Joan in GE Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I'm wondering how many have made an actual website for your homeschool which could then be referenced by a college admissions office? Some might like to but don't have any experience setting up a website... Some prefer to be completely anonymous....(I have in years past) but am wondering if it would be good for college apps, if I don't get that umbrella school started... Any comments or suggestions are welcome. Thanks, Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 No website or blog here. We definitely prefer our privacy. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan in GE Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 I'm also wondering if websites toward the end of a family's educating times, with info on successes, etc. would be helpful in educating the public.... (Though I'm thinking that the websites would not include addresses to avoid any kind of targeting). All these successful homeschoolers who then just disappear into the mass of college students just become numbers in some statistics. This type of thing might be the answer to the "need hard data" thread OP...instead of cold info like 5 kids to MIT, etc. Pictures of volunteer work, contests, college successes, etc which can put a face on the stats might help dispell common misconceptions. Just wondering... Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Ds isn't to high school yet, but I wonder if that could be a benefit to my blog. Currently our blog is mainly for family, which all live hundreds of miles away. I do think about colleges (or potential employers) viewing the blog down the road and, to an extent, it colors what I blog. I view it more as a newsletter. I did think of having ds create a blog in high school, strictly for school related stuff. I'll be interested to see if others have done this and if it had benefit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I maintained a blog when we started homeschooling. But I stopped when I realized DS thought it was ok to publish personal info on the web. I stopped then and deleted the whole thing. I'm thinking of starting a new one for high school though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwen in VA Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Publishing details of children's success for the world to see -- with the wisdom of hindsight, I am NOW reluctant to do that. I called the local newspaper about something one of my children did a few years ago. The something was a nice achievement, but now and into the foreseeable future, when you google this child's name that newspaper article appears. It's not a bad article, but the info in it is now available to any and all acquaintances forever. Yikes! In hindsight, I would not have made that information public. Things on the web can't just be erased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan in GE Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 Gwen, thanks much for the 'fastforward'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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