Home Educated Students Who Turned Out Just Fine
What big names in history picked up knowledge outside the schoolhouse?
July 2016
Resources for Dysgraphia
Dysgraphia, often related to dyslexia, is a learning disability that affects handwriting ability and fine motor skills.
What About Socialization?
We’ve all had questions about how homeschooling will affect our kids.
When Should I Get My Child Evaluated?
The home-education population may have more non-neurotypical kids in it than the general school population, because the frustrations of dealing with these problems in a classroom situation causes many parents to turn to home schooling.
Yearly Testing: How to Do It
Many states ask you to submit standardized test scores to demonstrate your student’s yearly progress. Yearly standardized testing can be done fairly easily, but there are many, many many tests out there.
Notifying Your Local School
I’m sure your school will notice if your children just don’t show up after a summer break. You should probably tell them.
Assembling a Portfolio
We know that your child has impressive achievements, but what should go into their portfolio?
A Sample High School Transcript
An illustration is worth paragraphs of explanation! Here’s an example of a home school transcript (this one got the student into six good colleges, including the top choice school).