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I have been homeschooling my two children from the beginning. I have seen a shift in my ideas and believes in true education since graduating from college with a teaching degree. Both of my teens have their own passions in life and are struggling with societies requirements for high school and college. I feel like I am holding them back if I require them to complete certain course work that they are not interested in as well as feel they are not going to use with their passion. I have given them more control of their education this year but haven't jumped into unschooling yet. My daughter doesn't want to go to college because of the debt and time commitment of 4 years. We have looked into College Plus as a way to get her degree instead of the traditional way. She really wants to write songs, produce an album and sing on tour all over the world. She completed a kickstarter fundraiser to help raise money for recording her first album of her original songs. She has started recording and wants to work part time. My son has a passion for musical theatre and has a bucket list several pages long. He has planned a bike trip across our state this summer to raise $ for water in Africa. I just need some advice on how to transition from homeschooling high school to unschooling so that my teens can pursue their passions. I am so blessed to have two teens with passion at their ages. I know that I need to change the most to make this transition and change what I require from them but I just don't know how to make this work because I am in one of the most regulated homeschool state in the US. Any suggestions and advice is appreciated. Thanks.

Sandra Dodd

-=-I have given them more control of their education this year but haven't jumped into unschooling yet. -=-

If you can think of learning instead of "education," that will help.
This page isn't finished, but has something Frank Maier wrote about the problem with "education."
http://sandradodd.com/education

-=-He has planned a bike trip across our state this summer to raise $ for water in Africa.-=-

Might he want to start sooner than summer? Might he want to go further than your state?

-=-I am in one of the most regulated homeschool state in the US.-=-

Are the kids old enough that you could declare them graduated? Could they get a GED? Some states don't allow it before 18, but other states DO, and it's as good from one state as another. And don't press the to study for a GED. Let them just take it and see how they do, maybe. It can be re-taken.

Sandra

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