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As a homeschool family, we get asked all the time if we will continue into high school or will our kids attend a traditional school. After people see that socialization in not an issue for our kids, this seems to be the next homeschooling problem they see on the horizon.
My answer is always that we take each year at a time. Then, we calmly go back to our homeschooling lifestyle.
That is, until this spring.
It was convention season. My thoughts were on the upcoming school year and choosing curriculum for our kids. As I chatted with other homeschool moms and vendors about curriculum and subject areas, our normally lighthearted discussions of learning in the elementary years turned serious.
“Oh 8th grade! Did you know you can count this math or that science as high school credit?”
“Do you have her high school years planned out yet?”
“What have you done during the middle school years to prepare her for high school?”
“What career does your daughter want to pursue?”
“What are you using to create a transcript?”
“What colleges are you thinking about?”
Panic!!!
Luckily, I have veteran homeschool moms to mentor me along and talk me off the ledge from time to time. One such mom is my friend Michelle. Michelle is a veteran homeschool mom with great advice to share. She is, also, the marketing director for Apologia, so she always has good resources to recommend, as well.
While chatting with Michelle at the 2 to 1 Conference about my new found apprehension about homeschooling high school, no doubt with full on deer-in-the-headlights look, she calmly handed me this book.
“You’ll be fine. Read this.”
I devoured it.
The Guide To Homeschool High School
The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Teens
by Debra Bell covered and relieved all my fears.
Should I homeschool high school? Can I homeschool high school? How do I prepare my children for high school? How do I make sure my children study the proper subjects in high school? How do I keep records? How do I prepare my children for life after high school?
I love that Debra speaks from experience. She shares her fears and apprehensions about homeschooling through those high school years, how she overcame them, and how her children and family thrived because of it.
This book gave me hope and peace about the upcoming years. From laying a good foundation through the middle school years to planning for life after high school, The Ultimate Guide To Homeschooling Teens is a step by step instruction manual for success in homeschooling high school. It is packed with advice, tips, and resources that you will use everyday.
You will learn about:
- The advantages of doing high school at home
- Discovering your teens gifts
- Preparing for high school while in middle school
- Creating a four year plan
- Record keeping
- Choosing a college and/or career path
- Writing transcripts and resumes
If you have children entering the middle school years, it won’t be long until high school. Get this book to make a plan and keep your sanity. If you have kids in high school, this book will help you finish strong.
The Giveaway
I want you to have the tools necessary to be successful in your homeschool journey and so do our friends at Apologia. They are offering a Ultimate Homeschooling Teens Bundle Giveaway!!
Two lucky readers will win a copy of The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Teens AND The Ultimate Weekly Planner For Teens!
Enter the rafflecopter form below for your chance to win. Winners will be chosen midnight July 16, 2014.
We are starting high school this fall with my oldest. I hope to homeschool my other 6 kids through high school as well.
I am definitely thinking of homeschooling through high school. It just seems like the best course at this point.
We start high school this fall – I am so excited!
I am definitely planning on homeschooling thru high school. Have 2 teens now. Too much unschooling(it’s not a bad thing) has not worked out the way I thought. So…need to find resources that will help me get back on track and keep me off the ledge. This looks great. I homeschooled one son all the way thru , two others took different paths. I’d really like it to work for my teens and my 10 year old. Thanks for offering this giveaway.
Yes we are planning on homeschooling through H.S. We have a 7th grader and 5th grader.
We also take it a year at a time, but my tentative plan is to homeschool through high school. We still have a few years left before we have to decide.
In the past, I would have said ‘no way’. But looking at the options out there, how can I not? We’re going to do it… but I’m standing on the ledge as far as planning and transcripts and college-planning go.
That is the current plan. This year will be our first year in high school.
We are absolutely planning to homeschool through high school. Our oldest is 8th grade (-ish) this fall, so we’re in the getting ready stages.
One thing that concerns me is a diploma. I’m a homeschool graduate but I have a diploma from an umbrella school. I haven’t found anything in our state that offers that. The colleges around here are fairly strict with homeschoolers and I do not want to go the GED route. Anyone have advice on that?
Thanks for the chance at the giveaway!
Does your state require an umbrella school in order to graduate? This book gives great advice on keeping records, transcripts, and everything you need to graduate your homeschooler. In my state, all we need to do is keep a good transcript with the correct graduation requirements. Definitely worth looking into.
We are planning to homeschool through high school. My oldest is 7th grade this year and I’ve felt that panic you wrote of.
My eldest is starting high school this year. I know that “deer in the headlights” feeling!
I am not sure if we are or not… just started with middle school, and this would definitely help with deciding!
We are starting 7th grade with the oldest and I’m filled with questions about exactly this subject. Do we follow through or send her to traditional school? Need this book
I think I would like to do it.
We are planning to!
boy do I need this!
Yes, I do plan on homeschooling through high school. These resources look great! Thank you.
YEs, I do. We start in September!
High School is sometimes scary, but we do plan on homeschooling through high school one step at time. I have a 10th grader and a 7th grader.
Keilee will be a 9th grader and YES we are planning to Homeschool High School. This looks like an amazing resource!!!!
We start high school this fall as well and I have had days of extreme panic and others where I am completely confident that we will survive LOL. This book looks like it would be a wonderful resource as we head into the next phase of our homeschool journey 🙂
We have two, one in 10th and one graduating next year…..then another starting 8th grade. This book would be an awesome resource!
I love to see resources for homeschooling older students. It seems there are too many resources for young kids, but not enough for the older groups.
I am planning to homeschool through high school! I would really like to read these books too! Thank you!
We will be homeschooling an 8th grader in the fall. This would be of tremendous help!
We start homeschooling our oldest this Fall. We are planning on homeschooling all the way through.
Yes, I do plan to homeschool through high school. We are starting 10th grade in the fall, I can relate to your “deer in the headlights” feeling!
Yes! I have one starting 8th grade and a few high school courses. This is the first time I’ve felt overwhelmed so I need all the help I can get! Thanks for the opportunity!
Just finishing up freshman year and feeling the need to get more intentional this upcoming year.
I have been home schooling high school for three years now. We have three in high school this year. I will have at least one in high school for the next 10 years (and often two). This year will be a challenge and I need to change our format. These books would be a great help.
We have one more year before high school. Starting to freak out big time now.
Thanks for this opportunity!
Yes, we are planning to continue. In fact, we’re starting middle school this year, so this giveaway is timely!!
We are still unsure as to how far to home school. My son enters 7th grade next year.
We are planning to homeschool through high school & this resource would be great to have on hand before beginning that journey!
Our daughter will be starting 8th grade and we are hoping to continue through High School. We can use some advice and ideas to help us out.
I NEED this book.. New to homeschooling, so of course it’s with a high schooler!
We will be starting homeschool high school in a month!
Yes, we plan to homeschool through high school. My kids are in high school and junior high.
My goal is to homeschool through high school. My guy is entering the seventh grade and all the talk of high school credits in eighth grade is a bit overwhelming. This book sounds like a great resource for answering a lot of my questions.