Dig Deeper into
Homeschooling High School
How do you give a grade
for a class if you haven't given a test? What
is the difference between a grade on a transcript and a grade on a
test? How do you provide a college with a transcript full of
grades if
you've never graded in your life? This month we will discuss
the
unique ways homeschoolers evaluate their children, and how to translate
that into information that colleges can understand. You know,
a
transcript is the "Love Language" of colleges. A transcript helps
explain your homeschool in a way colleges can understand.
This lens is
all about homeschool grades. I hope you can breathe
a sigh of relief
after reading it!
Homeschool Record Keeping for
Dummies!
Record keeping is
essential for homeschoolers in high school. No time
like the present to reassess your record keeping strategies.
This lens
is all about how to keep good records. If you are the parent
of a
seventh or eighth grade student, consider using this coming year as
your "training time" and spend the year teaching yourself to keep
records for high school - BEFORE you have to do it for real!
How do you handle a
gifted teenager? Is homeschooling them a good
idea? Should you be doing something else? It's
always hard to
homeschool kids, but homeschooling gifted kids can be even more
stressful. I know the challenges of homeschooling gifted
children.
But you can be confident that homeschooling is a great environment for
ALL students, whether they are gifted or not. It's the best
academic
preparation, because they can learn at their level in every
subject.
It's the best social preparation because the environment is safe and
supportive, with people of many ages - just like the real
world! And
homeschooling is the best preparation for a career, because it
encourages specialization and each student's unique gifts. I
hope you
will feel even more confident in your abilities after reading these
articles and checking out these links! You can do
this! It may be
hard, but you have what it takes to succeed. We are not just
"care
givers" of our children. We are "love givers." THAT
will make the
difference! This lens will focus on gifted education, but I
think
everyone will find it useful.
Preparing Homeschoolers for
College
This lens is all about
preparing your homeschooler for college. We'll
discuss lots of issues surrounding this topic, including how to choose
a college, how to visit colleges, and how to prepare for and take the
standard high school tests. I know a lot of parents stress
about
college issues when they are considering homeschooling high
school. My
goal is to allay your fears and to help you through.
Two summers ago, my
children worked for one month and saved our family
$56,000. How did they do it? By homeschooling
college in their spare
time! Not bad for a summer job!! This lens is about
homeschooling
college, and how you can save your family a fortune in college expenses
using a few very simple but little known strategies.
More about Lee Binz, The
HomeScholar.
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