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Allison McKee's book "From Homeschool to College and Work" details how she
translated her son's unschooling experiences into transcripts when he decided at
the last minute to go to college instead of pursuing a career as a fishing
guide at Yellowstone. Guaranteed to help see that teens don't need to "pursue
academics" to go to college, and helpful for parents trying to pull together
transcripts from an authentic life.

Wes Beach's book "Opportunities After High School: Thoughts, Documents,
Resources" has sample transcripts written in a wide variety of styles granting
credit for a vast range of real life learning. Some of the information is specific
to CA but most is easily adapted to teens living anywhere. The book is
available from the Homeschool Association of California www.hsc.org

Don't let the transcript/diploma ride the child. Help him live an authentic
life, in passionate pursuit of his interests, and then if he wants to go to
college help him translate that life into terms the colleges can understand.

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