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Accredited Vs Independent Homeschool
Education:Home-Schooling - 36 views
I was looking at an accredited homeschool program the other day, looking for “messages”. At first I was very impressed. Then I read the details. Let’s do a little compare and contrast.

Homeschool High School - Summer School, Homeschool-Style
Education:Home-Schooling - 54 views
During the summer, our family continued to do some educational activities for about an hour each day, to help our sons to retain their skills between school years. Sometimes we used this opportunity to fill a gap in their educations. We were careful to make sure that whatever we did, it was something that would keep mom sane-it was very important that I take a break over the summer! It was equally important that my children had a chance to play during the summer, so we really tried to keep schoolwork to one or two hours a day, at the very most, leaving the rest of the day unstructured. This helped us start off on the right foot with a little bit of review, but also allowed us to take some breaks over the summer.

Homeschool High School Mistakes - Not Getting ready For College
Education:Home-Schooling - 58 views
We've been taught to think that a college prep education is exclusively for college-bound kids. But college preparation is GREAT life preparation. The first big mistake that parents make in their homeschooling is failing to shoot for college!

Homeschooling High School - What to Do With a Voracious Reader
Education:Home-Schooling - 72 views
One of the features we used in our homeschool student's college applications was a high school reading list. It was a partial list of the books that they read throughout their high school years. I say "partial" because we never did a very good job keeping up with the number of books they actually read.

DON'T Teach Your Homeschool Students!
Education:Home-Schooling - 51 views
As homeschool parents, our goal is NOT to teach. 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. Instead, I gave them curriculum at their ability level, and then they had to learn something that they didn't already know.

Homeschool Mathematics - Consider Mastery More than Perfection
Education:Home-Schooling - 84 views
Many homeschool parents have a problem with children who understand math concepts but are careless in accomplishing their schoolwork. The consequence is math problems that are frequently wrong, not due to the fact they do not understand.

Homeschooling High School: Finding the Best Curriculum
Education:Home-Schooling - 81 views
One common topic with home schoolers is "where do I get the perfect curriculum? "