the road to inspired learning
When my oldest son took his first history CLEP, he slid into the car after the exam and made a claim, “Mom, I knew the answers to multiple questions because of all of the historical fiction books I’d read as a kid.” He’d been reading historical fiction since elementary school, and he remembered historic details […]
Are you interested in dual enrollment for homeschoolers? What is it? How do you do it? Why? Read this guide to find out. Dual credit, dual enrollment, early college enrollment, credit-in-escrow–I’ve heard it called many things. When I was in high school (yes, 392 years ago), I had the opportunity to take a few classes […]
Stay calm. Don’t panic. You can homeschool high school, and you can create a homeschool transcript; it can be quick, easy, and painless process. What Is a Transcript? A transcript is typically a one page academic summary of your student’s high school accomplishments. Why Do Homeschool Students Need a Transcript? Colleges look at transcripts to confirm […]
After Elijah took the PSAT and received his scores, we had an idea of where he stood and what he needed to study. We weren’t surprised to see that math trailed English, so I began the search for a math test prep program to prepare him for the next test, the SAT. Taking a standardized […]
Elijah chose Science Fiction Literature to study his freshman year. For his sophomore year, he picked American Literature to match his American History choice. This is not a typical American Literature course where you simply study the famous authors in order. I included biographies and books to match the time periods being studied in American […]
Last spring Elijah came to me and asked, “Mom, can I study American History next year . . . by field trip?” I love that he asked, and while I wanted to make his wish come true, it simply wasn’t going to be financially feasible for us to spend weeks on the east coast exploring […]
When we started preparing for high school, I told Elijah the door was wide open for history choices. He tossed around a few ideas and settled on ancient history for his first course. I wanted something simple, so I wrote a course that met the following criteria: Largely literature based but also included audio and […]
Last spring Elijah and I started discussing some options for summer learning. Ecology was at the top of his list, but options for a homeschool ecology class for a high school student didn’t really exist. After a bit of searching, I found a multi-age textbook I determined could be a spine. I started pulling resources […]
This post is sponsored by Sparketh. I was compensated for the time I invested in this post All opinions are mine and truthful. I didn’t know I was raising an artist. I shouldn’t be surprised, really. Though I don’t consider myself to be an artist, I have always valued going to the art museum, admiring fine art, […]
Homeschooling high school does not mean that your student has to stop chasing interests. One huge benefit of homeschooling is that our kids can dive into an interest and earn high school credit at the same time. What Subjects Can Be Interest-Led? Anything! You can turn any interest into high school credit. Maybe your student has […]
Homeschooling high school doesn’t mean your student has to have a one size fits all education. Your student still has freedom to explore interests and pursue passions. Last spring, a movie pricked Elijah’s interest in Jules Verne, and he told me he’d like for his first English credit to be a science fiction literature class. […]
I didn’t use grades or gradebooks for elementary school. We simply worked toward mastery. However, since Elijah is in high school now, I’ve decided to conform to the system in some ways, and I am keeping records and grades. I didn’t want to buy an electronic gradebook, and I knew my tech-savvy husband could make […]
I chose to receive Mr. D Algebra for free, and I was compensated for the time I invested in this review. All opinions are mine and truthful; I was more than happy to review this product! Update: Elijah has been using Mr. D Math for three years. This means I spent my hard earned money […]
We are inching closer and closer to the start of homeschool high school! I have already shared my Course Record Form and my Volunteer Log with you. Today I have another record keeping tool for you–a high school book log. This is a simple concept: your student reads a book, then he or she records it […]
I solved one homeschool high school problem with my Volunteer Log form. And today I am solving another similar problem with a High School Course Record Form. Let me start by emphasizing something–you do not need to log hours for classes if you are using standard textbooks or curriculum. However, if you are like me and plan on […]
I have this friend. She is organized. She keeps records. She likes numbers. She makes the schedules for our homeschool co-op. She has a watch and a calendar. And she is awesome. I am not her. In fact, we are almost complete opposites. And that is okay. But keeping records (actually, keeping anything) is a problem for me. […]
I’m not a fan of textbooks, and I refuse to buy a health book; it’s not happening. So I decided to round up resources for a homeschool high school health course. I scoured some typical course studies for health and determined we would include the following topics: First Aid Disease transmission and prevention Personal responsibility for […]