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No More Fun Allowed!!
Homeschooling
Highschool
Presented by
Suzanne Ellis, Jan. '04
With Notes by
E P
A. The Four Year Plan, Where do you hope to
be in 4 years? How shall we go through Eng.?, math? You can always modify
bits later. (The Institute for the Study of the Liberal Arts and Sciences,
ISLAS, an online real-time school and Montgomery
College, MD. helped me, Ep, greatly. Apologia
science texts and BobJones
materials are also favorites.)
B. Credits Needed, A
student is required to attain a grade of C or higher (as defined in below) to
receive credit for the course. (Other than 'Bible', these are the standard
courses required for a HS degree. We may self-certify a HS degree in
Maryland.)
Minimum course Requirements
Class
Non-college
College
(Bible
2
2 )
English
4
4
Social studies
3
3
(1 Course on Govt. with emphasis in US Democracy)
Math
3
3
Science (requires 1 course in biology)
2
3
PE
1
1
Fine Arts (music, art, drama, …)
1
1
Technical/Vocational
1
1
Foreign Language
0
2
Electives
2
4
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Total
19
24
Academic Achievement
The grades A through F are defined as follows:
A: 90%-100%
B: 80%-89%
C: 70%-79%
D: 65%-69%
E: 0%-64%
Every one can benefit from a foreign language, especially beginning with Latin.
(EP recommends English from the Roots Up (which is Greek and
Latin), and Latina Christiana. For the upper grades with a basis in Latin Henle
is excellent.)
C. What is a Credit,
It is 120 hours a year on a course, 45 min.5X / week,
Or ¾ of a standard text book
Or an outside class
And the grade must be a C or higher
Or you can CLEP out with a CLEP test, contact MC or U of Md.
It is a credit.
D. Transcripts, Give a grade each semester
for courses, each semester equals ½ credit.
E. Testing, Standardized
ones in different settings are good practice.
Useful for colleges > SAT> logic based
Ø
ACT> knowledge based
Take the SAT in the jr. year with an option to do it again in the sr. year.
It will be needed by the fall of the jr. year.
SAT prep books, Tooth and Nail novel, Hot Words> make
this prep part of your curriculum.
F. Portfolio, (these are
some of the possibilities)
1. Transcript - traditional areas
2. Home Designed Academic Courses - what do your courses fit
under? Eng., math, ...
3. Apprenticeships and Internships - volunteer jobs, see
Dept. of Labor list of job titles
4. Co-curricular Activities - i.e. in-depth 4H study - Botany
Notebook, working at the nature center
5. Extracurricular Activities - quilting, landscaping,
thespians, ... whatever isn't needed as a credit is put as extra curricula
6. Projects, Performances, Exhibitions, and Demos - showing
work at the county fair, ...
7. Employment - babysitting, etc.
8. Volunteerism and Service Projects - scouts, caroling in a
nursing home ...
9. Travel - keep a souvenir notebook
10. Fieldtrips - keep a record
11. Health, Sports, and Physical Fitness
12. Writing Samples - pick the best, collect applications at
fairs, consider sending in from there for free (if offered), see EssayEdge.com
13. Books Read - keep a list, PerfectionLearning.com
sells tests on books, see also ProgenyPress,
and VeritasPress
14. Performances Attended - include ethnic celebrations
15. Films Viewed - see movie, read the book, then compare.
view documentaries, historical epics, then journal perceptions
16. Leadership - take opportunities, i.e. organize a food
drive
G. Graduation, Go ahead
and join a group to mark the line of "Taa Daaa!!!"
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