We finally got NARS’ credit evaluation of my daughter’s transcript! It turned out even better than I expected, too. They credited her Leadership class for 1/2 credit of Social Studies, and she will get Computer credit for her Digital Photography class. All she needs, beyond this school year’s credits, are 1-1/2 credits of English! She […]
MIT Open CourseWare
I came across this, and it is a virtual gold mine for anyone homeschooling a bright high schooler! MIT, the nation’s most prestigious technical university, offers over 1400 FREE courses online! They are the full courses, with lecture notes and assignments included, some even with video lectures. They are NOT for credit, however. This makes […]
Pre-Algebra, again
I must say, I really LOVE Teaching Textbooks! J has literally zoomed through what would be considered review, since she just began the Pre-Algebra book two weeks ago and is nearly caught up to where she’d be if she had started it back in September. She has been reviewing some skills she has completely forgotten […]
Being Home to Homeschool
You have to be HOME to homeschool. How often had I told new homeschooling families that? Too many times! As the Lord is speaking to my heart these past couple of weeks, He has been speaking to me in this area especially. We’d spent five years going through a “parent-partnership program” through our local school […]
LLATL…
I’ve always wanted to try LLATL. Always! It’s one of those “If I had it to do all over again, I’d…” Well, “use LLATL” is really one of the things on my list. Now that D1 is starting first grade, I can try it. Still I’m not sure if I want to. I know the […]
Having Second Thoughts
Seems like this time of year it always happens to me: I have all of our curriculum planned out, and then I start having second thoughts about what I’ve chosen. I hate it! I’m now wondering if I should’ve gotten Algebra 1/2 instead of Math 87 for P, because although she tested into what I […]
Charting a Path
Yesterday I sat down with my soon-to-be 9th grade daughter, and laid out a tentative plan for her high school years. Just basic guidance counselor type information– How many credits will she need for graduation, what classes am I requiring, how will we do it, etc. She wasn’t thrilled, of course, but she did participate. […]
Curriculum decisions (part one)
Okay, so curriculum isn’t my FIRST concern, but it’s right up there. As my husband and I have been talking, we realized that our 14yo daughter (who is attending 8th grade in public school this year–her first year of school) is NOT ready for high school. This was her first year of public school (other […]