Bekah Morel

But children instructed at home or in non-contractual schools (schools that do not follow the education program) are already registered in the system. ’s office every two years to verify the reason for homeschooling and that the health and environment of the child are adequate for homeschooling. Banning lawful homeschooling for families because of undocumented schools is like banning all drivers with a personal license because a few are driving without. Restricting homeschooling for everyone because of a few who are teaching radical Islam in clandestine schools is like restricting the use of driving to only public servants because a few people are using their car to smuggle drugs or weapons.

As early as September 2021, all children will be required to attend public school (or a private school recognized by the government). Once again, President Macron announced on live television that he would be requiring instruction for all children starting at age 3. This meant that children as young as 2 1/2 could be submitted to homeschool inspections if the parents decided to educate their children at home. And in September 2019, a mere 17 months after his announcement, all children from 2 1/2 on up were registered in the school system.

Besides having a handy list of the books I want to read, the challenges require me to search outside my comfort zone when looking for new books. If you have a list of books that you want to read but don’t know how to tackle the list, why not try this type? Because I’m always trying to keep up with that long list of classics I’ve never gotten around to, I chose both the Back to the Classics Reading Challenge and the Victorian Reading Challenge (my favorite classics genre). Whether you choose a structured challenge that gives you the books to read, an unstructured challenge that only limits the type or number of books, or a book club, being intentional has never been easier.

As with previous years, we received the official word of the French homeschool inspection for our two oldest daughters approximately six weeks prior to the actual date. Because my second daughter had been traumatized by her first inspection the year before, we had actually not been able to finish our usual school year in June as I had previously scheduled. When it came time for me to discuss my second daughter, I informed the inspector that my second daughter had been so traumatized the year before that she had nightmares. The children were old enough to be able to respond simply in French for the first homeschool inspection.