AmyontheFarm Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I originally wrote a long post with a bunch of questions but I decided it would be better to break the questions up to make it easier for responses. We live in Canada. My son is in Grade 6 and I'm thinking ahead and starting to research this whole high school thing. First, can you recommend any past posts that I need to read to be ready for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Welcome to the high school board! :) You may find this current thread on both the benefits AND the realities of homeschooling high school interesting: "Why homeschool high school? I don't wanna... Or do I? Input Please..." My son is in Grade 6 and I'm thinking ahead and starting to research this whole high school thing. First, can you recommend any past posts that I need to read to be ready for this? Here you go (below)! While none of the threads linked below are specifically about homeschooling high school in Canada, most of what's in those threads is applicable to homeschooling in most places. Try a google search for a homeschooling group in your area, and see if you can meet with a few local homeschoolers and chat with them as "mentors" to give you good, specific, "BTDT" advice about homeschoolling high school in your area.I also highly recommend taking a look at a book or two on homeschooling the teen years, which covers things you'll want to think about doing in the middle school grades to make the transition into high school easier for you. Warmest regards, Lori D.BOOKSHomeschooling: The Teen Years: Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the 13- to 18- Year-Old (by Cafi Cohen)Homeschoolers' College Admissions Handbook: Preparing Your 12- to 18-Year-Old for a Smooth Transition (by Cafi Cohen)The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Teens (by Debra Bell)The High School Handbook; For Junior High, Too (by Mary Schofield)Home Learning Year By Year: How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School(by Rebecca Rupp)PAST THREADSGetting StartedTo all you people with 8th graders...Soon to be a high schoolerTalk to Me About... High School FearsHomeschooling High SchoolBooks and ResourcesNeed book suggestion for help in homeschooling through high schoolBest Guides for Homeschooling in High School?High School at HomeBest Resources to Learn How to Homeschool High School?Donna Young website articles and forms: Homeschooling High SchoolHSLDA website series of articles: Homeschooling Through High SchoolMaking a High School PlanWhen formulating a high school plan...Who Else Has an 8th Grader and is Making a High School Plan?Nuts & Bolts Topics -- Curriculum, Credits, How Many Classes, Transcripts, etc.Book for Planning High School Curriculum ChoicesCould you explain what equals a credit, 1/c credit, etc.?How many classes per year for high school?What kind of records do you keep for your high school student?http://www.welltrain...ghlight=recordsKeeping HS recordsWhat work do you save and how do you store your records?Do you use a program such as Edu-Tracker for record keeping?Resource for creating HS transcripts? HS planners?Transcript questionHow to combine traditional school and homeschool on transcripts?Whine! I didn't sign up to be a guidance counselor!Well Trained Mind and High SchoolDo You Follow TWTM for High School?Does Anyone Do High School History/Lit ala TWTM?Tell Me About Your Traditional Lit/History High School CoursesIs Boxed Curriculum Not Sufficient for High School Any More? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyontheFarm Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 Wow! Thanks and I've sent you an email! I think I'll need a few days to read all this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Wow! Thanks and I've sent you an email! I think I'll need a few days to read all this! I know, I have a tendency to overwhelm... ;) But just look at the 4 threads on "getting started" and then you can think about what specific things you want to know from there. :001_smile: Happy reading! Warmest regards, Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I'd also suggest rereading the WTM and maybe the WEM. If there is some area of your own education that you've always wanted to study, now is good time to dabble. With older children you should have a bit more free time. I always tie my own dabbles to what my kids are studying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I know, I have a tendency to overwhelm... ;) But just look at the 4 threads on "getting started" and then you can think about what specific things you want to know from there. :001_smile: Happy reading! Warmest regards, Lori D. No Lori, you do not "overwhelm." You just leave me in a state of awe. Thanks for always being ready and able to share so much needed information. AmyontheFarm - Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 No Lori, you do not "overwhelm." You just leave me in a state of awe. :smilielol5: Must be the Swedish ancestry... the same thing that drives me to put out 3x as much food as needed, 'cause if there aren't loads of left-overs -- *gasp* -- someone might still be hungry and then I wouldn't be a good hostess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 love this thread; thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 And yet another thread where Lori D. has provided me with a huge reading list I somehow missed! Thanks Lori! I should say that more often since I keep reading your lists. And welcome AmyontheFarm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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