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Homeschooled Through High School: Cassondra from Beyond the Cover

February 28, 2013 By Thaleia 1 Comment

Homeschooled Through Highschool:

Cassondra from Beyond the Cover

Those of us who homeschool or who have been homeschooled through high school know that IT IS VERY Possible.  But how? Many parents and students look towards high school with fear and trepidation instead of being joyous as to how far into the journey they have come. I realize that families homeschool for a multitude of reasons and that each family is unique, but questions still arise when the words high school are mentioned!

Cassondra Freeman from Beyond the Cover and Unassuming Designs

 

 

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Can it be done?
Yes! If anyone says otherwise they do not know what they are talking about. I graduated from homeschool in 2012. I graduated with 44 other homeschool high schoolers and that was just a small group! Our larger homeschool graduation group in our state had about 300 graduates. If that doesn’t say it can be done, I don’t know what can.

How many hours a day or week did you homeschool?
Normally, I did school for about five or six hours each day, five days a week. Occasionally, I did school four days in a week, due to a field trip or visiting friends that would take most of the day. Sometimes I would bring work I could easily do on the road, like read a book or something. Although I had days of no school, I wasn’t done with school until everything on my weekly checklist was checked off!

What homeschooling method did you use? Was it a good fit for your learning style? Why or why not?
My homeschooling method was Charlotte Mason. I say it was an ideal fit for me and my learning style! It encourages the student to learn from living books and hands-on experimentation. It elevates education into an enjoyable experiment, rather than a dry and boring sentence. I found that I learned more by hands-on activity other than reading how it was done.

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Homeschooled Through High School: Kerry Jones from Let’s Homeschool High School

February 7, 2013 By Thaleia 2 Comments

Homeschooled Through High School:

Kerry Jones from

Let’s Homeschool High School

Those of us who homeschool or who have been homeschooled through high school know that IT IS VERY Possible.  But how? Many parents and students look towards high school with fear and trepidation instead of being joyous as to how far into the journey they have come. I realize that families homeschool for a multitude of reasons and that each family is unique, but questions still arise when the words high school are mentioned!

Kerry Jones from Let's Homeschool High School

This week I would like to welcome Kerry Jones from Let’s Homeschool High School.

Let's Homeschool Highschool Kerry JonesI’ve been homeschooling for almost 14 years. And no, not in dog years. Which means I’ve been around the home education block a time or two. But the biggest challenge for me today is STILL the same challenge I faced in the beginning – – finding a community of other families to network with and share information with.  Granted, homeschooling has exploded in popularity in the last decade, but sometimes I still have difficulty connecting with families in similar situations or stages to our own.

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Maximize my mornings: waking up!

August 6, 2012 By Thaleia 1 Comment

I am a planner and goal setter by nature but usually have trouble following through. My goals are lofty and well intentioned, but often come crashing down due to lack of habit. I’ve been floundering with the whole “get up early” and get my day started for a LONG while. Not sure how it happened. Maybe it was the birth of a 3rd child and our new homeschooling endeavor. Whatever it was now is the time to redeciate the mornings to the LORD and not allow my life to slip by without meaning or purpose!

I often find myself sitting down at the PC in the mornings just getting ready to “do something” when my toddler comes running in wanting mommy. While I love holding him and snuggling he is now big enough to wiggle his toes on the keyboard or grad the mouse and make a mess of mommies work:) This tends to make me feel frustrated or irritated that I didn’t get up early enough to accomplish anything without interruption.

I need to get more sleep, better sleep. I need to get to sleep roughly the same time each night and/or take a short nap in the day if our days are long. I need to get children to bed at decent times per their circadian rhythms. (I’ve got two early-birds and 1 night owl. The night owl get lots of ideas between 8:30pm and 11pm.) I need to express to my husband how he can help with bedtime routine even when he works till 9pm, which will allow for me to wrap up my day and plan for tomorrow.

I believe making a list of what needs to be done so the important gets taken care of and not sidetracked by an “urgent” whim. I believe meal planning, Bible reading/listening and school scheduling will take our family life to the next level. One of peace. One of consistency. One of simple expectation.

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