Recently I was asked to speak to a local homeschooling group and as I was pondering what I wanted to say to them, the following thoughts took shape as the foundation, or starting point, of where I want my talk to go. I will tell you right up front that the following post may well…
Category Archives: High School and College
The Homeschooler’s Guide To Writing A Research Paper
The “three R’s” is not just a clever educational slogan. The three R’s should be the foundation of your homeschool program. The reality is that if you give your child a solid grounding in mathematics (including algebra, trigonometry, etc.) and a proficiency in reading and composition, whatever else you do is not particularly all that…
Diplomas and Graduations: Do Homeschoolers Need Them?
The last few weeks I have been discussing the subject of homeschooling your child through high school and I ‘ve also offered my thoughts as to preparing your child for college. Today I want to address whether or not as a homeschooler you need to issue your child a diploma and I will also explore the question of graduation…
College and the Homeschooler
Last week I set the stage for this post by asserting that parents need to be actively involved in the decision-making process with their teens as they plan for their future. If you haven’t read that post yet – titled “My Definition of an Adult” – I recommend you do as it definitely has a bearing on…
My Definition of an Adult
This post is a lead-in to next week’s post titled “College and the Homeschooler” but it really applies to all parents so I hope you will read it and consider sharing it. In order to offer some basis/legitimacy for the positions I take in this post, and also to give some background to those who…
Homeschooling Your High-Schooler
I have a confession to make: when I homeschooled my oldest child – and only daughter – I, like many homeschoolers, found the prospect of homeschooling a high-schooler to be very daunting. Now keep in mind that when I started homeschooling in 1990 it was still very much a fledgling movement. So by the time…
