I realize my "grammar" question was sort of silly...
shelleyfaust
I guess my next question would be how does an unschooler get into
college? And what about keeping track of classes for high school
credit? I'm waaaaay far away from getting to that point, but wanted
to ask. Is there a portfolio that's required of things he has done
to show to a college? How does an unschooler graduate? Does he take
the GED? I'm not even sure about homeschool high school
graduation...is that what they do? I suppose every state is
different.
My kids are still young...just turned 9 yo ds, 6 yo dd, 4 yo ds.
When I first comtemplated homeschooling I thought of spending the day
at the park, going to the museum, reading all day long, etc. I've
recently come to the conclusion that "school at home" is not working
for us...my kids hate and I'm getting more annoyed with my
kids...threatening to send them to a "real" school! I shouldn't do
that, because I won't send them to our ps and can't afford private.
Sorry, I'm just rambling...this concept is so appealing to me, but
it's really scary...we get one chance with our kids and I get
overwhelmed!
I have noticed in my 4 yo ds that he's a GREAT unschooler! I have
neve sat down with him to drill the abc's into his head or teach him
how to write, yet he can write his own name (he was 4 in October), he
can write his numbers and knows all sorts of stuff about the moon!
I've just got to let go and go with the flow! It's so hard!
Shelley
college? And what about keeping track of classes for high school
credit? I'm waaaaay far away from getting to that point, but wanted
to ask. Is there a portfolio that's required of things he has done
to show to a college? How does an unschooler graduate? Does he take
the GED? I'm not even sure about homeschool high school
graduation...is that what they do? I suppose every state is
different.
My kids are still young...just turned 9 yo ds, 6 yo dd, 4 yo ds.
When I first comtemplated homeschooling I thought of spending the day
at the park, going to the museum, reading all day long, etc. I've
recently come to the conclusion that "school at home" is not working
for us...my kids hate and I'm getting more annoyed with my
kids...threatening to send them to a "real" school! I shouldn't do
that, because I won't send them to our ps and can't afford private.
Sorry, I'm just rambling...this concept is so appealing to me, but
it's really scary...we get one chance with our kids and I get
overwhelmed!
I have noticed in my 4 yo ds that he's a GREAT unschooler! I have
neve sat down with him to drill the abc's into his head or teach him
how to write, yet he can write his own name (he was 4 in October), he
can write his numbers and knows all sorts of stuff about the moon!
I've just got to let go and go with the flow! It's so hard!
Shelley
Melissa
What I would say to ease your mind is to look online at any
university and college and see what they need to be enrolled. Most
colleges don't even ask to see a graduation certificate. There are
several different ways to get into college, locally our homeschooling
group was just talking about creating a transcript covering basics,
it's legitimate as a document of your school (that's here in Oklahoma
of course) For example, OU doesn't require anything from
homeschoolers beyond an ACT or SAT score on their admission forms.
The great thing about kids is that you don't get just 'one chance'.
Even if you don't 'teach' them what you feel they should know, they
will learn it when they need it. If your son wants to go to college
and he doesn't have the requisite math skills, there are classes for
that. Kids who graduate from public schools take them every
semester...same for any other topic.
Just keep the faith!
Melissa
university and college and see what they need to be enrolled. Most
colleges don't even ask to see a graduation certificate. There are
several different ways to get into college, locally our homeschooling
group was just talking about creating a transcript covering basics,
it's legitimate as a document of your school (that's here in Oklahoma
of course) For example, OU doesn't require anything from
homeschoolers beyond an ACT or SAT score on their admission forms.
The great thing about kids is that you don't get just 'one chance'.
Even if you don't 'teach' them what you feel they should know, they
will learn it when they need it. If your son wants to go to college
and he doesn't have the requisite math skills, there are classes for
that. Kids who graduate from public schools take them every
semester...same for any other topic.
Just keep the faith!
Melissa
On Feb 9, 2006, at 2:25 PM, shelleyfaust wrote:
> I guess my next question would be how does an unschooler get into
> college? And what about keeping track of classes for high school
> credit? I'm waaaaay far away from getting to that point, but wanted
> to ask. Is there a portfolio that's required of things he has done
> to show to a college? How does an unschooler graduate? Does he take
> the GED? I'm not even sure about homeschool high school
> graduation...is that what they do? I suppose every state is
> different.
>
> My kids are still young...just turned 9 yo ds, 6 yo dd, 4 yo ds.
> When I first comtemplated homeschooling I thought of spending the day
> at the park, going to the museum, reading all day long, etc. I've
> recently come to the conclusion that "school at home" is not working
> for us...my kids hate and I'm getting more annoyed with my
> kids...threatening to send them to a "real" school! I shouldn't do
> that, because I won't send them to our ps and can't afford private.
>
> Sorry, I'm just rambling...this concept is so appealing to me, but
> it's really scary...we get one chance with our kids and I get
> overwhelmed!
