Homeschooling High School

The last four years of school could prove to be the most challenging for both student and parent alike especially if you are planning on homeschooling high school.  The course subjects will be getting much more difficult, teenagers are entering puberty, dating will commence and interpersonal relationships with other young adults will become more important to your student.

First, the curriculum.  If you’ve been homeschooling prior to this time, algebra has probably already been introduced to your student.  It will now get more technical and you will move onto geometry and perhaps calculus.  Many people loathe these subjects or will not feel comfortable teaching them.  Some homeschoolers hire tutors for these courses, send their kids to local colleges to take these courses there or use correspondence schools.

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A mom called me for transcript help. Her daughter homeschooled for two years, using Alpha Omega LifePacs and Weaver Curriculum for 9th and 10th grade. Once her daughter got up to grade level, she wanted her to go back to public school. She asked me how to get her homeschool transcript accepted by a public high school.

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