Computer Literacy for Teens? – Yes!
Are you teaching your teenager computer literacy? It might seem like an odd subject for today’s teens. After all, they are a generation that is rarely disconnected from their technology. But don’t...
View ArticleParental Controls and Monitoring for Internet Usage, Part I
Having access to the internet is a marvelous homeschool tool. We can virtually visit places and people all around the world. We take courses. We can research a topic with one keyword. We can chat with...
View ArticleResources for Homeschooling through College
Have you considered having your student CLEP their way through college? Over the past year in this column, I’ve shared my thoughts about the many benefits of this non-traditional route to earning a...
View ArticleHow to Stand Out From the Crowd – The Activity and Award List
Oh to be a fly on the wall! If you could take a peek through the window of your university admissions office, what would you see? Between September and March, you’d probably see frantic, frazzled...
View ArticleSenior Year Scramble!
Are you pulling together a transcript for your senior? Is yours up to date, and ready to send to the colleges? Here are some helpful things to consider when putting the final touches on your...
View ArticleCollege Happens! Adjusting To Our Emptying Nest
It has been quite a season in our household. Our home has been full of our children, as it always is…or was! As Fall begins, I am already missing one of my children, who left for Liberty University in...
View ArticleHow to Include Outside Classes on Your Homeschool Transcript
Think of your homeschool transcript as legalized bragging. You can show off your academics with reckless abandon! A homeschool transcript is your opportunity to show colleges all the great courses...
View ArticleHow Do You Measure Success?
High School Accreditation Maybe it’s just me, but when I started homeschooling, I found myself full of doubts and insecurity. What would need to change in high school? I wondered whether I could...
View ArticleChristmas Presents that Pay for College
How can that be? Christmas presents that pay for college? It’s possible! Colleges are looking for passion in students – the interests that persist year after year. Our children are looking for...
View Article2 Ways to Count High School Credit
Are you staring at a blank transcript wondering, “What makes a high school credit?” Determining high school credits can seem a bit intimidating at first, but it is so easy to figure out what makes a...
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