>
> I have noticed in my 4 yo ds that he's a GREAT unschooler! I have
> neve sat down with him to drill the abc's into his head or teach him
> how to write, yet he can write his own name (he was 4 in October), he
> can write his numbers and knows all sorts of stuff about the moon!
>
> I've just got to let go and go with the flow! It's so hard!
>
> Shelley
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--- In [email protected], "shelleyfaust"
<thefaustfive@...> wrote:
age" (I'll get to that in a minute) and the requirements change
almost yearly it seems. Typically, an applicant would take the
SAT/ACT (just like any other applicant) and provide some sort of
additional info - portfolio is one way, curriculum vitae (kind of
like a life resume) is another, some schools have forms for
homeschoolers to help them put their real life stuff into categories
so that they can figure it all out...it varies. State
colleges/universities tend to be more rigid with requirements (at
this point in time) than private ones because the same state system
that runs the public schools tends to also have a hand in the state
college system. There are books available out there (I believe Cafi
Cohen has written a couple) on preparing for college when you
homeschool. But, I'd say to stop worrying about that for now - how
do you know that your kids will (a) want to go to college? (b) want
to go at age 17 or 18? My DH worked for a decade (high tech jobs)
before starting college when he found something he loved and wanted
to pursue with that resource. Look at college as another resource
not as the be-all end-all required thing that we've been trained to
consider it. It's not.
remember? Even if you did school at home, they wouldn't "graduate"
from high school in the same way as schools do (although some hs
groups have graduation ceremonies and all for those who want to do
that). GED is not necessary in most cases - they just put
down "Graduated? Yes 2015 homeschooled" on forms/applications
(unless your state required you to have a private school name, then
they can just use that for 'school name').
sorts of things are supposed to be hard and require someone to teach
him. Learn from him.
--Deb
<thefaustfive@...> wrote:
>You've got minimum 7 yrs before your oldest would get to "college
> I guess my next question would be how does an unschooler get into
> college? Is there a portfolio that's required of things he has
>done to show to a college?
age" (I'll get to that in a minute) and the requirements change
almost yearly it seems. Typically, an applicant would take the
SAT/ACT (just like any other applicant) and provide some sort of
additional info - portfolio is one way, curriculum vitae (kind of
like a life resume) is another, some schools have forms for
homeschoolers to help them put their real life stuff into categories
so that they can figure it all out...it varies. State
colleges/universities tend to be more rigid with requirements (at
this point in time) than private ones because the same state system
that runs the public schools tends to also have a hand in the state
college system. There are books available out there (I believe Cafi
Cohen has written a couple) on preparing for college when you
homeschool. But, I'd say to stop worrying about that for now - how
do you know that your kids will (a) want to go to college? (b) want
to go at age 17 or 18? My DH worked for a decade (high tech jobs)
before starting college when he found something he loved and wanted
to pursue with that resource. Look at college as another resource
not as the be-all end-all required thing that we've been trained to
consider it. It's not.
>And what about keeping track of classes for high schoolThey don't need 'credit' to 'graduate' - they're not in school,
> credit? How does an unschooler graduate? Does he take
> the GED? I'm not even sure about homeschool high school
> graduation...is that what they do?
remember? Even if you did school at home, they wouldn't "graduate"
from high school in the same way as schools do (although some hs
groups have graduation ceremonies and all for those who want to do
that). GED is not necessary in most cases - they just put
down "Graduated? Yes 2015 homeschooled" on forms/applications
(unless your state required you to have a private school name, then
they can just use that for 'school name').
> I have noticed in my 4 yo ds that he's a GREAT unschooler! I haveExactly! He hasn't been taught that numbers and letters and all
> neve sat down with him to drill the abc's into his head or teach
>him
> how to write, yet he can write his own name (he was 4 in October),
>he
> can write his numbers and knows all sorts of stuff about the moon!
>
sorts of things are supposed to be hard and require someone to teach
him. Learn from him.
--Deb
[email protected]
>>When I first comtemplated homeschooling I thought of spending the dayat the park, going to the museum, reading all day long, etc.>>
This sounds like many of our days. There's also playing with friends, being online, watching TV or movies, doing puzzles, playing board or card games, creating art, cooking, baking, sewing, downloading, talking, writing, sharing, and pursuing our interests right NOW.
It's a good life. Isn't that what you want for your kids? College can happen easily if that's what your kids decide to pursue. In the meantime they'll have had years of meaningful learning. They'll have had years of making purposeful decisions. They'll have had years of following their bliss and already "being" the person they're meant to be.
--
~Mary, unschooling mom to Conor (16) and Casey (12)
"Just today I'm going to be utterly present for my children, I'm going to be in their world (not just doing my own thing while they do theirs), I'm going to really hear them, I'm going to prepare myself to be present starting right now."
~Ren Allen
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