High School

Interest Led Learning: Teaching to Their Interests This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. My eighth-grader has become passionate about filmmaking, from script writing to directing to camera-operating. He started with a flip camera, then added a camcorder and a stop-motion animation program with a webcam. He's been … [Read more...] about Interest Led Learning for High School

In the Driver’s Seat When I got my driver’s license, my dad handed his car over to me since he was stationed overseas with the Navy. He was so proud of his Mercury Capri, always keeping it immaculately clean. My dad was a man of few words, but he really showed that he had faith in me by turning over those keys. He taught me how to pump gas by … [Read more...] about Buckle Up!

As a young expecting mother, I devoured books and parenting magazines in a quest to find “instructions” for taking care of my baby. As soon as I found out I was expecting, my husband and I tried to prepare ourselves for the arrival of our son as much as possible. Our pregnancy was a miracle, and we were awed with the responsibility we had been … [Read more...] about Start Them Young: Parenting Teens

Encouraging Teens for Community Service More than just clocking volunteer hours for high school requirements, community service opportunities provide valuable learning experiences for teens. When teens participate in service projects, they benefit their communities, increase their own compassion and awareness, and they even get a chance to … [Read more...] about Looking Outside Yourself: Community Service for Teens

Not Living Vicariously Through Our Children As your teens grow into independence, it can be tough on moms to reframe our thinking. All their lives, our children have looked to us to make decisions for them--from which curriculum to use, to what courses to cover and what activities to sign up for—even what shirt to wear or when to get a haircut. … [Read more...] about Revising Expectations

If you are homeschooling a high schooler, or planning to homeschool a high schooler, Kudos to you!! You Can Homeschool High School Without Fear Many homeschool moms find the idea of homeschooling high school so intimidating that they don't plan to do it. Believe me, at times it is tempting to send teens off to a brick and mortar building. … [Read more...] about Homeschool High School Without Fear (Freebie!)

How Homeschoolers Must Prepare for the New SAT The College Board is launching new and redesigned exams in fall 2015 and spring 2016. The redesigned PSAT/NMSQT and the new PSAT™ 8/9—for eighth- and ninth-graders--will launch in October 2015. The new PSAT™ 10—for 10th-graders—will launch in February 2016 and the redesigned SAT in March. These exams … [Read more...] about What You Need to Know About the New SAT

Are you homeschooling high school? As part of the Back to Homeschool Blog Party hosted by Amy of Encouraging Moms at Home, I am sharing my plan for facing the high school years in your homeschool. This year, I have a college sophomore, along with a high school junior, and a middle schooler, and we are still homeschooling full force. Read on to see … [Read more...] about Planning for Homeschooling High School

Homeschooling and College Admission As your child begins to enter the middle school and high school years, college admission questions begin to enter your radar. Many families successfully homeschool through high school, and many homeschool graduates go on to enter college. There are a few simple things you can do to plan ahead to make college … [Read more...] about Will My Child Get Into College?