After this year’s National Spelling Bee, someone asked me, “What kind of a crazy parent has their child spell nutty words all day?” The great kind of parent! The kind of parent that allows their […]
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Many parents write to me asking about high school testing options. Sometimes it seems confusing, but each test is simple to understand once you know what makes them unique and how they can work to
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As homeschool parents, our goal is NOT to teach something. Our goal is for the kids to LEARN. I could have taught my kids “at grade level” and they would have not learned a thing.
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What score is good enough? Without naming names, this is a typical question about SAT scores. Lee, what score on the SAT would you say is okay not to take it again? David got 570
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SAT preparation is a good idea, but you don’t want to announce “WE STUDY FOR THE TEST” in big bold letters, so I don’t recommend the title “SAT Preparation” for a course title. Instead, I
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Hi Lee, I have a question and maybe you can advise me in. I have been homeschooling my 4 children for the last 7 years. My oldest will start her senior year sometime in the
When you tell people you are homeschooling high school, you may get some pretty unusual questions. What about college? What about scholarships? What about socialization? For me, the strangest question was always, “What about Prom?”
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Some people are intimidated by grading. Some parents are scared of high school credits. Then there are some unschool or delight-directed homeschools that really stress out about naming classes. It can be pretty easy when
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You are not legally required to provide your social security number on college applications: your social security number is private. Schools are not required to ask for it. It will be required for a college
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Test Scores and College Admission Anne gave some great advice for others about test scores and college admission on my Facebook page after getting her own question answered: I just wish I had asked it
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