ID Cards For Home School Students & Teachers |
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Recently a new solution has come to light to provide home schools with an opportunity to create their own high quality plastic ID cards. | ||
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National Home Education Research Institute, the number of
homeschoolers rose from 1.2 million in 2003 to an astounding 2.4
million in 2006. With this staggering increase in those receiving
an education from home we have to wonder why people are choosing
this form of education. Based on surveys, there are three primary reasons children are being trained at home instead of the government funded solution. The primary reason parents have chosen to train their kids is to incorporate religion into their curriculum. Tied closely are other parents that have decided to incorporate moral training into their courses. Both of these have been continuously removed from the education children receive when trained publicly. The third reason parents have chosen to train their own children is because the alternative is viewed as an inferior education in comparison to the education they could receive at home. When reviewing the results of the education being provided these kids are commonly testing up to thirty percent higher than publicly educated students while saving taxpayers an astounding 16 billion dollars annually. One of the major challenges these 2.4 million students and their teachers are faced with is being able to prove their status as homeschoolers. When students and teachers come from a public or even a private school they are provided with school ID cards. Alternatively homeschoolers are forced to seek out a solution for themselves when it comes to school identification. There are many reasons why students and teachers need to provide ID cards with the most basic being proof that students are not breaking the community’s truancy laws. It’s often common for homeschools to operate on a schedule different from traditional schools. Even being able to take a break and go to the park during the day could appear as if they were breaking local laws. The simple solution would be to show a school ID card that indicated the student isn’t ditching class. Another reason homeschool students want identification cards is to receive the benefits that many retailers offer to kids in school. Even the local theater offers discounted ticket prices to students and teachers carrying their school identification card. Parents that have become homeschool educators can receive discounts from both office supply and school supply stores if they can prove they are teachers. Other reasons for needing ID cards range from boarding a plane since 9/11 to even being able to take college entrance exams such as SATs. The reasons are numerous why teachers and students need an answer. Creatively these homeschoolers have found their answer by printing ID cards on their home/office printer and then laminating them at the local office supply store. Others have found solutions to produce plastic ID cards. Plastic or PVC identification cards are obviously of a much higher quality than laminating paper cards, although until recently it has been an expensive alternative. One of the main reasons plastic ID cards have been expensive is because of minimum order sizes and setup charges often charged by vendors. Fullidentity.com is a new provider of homeschool identification cards that allows you to upload your school logo as well as the students and teachers pictures. Ordering ID cards is fairly simple and the plastic identification cards are shipped out within two business days. Prices are only 4.75 each and you can add items such as lanyards or badge clips for a minimal price if you choose. |
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