Q) What do I have to do to get started with Jubilee Academy?
A) See the "brochure" for guidelines, cost, and enrollment information, then pick a method of
"Contact".
Q) Why do I need to be a part of a church school?
A) The State of Alabama has no laws or allowances for home education. The law does allow for tutoring, which falls
under the local board of education and must be performed by a certified teacher. Under Alabama law, church schools
are exempt from the regulations/requirements of the state and local boards of education. Because of this, a church
may include "home schooling" along with its school or select it as its method of education.
Q) Is standardized testing required?
A) No. We can put you in touch with the various entities/types of testing available, but we do not require testing until
graduation.
Q) Won't my child suffer from a lack of socialization if we home school?
A) The truth is, many children who spend their lives in educational institutes lack social skills. Many suffer from all
kinds of phobias, problems, and maladjustments that are directly attributed to their experiences at school.
Further, schools are not designed for "socialization" but education and indoctrination. Too much "socializing"
in school usually leads to disciplinary problems.
A home schooled child actually has much more free time for all kinds of social opportunities with all kinds of people in
all kinds of activities. It's really only limited by the energy, imagination, and pocketbook.
Q) Can my child receive a high school diploma from Jubilee Academy?
A) Yes. The details can be found in the "Academy Brochure".
Q) Can my child use this diploma to get into college, go into the military, or get recognition in the workplace?
A) Most assuredly! In the 20 plus years of our existence we've graduated students that were accepted into colleges
and universities, received academic and athletic scholarships, and have been enlisted into military service.
We've also had countless calls from perspective employers to verify graduation and ask for recommendations, many
times resulting in that graduate receiving the job. The "key" to positive results is always record keeping. Keeping
accurate, detailed, well documented records of a student's education that can be placed in the form of a transcript or
used to answer particular questions with regard to aptitude is extremely important.
Q) Do I have to be a certified teacher to teach my child at home?
A) No. Church schools are exempt from the regulations/restrictions of the various boards of education
in Alabama. Jubilee Academy is the church school of Jubilee Ministry, and we recognize that a parent,
virtually any parent, is capable of training their children. Think about it. Does your child belong to you or
the government? You are much more than a teacher, YOU'RE THEIR PARENT!
Q) Is Jubilee Academy "accredited"? NO.
A)"Accreditation", as used by the various government schools, refers to physical plant or facilities, not the
quality of education nor the precise setup of curriculum. It instead refers to things like exit signs, school
playground equipment, number of stations for science labs, etc. Your home doesn't fall into that
category. Think about it. There are fifty state boards of ed, each with possibly hundreds of
county/municipal boards of eds under them, all with different books, schedules, curriculums, timings,
testings, etc., but they are all "accredited".
Accreditation is one way for the government to restrict/regulate who can afford to get into the business of
teaching children and to keep as much of a monopoly on it as possible. After all, they have to have a
pretty good lock on it to be able to demand money from every citizen in the country.
Q) If it's not accredited, will my child's schoolwork be transferrable to another school or accepted
by a college, military, business, etc.?
A) Yes. In varying degrees, all schools will accept the grades and subjects. The worst case scenario is that
your child may be tested for the grade level that he/she is applying to for enrollment.
Throughout the nation, colleges and universities are waking up to the fact that, generally speaking,
home schoolers outperform their government schooled counterparts and are being , not just accepted, but
recruited.
Again, for transferability as well as acceptance after graduation, it's very important to keep well documented records
of your child's education, that's what we help you to do!
Q) I read/contacted a home school that claims to be accredited, how can that be?
A) In recent years at least two entities have emerged that "accredit" home schools. They are not to
be confused with the agencies that accredit conventional government and private schools.
It works like this: I set up "XYZ of America" and give certificate of "accreditations" to any one who joins
as long as they require "X" number of subjects, include "Y" curriculum, and sign "Z" affidavit. It's as simple
as that and it allows you to use the term "accredited", you just don't say by whom or for what.
There are many other individual situations that cover a myriad of questions. Feel free to visit the "Contact" page and choose a method to get in touch with us. We'll be happy to assist you if we can.
