In Lake Wobegon all the children are above average, but in the real world some kids struggle. What is a parent to do? I have a son with fairly significant learning disabilities. He is dues […]
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As I often say on this blog, our goal as homeschool parents is NOT to teach something. Our goal is for our kids to LEARN. Sometimes they will learn how to learn a subject on
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20/20 Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Wouldn’t it be nice to know exactly how everything should go, and see how it will all end? When you see your current challenges, it’s difficult to know why
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I have multiple redundancies for my computer because I use it for business. External hard drives and remote back-up systems like Carbonite Online Backup serve a great purpose. Most homeschoolers don’t have the time or
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Junior high is your training ground. For parents, junior high has two purposes. First, it’s a time to learn how to high school, taking classes and reading books that will prepare you for the task
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Do colleges want work samples mainly from the child’s senior year? ~Theresa Dear Theresa, Thank you for your question! Some colleges will want samples of work, and other colleges will not. When a college asks
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Has anyone homeschooled college using things such as MIT’s Open Courseware, and would completing courses through this be an acceptable path? ~Stephanie on Facebook To get college credit while you homeschool (“homeschooling college”) requires credits
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It’s easy to pull children out of school and begin homeschooling. It’s more challenging to go the other way. If you have been homeschooling, you may have difficulty convincing a public or private high school
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Sometimes messages come by Facebook, but other times I get them on the phone, by email, or on my blog. It usually goes something like this: “Yikes-please help fast! Transcript due tomorrow and I am
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What you recommend non-tradional (unschoolers and eclectic) homeschoolers do about making transcripts for 4-year state colleges? Do they have a better chance at admission if they transform what they have done into a traditional transcript?
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