Teenagers may use transcripts to apply for jobs, military enlistment, internships, and college admissions. Included are actual copies of a wide variety of homeschooling transcripts. Learn how to use TV wisely. Discussion includes how certain programs teach and enrich history, geography, foreign language, science, and language arts for all ages. Mining the Internet Learn to navigate that new parallel universe, the Internet, to find the best educational resources, meet like-minded homeschooling families, put together your own unit studies, take free courses, buy and sell used curriculum, and do much more.
Discussion includes Internet access on a budget.
Whether your family pursues interest-initiated learning or traditional academics or a combination, speaking educationalese helps you deal with irate relatives AND the local school district. Describing ALL learning and living activities in the language of the educational establishment builds confidence and provides the phraseology for home-brew transcripts and portfolios. Cafi Cohen details her experience with college admissions for two homeschooled teenagers, one of who graduated from the US Air force Academy in 1997. She describes, for families with students aged 12-18, how to translate education at home into a format admissions officers will appreciate. Included are commonly asked questions about required courses, transcripts, portfolios, admissions testing, scholarships, the GED, college at home, and more.