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Marketing Your High School Senior

Lee — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:22:22 +0000

Cheryl has a senior in homeschool high school with good SAT scores and an Eagle Scout! How Cool! But how can she afford college when financing is tight? The answer is simple. Marketing. Dear...

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A New Way to Report Your SAT Scores Family - Technorati [Digg]

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:07:06 PST

Here is some good news for high school students who are looking at reporting their SAT scores. But there is a small catch...

Dealing with Friends Who Don’t Support Homeschooling

Lee — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:37:03 +0000

How do you deal with friends and family that don’t approve? There is the snippy way, which I don’t really recommend! There are other options as well, though! Lee, I was wondering about...

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Rescue Us!

Lee — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:21:22 +0000

What happened to the “Good Old Days”? I have been bombarded by the media recently with horrible images, terrible news stories, and corrupt undercurrents on TV. Feeling frustrated with...

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Homeschool High School: How Much Prep Time Is Required?

Lee — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:09:30 +0000

How much prep time is required to homeschool? It varies widely, and it varies with the curriculum you use. Some things are more teacher-intensive, some things require more planning. No two...

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How Do I Grade Without Tests?

Lee — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:54:16 +0000

There is a lot of details about grading in my book, “Sample Comprehensive Record.“ You can see for yourself how a real homeschooler provided course grades without tests. I used tests...

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Homeschool Mom Universal Translator (HMUT) [Digg]

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:57:48 PST

Hi there, Mr. Homescholar here...It has come to my attention that homeschool dads will sometimes struggle understanding their wives. My wife asked me to help explain the homeschool mom perspective to the dads out there. This is my gift to you.

Homeschool Mom Universal Translator (HMUT)

Lee — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:00:13 +0000

Hi there, Mr. HomeScholar here… It has come to my attention that homeschool dads will sometimes struggle understanding their wives. Lee asked me to help explain the homeschool mom perspective...

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Homeschool Grade Levels

Lee — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:26:14 +0000

When homeschool kids are younger, and someone asked about grade level, it’s not uncommon for a parent to say, “Well! She is in third grade reading, 5th grade math, and can spell at a 7th...

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Why Seniors Should Apply to College NOW!

Lee — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:17:06 +0000

I like reading the articles on Fastweb. Let me just share some choice sentences with you: “But most scholarships and financial aid are awarded through universities, and those decisions are...

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How Fickle Are You?

Lee — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:59:30 +0000

I hate reading about the last days of Christ’s life on earth. I always come face-to-face with my own failings- UGH! This time through, while I was reading in Matthew, I was thinking about how...

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Grading Homeschool Math

Lee — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:45:50 +0000

Sometimes grades aren’t perfect, and sometimes learning math is just hard! What happens to the transcript grade when things don’t go well? My daughter is working on Saxon Algebra 2 and...

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5 Ideas for Moms Raising Teen Boys [Digg]

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:00:33 PDT

We interrupt this program...Hi everyone....Matt here.Â One of Lee's Facebook friends asked whether I had any tips for mom's raising teen boys.Â Although I've never been a mom, I have raised teen boys.Â With that obvious shortcoming, I humbly o