Recent Homeschool Blog | College Preparation PostsScouting and the homeschool portfolioby Andrea Hermitt11 Jun 2009 06:46 AMSome time back, Julie Gentry wrote about using scouting to fulfill homeschool requirements. She described what she called scout school and how easy it was to integrate it into homeschool academics. Homeschoolers Shouldn't Fret over Collegeby Andrea Hermitt02 Feb 2009 01:34 PMMy subscription to the Homescholar Record came to day and it carried great news. Grant and Scholarship Advice for Homeschoolersby Andrea Hermitt09 Dec 2008 07:27 PMAs the costs of state colleges continue to rise deeming them unaffordable, I am becoming worried about how my homeschooled kids will pay for college. Considering the CLEP exams for homeschoolersby Andrea Hermitt14 Oct 2008 09:33 PMI have been pondering a different direction for my son's homeschool program. While my daughter is enjoying outside classes, my son is becoming bored and deciding they are a waste of time. For that reason, I have spent the day looking at online high schools that he could finish at his own pace. Patrick Henry College has a New Dual Enrollent Programby Andrea Hermitt22 Jul 2008 01:11 PMPatrick Henry College, a college founded by the same people who founded the HSLDA is now offering high school Juniors and Seniors the opportunity to earn dual enrollment credits online. Teaching For the Big Testby Andrea Hermitt14 Jul 2008 07:26 AMHomeschoolers especially do not like teaching for the test, or even taking tests, but it is hard to avoid the SAT if you are college bound. The SAT is probably the most important test a homeschooler can take so teaching for this test can take a full year of concentrated study. Will You Be Lured Back to School for Free College Tuition?by Andrea Hermitt04 Jul 2008 08:08 AMAn email in my in-box this morning called for alarm over a rash of free college programs that promise tuition to anyone to graduates. This email suggest that such programs which are growing at an alarming rate are a threat to homeschooling. College Bound Homeschoolers, Check out the College Board Websiteby Andrea Hermitt20 Jun 2008 08:05 AMI got this tip from a young lady that recently graduated from public school. I was inquiring at what age she started taking SAT II subject tests which are equivalent AP exams. Should Homeschoolers use Weighted GPA's?by Andrea Hermitt11 Jun 2008 07:41 PMMost homeschool parents award students a GPA based on the same scale that they remember from high school. The thing is, however, that this is not your GPA. It's not yours either. GPA rules have changed and schools are now awarding students GPA's that approach 5.0 and 6.0. Ideas for Homeschool Graduationsby Andrea Hermitt02 May 2008 06:55 AMAs another school year comes to a close, another group of homeschoolers and their parents draw the homeschooling experience to an end. It is time for homeschool graduation ceremonies. Recent Blog Comments CrystalDS says... "I think some homeschoolers are taking advantage of the system." soccert13 says... "Being a student of homeschooling from Kindergarten to my Junior year in high school, i agree ONE HUNDRED PERCENT with this article." |
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