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Early High School Credits in Middle School

Homeschoolers can totally earn high school credits in middle school. If your middle school child is doing high school level work in an academic subjec...

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Dual Enrollment and Freshman Scholarships

One small little-kept secret about going to college as a freshman means you have to retain your freshman status until you begin at the University. Tak...

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A List of Free Online College Courses

Also known as MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) You can teach your child college level material at home, because do it yourself college classes...

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Homeschool Grades and Credits without Formal Curriculum

Some parents work hard to homeschool for free. Free homeschooling is possible, and parents can pull together a hodge-podge of resources for homeschool...

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Mastery vs. Perfection in Math

I receive many questions from homeschoolers about math. Math is one of those things that everyone worries about at some stage or other. It can feel so...

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How to Document Audited Classes on a Homeschool Transcript

When your child takes an audited class at a public or private school, the class technically doesn't earn any credit from the school. You many be askin...

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Evaluating Classes and Estimating Grades

Unless you're one of those super-conscientious homeschool parents who keep all your homeschool records up to date, you probably need to spend a little...

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The Great Courses for High School Credit

Some homeschoolers feel The Great Courses classes are college level, so when you complete a big series (48 lectures) they give a full credit...

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Public Speaking and Speech and Debate

Public speaking is often considered one of the major fears of humans. Studies show that as much as 70% of the population have experienced fear of publ...

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Ways to Earn High School Credit

There are different ways to earn high school credit when you are legally homeschooling. These ways don't overlap - you can't give four credits because...

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How to Calculate Completely Unbiased Homeschool Grades

Homeschoolers can create a professional, official homeschool transcript that earns college admission and scholarships. To see how simple it can be, do...

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Should Homeschoolers Weight Grades?

Have you ever wondered if homeschoolers should weight grades? Perhaps you have heard of students taking AP® courses or honors courses and receiving a ...

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How to Assign Homeschool Grades without Grading Tests

Creating a homeschool transcript is vital, even when made at home. The university gave my child a full-tuition scholarship based on my "mommy grades" ...

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Academic Cheating - Solutions and Prevention

Sometimes issues will come out of the blue. Even in good families with sweet children, academic cheating can be a temptation. Cheating on tests, looki...

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Evaluating Classes and Estimating Grades

Evaluating Classes and Estimating Grades Unless you’re one of those super-conscientious homeschool parents who keep all your homeschool records up to date, you probably need to spend a little time catching up on record keeping. Grading, filing, and planning are all important, especially in the high school years!If any of this feels intimidating to you, let me encourage you that you’re not alone. Many parents feel unsure of themselves, especially when it comes to grading high...

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