Mitchell Stevens, an assistant professor of sociology at Hamilton College in Clinton N.Y., whose upcoming book on the history of American home schooling will be published this summer, said the home schooling community has responded to such difficulties by creating "alternative certification mechanisms," such as correspondence programs, through which parents and students can obtain guidelines, curricula and even diplomas... "At some point, the issue becomes a question of institutional will," according to Stevens. "A district has to ask, 'Are we going to welcome home schoolers and figure out how to get them into our system, or are we going to be skeptical and wary of their contributions?'"
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