I've tried my best to create a custom high school for each of my kids. I let them find ways to pursue their passions. With my tech kid, we've tried lots of different ideas to find what worked best for him. Here are my tips to help your kids pursue their passions in … [Read more...]
Vocabulary Game for SAT scores
Back when I started homeschooling I read a book talking about the vocabulary gap. It had a sample paragraph from a classic novel and then said if you needed to reread the paragraph to understand it, then you had a vocabulary gap. I remember going back and rereading the paragraph … [Read more...]
YouTube seems scary, but it doesn’t have to be
Did you hear about the latest crazy YouTube challenge? You know the one where the kids are challenged to film themselves doing (fill in the blank). Or, have you heard about the latest scary video uploaded to YouTube and geared towards kids? You know the one where the video looks … [Read more...]
The benefits of online college credits for your high schooler
I remember from the moment I hit high school age, everything I was told by my teachers was, “This goes on your permanent record, and affects entry into college.” It was scary. Now I have friends whose kids are going off to college, and my kids are not that far away from college, … [Read more...]
Encouraging your child’s Dream STEM career
This post is about programming for middle school This past year I have given each child an independent project. For two of my children it was easy to find good materials, and ways to guide them, for my third, my engineering child I floundered. There are a lot of STEM projects, … [Read more...]