Home schooling advice, please HELP!?

i getting my GED this summer and im turning 18 in two years. in that time if i wanted to would i be able to home school my would be 8 and 7 year old siblings? because i looked and i cannot find if it is legal in virginia that a older sibling homeschools his younger siblings.





all i want to know is can i when im 18 homeschool my little brother and sister legally?Home schooling advice, please HELP!?
Here's a link to the HS laws in VA:





http://www.nhen.org/leginfo/detail.asp?S鈥?/a>





It appears you will not be able to teach them unless you get a BA or BS degree in college, or are a certified teacher (education degree). There is an alternative, though, to enroll in a correspondence school.





Every year they will need proof of their work and level via a portfolio, standardized test, or independent assessment (most likely w/ a certified teacher - it doesn't say).Home schooling advice, please HELP!?
You might want to ask again and mention Virginia in the question, so that those in Virginia who are more likely to know Virginia laws will answer.





Each state has its own homeschooling laws. And the laws vary greatly.





In my state, Florida, a parent (or legal guardian) must ';direct'; the homeschooling program. But they can allow anyone they like to do the actual homeschool instruction. And there are no educational requirements for the parents (or guardians)--which makes sense because parents who are really motivated to teach their children can do a good job regardless of their background, especially if they utilize tutors, correspondence schools, co-ops and other educational options available to homeschoolers.





Check with Virginia law--there is probably a website that lists their laws.
you can homeschool them at 16 if you want to as long as your parents let them be homeschooled
Lots of home school web sites .


Find out about training what /how much ..you will need.
KJ gave a legislative update, but must not of had time to read the end of it:


... ';or provides a program of study or curriculum which, in the judgment of the division superintendent, includes the standards of learning objectives adopted by the Board of Education for language arts and mathematics and provides evidence that the parent is able to provide an adequate education for the child. Evidence of progress (such as independent assessment, standardized test scores or a portfolio review) must be submitted to the superintendent by August 1st';.





I think if you were helping your parents as a tutor, no one would know. But if you want to admit you are the tutor, the Superintendant would still approve your parents plan (they are the guardians) stating you are the tutor, teaching them with such and such workbooks (Spectrum are good). When the time comes, all your parents need to do is type and mail a brief, 1 page plan. Ask the school if your parents need to bring the kids into a school meeting room for a quick assessment. If they are young, maybe the school would be too busy, but... hey you asked. There are online Standardized State tests that your parents would have to sign up for and pay for every year, not a big deal, they aren't required until 3rd grade. It's easy to teach little kids under 12 years old, you should do it.





Your state doesn't seem to have strict laws. The school district would be more concerned with high school level homeschoolers being taught by someone with a degree, if they are nit-pickers. check here http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp VA isn't one of the 7 states, in red on the map link, that has strict rules. I think that would be fine and a wonderful thing to do for your siblings.





You wouldn't be the legal guardian just because you are 18. But it's O.K. to be called their tutor with your parents permission.





edit: Are you being raised by your parents now? If you all are in the custody of grandparents or someone else, you have to go to court to become the legal guardian at 18. But you can homeschool them this coming school year at 16 as a tutor, even if you don't get the GED. I don't know if this whole thing is influencing you decision to withdraw from your highschool to get a GED. Maybe you don't need to do that, if you tutor them at night. Because young homeschoolers really learn as much as the public school kids with only 2 hours of instruction a day.
Why would you want to? Just because you had a bad experience in school doesn't mean they will.