but also provides important milestones in | | | | This can be maintained by the teacher or the |
| yourchild's learning experience. An interest-initiated | | | | student. Thisbasically aims to keep a log of what |
| homeschoolingapproach means that the topic of | | | | was learned and what wasdone. Recording |
| studies is far ranging andmultifarious. Thus, it can | | | | memorable events that happened in the course |
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| the learningprocess of the child. When most of | | | | Thisincludes educational trips, visits and videos etc. |
| the learning is done throughplay and there is no | | | | Any extratopics that were covered are also |
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