Guides, research and compliance updates for homeschooling families
A step-by-step guide to writing a Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) learning plan that satisfies assessors, covers all eight learning areas, and uses your child's mastery data as evidence.
Read more →A plain-English breakdown of what changed when Australia moved from the Australian Curriculum v8.4 to v9, what the new AC9 code format means, and how homeschooling families should think about the update.
Read more →Bayesian Knowledge Tracing, spaced repetition, and SmartScore explained in plain language — what the numbers mean, why percentage scores mislead parents, and what to look for in a mastery report.
Read more →A complete guide to New York State's Individualized Home Instruction Plan (IHIP) quarterly report requirements under Education Law section 100.10 — deadlines, subjects, structure, and tips for the annual assessment.
Read more →The cognitive science case for voice-first AI tutoring: how eliminating typing friction, applying the Socratic method through conversation, and using push-to-talk interaction improves outcomes for children under 10.
Read more →Common causes of parent and child burnout in home education, research-backed strategies for structuring your day, and how AI tutors can reduce the preparation burden that drives most parent exhaustion.
Read more →A plain-English guide to FSRS-23 — the spaced-repetition algorithm behind Anki 23+ and Docent — covering the Forgetting Curve, why cramming fails, how FSRS differs from BKT mastery tracking, and what optimal review scheduling looks like for a Year 4 Maths student.
Read more →A comprehensive guide to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2025 (Royal Assent 29 April 2026) for UK home educators — Children Not in School registers, suitability evidence, LA letters, and how Docent generates your Section 19A letter automatically.
Read more →What Australian parents need to know about homeschooling at secondary level — ACARA v9 Y7-10 expectations, ATAR and senior pathway implications, NAPLAN Y7 and Y9, when to consider re-enrolment, and how AI tutoring supports secondary exam preparation.
Read more →What India's Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 mean for homeschooling families using edtech platforms — verifiable parental consent, DigiLocker, the ₹200 crore penalty cap, and how Docent is DPDP-compliant.
Read more →The cognitive science behind dictating drafts before typing them — how removing the production bottleneck for young writers unlocks fluency, why Socratic feedback on spoken drafts outperforms red-pen marking, and how Docent's Writing Workshop implements the revision cycle.
Read more →A practical comparison of CCSS (US Common Core State Standards) and ACARA v9 for homeschool families relocating between the US and Australia — how Grade 5 Maths aligns, reading level differences, what families need to do when they move, and how Docent handles multi-jurisdiction transitions.
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