In June 2004, millions of parents and teachers across the United States will receive report cards in the mail alerting them that their local schools have "failed". For many Americans, this will be the first introduction to President Bush's controversial No Child Left Behind legislation, which calls for expanded student testing, more stringent accountability requirements, and annual school-focused report cards at the state, district, and school levels. The legislation ties substantial federal funds for disadvantaged students--which many schools have already been receiving for almost four decades--to performance requirements dictated by the new legislation.
Why do requirements matter? Experience has shown that insufficient attention is paid to requirements. The price paid for this lack of focus and applied practices is systems that don't meet customer needs; take longer to develop than planned; and cost more than customers are willing to pay.
Are we ready to change? Are you willing to spend some time and effort involved in practical exercises to experience how better requirements should evolve? If yes, commit to digesting the counsel of two experienced practitioners and to changing current practices to ones that will produce better results...
If you have been praying and contemplating homeschooling your child--
If you have been struggling with homeschooling your child(ren)---
then this is the e-book for you!
Step-by-step guidance to not only help you to get started, but to finish "successfully". Includes WEB-Interactive links to major Homeschooling Curriculum Publishers; State Requirements; creative ideas; how to log "hours", plus much, much more.
An excellent way to 'get all your ducks in order" for the school year!
