unschooling highschool
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As I am the one who started all this discussion about unschooling
highschoolers I want to thank all of you that responded and gave me good ideas.
1. The idea of attending community college is one that I have had in the
back of my mind. We have one nearby that offers correspondence courses. I
imagine that with a few of those courses under her belt to "prove" her
ability it might be easier to convince a college that she was capable.
2.The idea of taking the GED with no studying is a wild one but one to think
about.
3.It's OK to go with some structure IF the one being schooled/unschooled is
in favor of that.
4.I believe that one of the best talents that we can give our kids is how to
learn for themselves. Think of all the stuff that we learned and promptly
forgot, but if we know how to go about acessing this information we can
learn or relearn very quickly when we have an interest.
Kathy in Alberta, Canada
highschoolers I want to thank all of you that responded and gave me good ideas.
1. The idea of attending community college is one that I have had in the
back of my mind. We have one nearby that offers correspondence courses. I
imagine that with a few of those courses under her belt to "prove" her
ability it might be easier to convince a college that she was capable.
2.The idea of taking the GED with no studying is a wild one but one to think
about.
3.It's OK to go with some structure IF the one being schooled/unschooled is
in favor of that.
4.I believe that one of the best talents that we can give our kids is how to
learn for themselves. Think of all the stuff that we learned and promptly
forgot, but if we know how to go about acessing this information we can
learn or relearn very quickly when we have an interest.
Kathy in Alberta, Canada
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>>>>2.The idea of taking the GED with no studying is a wild one but one tothink
about<<<<
I wasn't suggesting anyone purposely NOT study for anything. Taking the GED
early is a really DOable option though. ;-)
Steph
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> >>>>2.The idea of taking the GED with no studying is a wild one but one toPersonally, I'm such an an over-achiever that I couldn't even stomach the
> think
> about<<<<
idea of not studying for something like this. But, the reality is, why not
just give it a go? If they don't pass it the first time out, they can easily
retake it and I don't think there is even an additional charge, if there is,
it's minimal.
Depends on the personality and maybe I'm missing something...but, I don't see
any reason to be concerned about 'failing'. If the test isn't passed, then
the student knows what to brush up on for the next try.
I took a GED rather than graduating. Since then I've been on to college and
in the work place. In the last 25 years NO ONE has asked to see my test
scores. At most they just want to know I have the certificate.
For what it's worth.
Eiraul