Mad Jenny Flint Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/putting-boy-scouts-on-a-transcript/1862/ I love the Home Scholar and her blog. This post has me a bit confused, though. She states that it is okay to put an activity on a college application and also to give transcript credit for it as a class. What do you say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
periwinkle Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) in the specific example she is using. In public school, band is on the transcript as a credit, but the kids also count it as an extra-curricular. WHY? Because they spend hours and hours (beyond what is necessary for the credit) in this activity. I counted some of oldest ds's Boy Scout badgework activities (hiking, backpacking) toward PE hours, but I also listed it as an extra-curricular, because it consumed a LARGE amount of his free time (especially his Eagle project!) ETA: Boy Scouts is much, much more than a PE credit--if your student has been heavily involved/in leadership positions, you understand, lol. Middle ds is involved on a volleyball team, and I count some of the conditioning and practice time toward his PE credit, but he spends more time than the credit on the sport, especially if you include tournaments. I would not count a 120 to 180 hour class that is listed on the transcript as a credit as an extra-curricular unless there was something else involved. Edited October 9, 2009 by periwinkle additional info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I am going to be doing that with debate. She is taking a class on debate and then she is actually on a team with debate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Jenny Flint Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 I appreciate it. Anyone else want to weigh in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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