One frequent concern amongst parents contemplating homeschooling their children is the legality of homeschooling in the United States.

They are frightened that home schooling is either prohibited, or that they have to jump through countless hoops to avoid the authorities clamping down on them. That concern is to a small degree justified, depending on where the family lives, although it is typically greater than it need be.

If you have been weighing up the pros and cons of home study distance learning courses versus traditional campus study, you have no doubt been asking friends if they know anything about correspondence courses. You will get a whole raft of both positive and negative opinions from whomever you ask.