High School Scheduling- Some Non-Traditional Options
When was the last time you thought about the best way to schedule your school days? Six subjects, one hour each per day, five days a week– ho hum. Maybe it’s time to ask some questions about scheduling!
Why are high school subjects scheduled like this?
- Does it work well?
- What does it accomplish?
- Is an hour enough time for a student to grow interested in a subject, hear a lesson, and do the associated work?
- Does this format work equally well for all subjects?
- Is this the best format for your student’s learning style?
- If this is the best way for students to study a subject, why are college classes not scheduled this way? Read more
High School Requirements: The Wrong Question?
As you consider whether or how to homeschool through high school, there are a few major questions that may crop up. One of the first questions I often hear is about “high school requirements.”
Parents wonder how many years of which subjects their student must take in order to graduate from high school, and that’s certainly an understandable question. However, there are reasons why it isn’t the most important question you need to ask. Read more
High School Transcripts- Frequently Asked Questions
Creating a high school transcript is easier than it looks, but there are a few questions that tend to recur like dandelions in springtime. The beginning of the spring semester seems a good time to review a couple of the questions that are most frequently asked.The winner of the most FAQ (frequently asked question) contest would have to be some variation of the following:
Q- My 10-year-old is doing Saxon Calculus this year. Can we count it on his high school transcript? Read more
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