When you look at a list of requirements to graduate high school or the required courses needed in order to apply for college you will almost always see a specified number of science credits – and usually it will be required that the majority of these credits have a lab component. This simply means that […]
Can You Start Homeschooling In The Middle Of The Year?
I typically hold a parents’ class in January and I lovingly call it my ‘deer-in-the-headlights’ class. These January classes consist of two types of parents: (1) those with 8th grade students who are getting an early jump on high school planning and (2) parents who have just pulled their high school students out of a […]
Working in High School – Pros and Cons
Once a student becomes high school age, they often want to get a job. There are pros and cons to working while a student is in high school. Today I’ll work on the pros! This is probably good news for high school students as they often like having their own money and as homeschoolers, they […]
Homeschool Schedule Ideas
When high school students go to public or private school, they are handed a schedule for every day of the week. In the majority of cases, students will take a one-hour class in each subject five days a week. With some homeschooling families, I often see an opposite effect – especially with students who […]
Earning High School Credits In Middle School
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UPDATE Sept. 2014: Since the original writing of this post, the Florida Statutes have been updated and this line has been removed. It is now addressed indirectly in the Middle School section of the statutes. However, I had the opportunity to query several college admissions officers recently about how they treat high school credits earned prior […]
Gotta’ Have a Plan-Homeschooling in High School
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I don’t know about you but I can easily become intimidated when I don’t feel like I know how to do something especially if it seems that everyone else in the room has got it together. For example, I just started taking a Zumba class this year and I can’t tell you how many times […]
The High School Transcript
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The High School Transcript One of the things that you will want to prepare now that you are in high school is a transcript of work done. We have all heard the term ‘transcript’ and we’ve probably seen a few, but just what is it (and what is it not)? Don’t worry, there is a […]
