Guest kacifl Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 For those subjects where your dc finish the text and don't log hours, how do you prove it? What do you write in the student log book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hihoboneo Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I guess it depends on what your state requires for proof of homeschooling. I think if they finished a text, you could average how many hours he spent per week on that subject and write that in if they needed an hour amount. Bonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Katia Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I'm confused about your question. Who do you have to prove it to? And, what is a student log book? I've never heard of that. Two of my 3 dc have graduated from our homeschool, one is currently in college and the other has graduated from college. We never had to "prove" any of our courses to anyone for any reason, nor did we need to show any logged hours. We just wrote their coursework on their transcripts and had them take the ACT. Easy peasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I'm confused about your question. Who do you have to prove it to? And, what is a student log book? I've never heard of that. Two of my 3 dc have graduated from our homeschool, one is currently in college and the other has graduated from college. We never had to "prove" any of our courses to anyone for any reason, nor did we need to show any logged hours. We just wrote their coursework on their transcripts and had them take the ACT. Easy peasy. This is what I'm doing; except he will take the SAT. I've never really understood the whole "document every nit noid minute of HS" approach. I went to college with a crappy PS transcript that said nothing more than "English 9. 10. 11. 12; Biology. Chemistry. Physics... etc.". No one ever asked me of what those courses were comprised. My son is getting a much better education than I ever did (I remember distinctly), and I don't feel he will have to "justify" his courses anymore than I did. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. If a college wants to know how many hours he spent on his biology book (but not the same of a PS student), is that college really the best fit for him? He needs to be in a place that acknowledges him as a whole person, not only as a "hs applicant". JMO asta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I don't log anything. I don't log materials. I don't log hours. I don't log. I come up with what *I* reasonably believe to be a course (1 or 1/2 credit) and they do what I outline and they get the credit. I don't care how many hours it took them. I do happen to finish books. If they finish something quickly, they have more time for themselves. If they drag something out, so be it. I also have never had to prove anything to anyone. Anyway, I just don't worry about it and it hasn't been an issue ever. And if my state required a certain number of hours, I would assume that my kids were getting more than that (in Tx, if it's the virtual academy, it's 6 hours; in OH, for hsing, it's 5 hours) between the curriculum and other learning. I wouldn't detail every minute unless required to (does anyone require that?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 One college my son applied to called me to ask what math he had used. When I said Saxon, they asked if he had finished the book (Advanced Mathematics). I said yes, they said thank you, and five minutes later they admitted him and gave him a full scholarship. So I guess they liked my answer! Other than that, I just made a transcript with what I considered to be a credit or a half credit, and no one asked anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelli in TN Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I don't log anything. I don't log materials. I don't log hours. I don't log. I come up with what *I* reasonably believe to be a course (1 or 1/2 credit) and they do what I outline and they get the credit. I don't care how many hours it took them. I do happen to finish books. If they finish something quickly, they have more time for themselves. If they drag something out, so be it. I also have never had to prove anything to anyone. Anyway, I just don't worry about it and it hasn't been an issue ever. And if my state required a certain number of hours, I would assume that my kids were getting more than that (in Tx, if it's the virtual academy, it's 6 hours; in OH, for hsing, it's 5 hours) between the curriculum and other learning. I wouldn't detail every minute unless required to (does anyone require that?). That's how we roll, too. We always finish the book and we never log time. In Tennessee it is 4 hours per day, 180 days per year. I FAR exceed both of those minimums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam L in Mid Tenn Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I agree with Kelli. I am in TN and FAR exceed the minimum of 4 hours per day. Especially if we watch documentaries and arts programs on TV in the evenings for fun! I am good friends with several high school classroom teachers. They all agree that public and private schools usually only do 75% to 85% of a book. Those kids get full credit. My nephew is a teacher in public school in TN. He does try to finish books (grammar, history) but has told me , "Many times we skim out loud over the last 15% -20% of the books during the last few weeks of school." He has also told me that the last 6 weeks of school are basically a complete waste of time. The kids are so ready for summer break that they are just going through the motions and not really learning anything at all. I look at the state standards online. If "world geography" is one credit, my high schoolers get one credit if they have finished 85% or better of the book. If another course gets .5 (American Government for example), then my students will earn .5 credit. Just my opinion. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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