For those of you who are homeschooling....do you expect a certain "grade" or "average" on your child's work in order for him/her to "pass"? What do you do if he/she does not pass? Have them redo the entire course? Lower the expectations? Change curriculum?

I know in PS around here, passing average is 50. (:boo:) In most private schools the average is 80....but what about homeschools? Every family for its own?


Just some random questions from a newbie HSer! :wave:

All my family that HS sends their work into a local academy and I'm guessing the academy decides if they pass/fail etc. That's how most HS work around here.

I have heard of that type of curricula before, and thankfully, here in Oklahoma, we are not required to do that! Some areas are, I think...

So far my oldest is only in first grade, and there haven't been many "grades" to attain. Hmmmmm...I really haven't thought about grading or a grading scale yet...Better got on that one! :doh:

She usually gets things all correct and when she does make a mistake or two, usually on a math paper, I erase it and tell her to correct it...If she is really having problems with something then we will repeat the lesson--she hates it and it sometimes makes her cry, but I think it is necessary...

That's not a requirement over here, either.


See, I have a cousin who demands like, 90% out of her kids.....:blink: If they don't get 90, she makes them redo the entire thing.

That's what they chose and they like it...I guess it cuts out some of the guess work. They choose their own curriculum but they still go through the academy...

75% would be passing for me. C average...50% is an F...that's not passing...

I think a "passing grade" is 70%. I make Kat correct any mistakes made. I think if a kid gets less than 70% then it's obvious that they haven't grasped the work well enough so I think some repeating is necessary.

Here's a link on grading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grade_%28education%29

Thanks for the link. I'll check into it yet.

Yeah, 50 is an F....yet still considered "passing" in public schools around here....:screwy:

I'm happy to say that so far, my kids have been getting 70s plus! :yay: Especially considering this is an ENTIRELY new curriculum for them. They're doing better than I expected. B) *Polishes proud mama badge.* :P

IF I homeschooled my kids I'd have very strict standards.... but I'm a prick that way....

If I was dropping hte dime that I see for homeschool costs around here my kids would be studying their ass off or have 0 free time....

I get my stuff used or super cheap on ebay...B) And I happen to have a printer that can copy so I only have to buy stuff once!!

Yeah, I know of famililes who spend THOUSANDS of dollars every year into schoolbooks! :blink: Homeschooling doesn't have to be expensive to be effective. We spent a few hundred, but I found out some OTHER information which I'd wish I'd known earlier....:doh:

Ach well, we'll use up what we have first. Next year I'll know better. B)

Do all of you have standardized testing at the end of the school year? Our state requires the children pass the standardized test. So the local home school association does the testing as a benefit to it's members.

In Texas we don't have to.

its not required here in Oklahoma either. I know a woman who does the Iowa tests for her kids anyway so that she can see how they are doing in comparison..So it is an option. You can do it if you want..