What
About Algebra, Higher Math, and Lab Sciences?
With
all the excellent self teaching materials manuals,
the Internet, CD ROMs, and videos available, you
can learn much of what is needed teach as you
prepare for each day, or even while your child
learns. Home schoolers all over the country have
formed small classes, hired tutors and "swapped"
teaching roles with experienced home schoolers
for higher math and lab sciences. There are excellent
self teaching courses, videos and other alternative
teaching methods available to those who want to
go beyond the basic skills. Dozens of online training
courses in many subjects go online weekly.
Resources
 Senior
High: A Home-Designed Form+u+la, Updated by
Barbara Edtl Shelton
A wonderfully detailed manual on how to plan the
high school years in a non-traditional manner
and how to keep track of it all. Barb's unbeatable
sense of humor, which is interspersed throughout
the book, will keep you in stitches while you
become educated, motivated, and encouraged. It
doesn't tell you what books to use; rather, how
to document what you devise. It accommodates ALL
methods of teaching - traditional or non-traditional.
 Creating
Transcripts
This
special presentation of Session 3 from the Mentoring
Your Teen seminar offers a 90-minute cassette,
40 pages from the syllabus, and an official transcript
form to help you discover what employers and colleges
want. No home educator with high school students
should be without one! Order from Education PLUS
- Taylors, SC - U.S.A. - (864) 609-5411 - Fax:
(864) 609-5678.
 Mentoring
Your Teen Charting the Course to Successful Adulthood
by Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Jay Cannon
Designed
to assist parents in guiding their teens through
the challenges of personal discipleship, high
school academics, career selection, and the choice
of college or apprenticeship for further training.
Over 12 hours of instruction in 9 dynamic training
sessions. 430-page syllabus, including profile,
evaluation, and journal forms that you can duplicate
for your own children, a sample contract adaptable
to any apprenticeship opportunity, and a checklist
of questions to ask before enrolling in any college.
Packed with practical answers, Backed up by years
of experience and research, Extensive annotated
bibliography with several pertinent book reviews.
Order from Education PLUS - Taylors, SC - U.S.A.
- (864) 609-5411 - Fax: (864) 609-5678.
 And
What About College?: How Homeschooling Can Lead
to Admissions to the Best Colleges & Universities
by Cafi Cohen, Helen Hegener (Editor)
How
the author helped her two homeschooled children
apply and get accepted to the colleges of their
choice. Useful ideas for everyone thinking about
college, but especially for those with nontraditional
educations. Appendixes include actual transcripts,
cover letters, ideas for creating and reporting
curricula, pointers for applying to a military
academy, and more! Paperback - 176 pages (February
1997) Holt Associates; ISBN: 0913677116. Read
an excerpt from this book.
 The
Homeschooler's Guide to Portfolios and Transcripts
by Loretta Heuer
Provides
critical advice, examples, and resources for designing
the most powerful and persuasive admissions presentations.
This guide cuts through the veil of mystery that
surrounds the admissions evaluation process to
provide frank, practical, advice from public educators,
home and alternative school specialists, and admissions
professionals on such critical topics as: When
and how to start building a record. Choosing the
best medium to convey high school achievements
What records and documents must be included --
and what's better left out. (June 2000) Arco Pub;
ISBN: 0028637380.
 Baker’s
Guide to Christian Distance Education: Online
Learning for All Ages by Jason Baker
Highly
readable and packed with information, Baker's
Guide answers many questions asked by prospective
students: € What are the benefits of distance
learning? € How do online classes work? € What
levels of web-based classes exist? € Are scholarships
available? € Do employers accept degrees earned
through distance education? Baker describes the
typical online learning experience, explains the
importance of accreditation, and offers practical
tips for succeeding as a distance learner. The
book's directory of accredited distance learning
institutions contains a wealth of relevant information
including costs and descriptions of available
programs. Anyone interested in seeking an advanced
degree, finishing a college degree, or expanding
their educational background will find Baker's
Guide a valuable resource, as will home schooling
parents looking for curriculum options.
 Bears'
Guide to Earning Degrees Nontraditionally
by Mariah Bear M.A., John B. Bear Ph.D.
A
great source of non-traditional/distance learning!
Pardon the hyperbole, but no "nontraditional"
(i.e. working adult) student should be without
this book. John and Mariah succinctly and humorously
break down the good,
the bad, and the ugly in this guide to the world
of nontraditional and distance learning. If you're
a working adult considering your options for continuing
your post-secondary education, you need this book.
There are many ways to earn or complete a degree,
and Bears' Guide attempts to show you the myriad
paths and how best to select and pursue them.
Paperback - 416 pages 13 Ed edition (February
1999) Ten Speed Pr; ISBN: 0962931241.
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