In my humble opinion, far too many homeschooling families throw in the towel when it comes to the high school years. Why?? This is a crucial time for teenagers, and the benefits of allowing them to learn on their own terms far outweigh any positives that may come out of sending them to school. If … Continue reading “10 Reasons to Homeschool High School”
There are two times that homeschooling parents most often seem to doubt themselves – at the start of their homeschooling journey, and then the high school years. Calculating credits can seem tricky at first glance, especially to a family not using a school-at-home method. Take heart, though! It’s much easier than you might think. 😉
I’m sitting here at the hospital with my daughter, and I realized I never posted about today’s video here. Ack! It’s very common for homeschool parents to panic over the high school years. I have a completely different perspective, and I’m sharing that with you today. 🙂
Last week when I published my Plan with Me post, I received a few requests for me to do one for our high schoolers, as well. So I did. 🙂 As simple as my homeschool planning is for my 1st through 8th graders, my high school planning is even simpler. Sounds counterintuitive, right? I explained … Continue reading “Plan a Homeschool High School Week with Me!”
Over these past ten years, I’ve realized something about homeschooling high school: It is way too easy to overcomplicate things. Honestly, though, it’s understandable. It’s a big deal! What if we mess up?? The fear is all too real. So what do we do to ensure that won’t happen? We overcompensate. We overschedule. And worst … Continue reading “3 Practical Hacks for Homeschooling High School”
Homeschooling high school is a scary thing. Believe me, I get it. I’m going to cut to the chase today because I need to address someting that I see happening quite often. You see, this very fear is what I honestly believe is at the root of a mistake many homeschooling parents make once their … Continue reading “Don’t Make This Mistake When Homeschooling High School”
Well, here it is – my final post dedicated to presenting next year’s homeschool curriculum. As with our chosen curriculum for the littles and middles, my teenagers’ (who will be in grades 9 and 11) learning remains as relaxed as possible, which I know really goes against the grain when it comes to most homeschooled … Continue reading “Our 2018/2019 Relaxed Homeschool Curriculum for High School”
This post wasn’t in my plans for today. You see, earlier this afternoon, I was actually mentally preparing to record a video presenting next year’s relaxed homeschool high school curriculum. It suddenly dawned on me that, at first glance, most people will likely think my teenagers won’t be “doing enough.” After all, isn’t high school … Continue reading “The Surprising Truth About Homeschooling High School”
Sometimes homeschooling high school can seem like a daunting task. As a homeschool facilitator, keeping things balanced between being interesting and being thorough can be a bit of a struggle. All too often it seems like we have to make a choice between fun and shallow, or comprehensive and boring, and, as a lifelong bookworm, nothing … Continue reading “How to Homeschool High School Literature with Excellence”
This year we will have our very first homeschool graduate. It’s an exciting time, albeit a bit stressful because this is uncharted territory for us. There have been moments of serenity where I’ve thought, I’ve got this, and others when I’ve panicked and convinced myself that I had no idea what I was doing.
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