Homeschooling

Posts Tagged ‘collaboration’

Question: Can someone give me a list of Homeschooling Programs?

i live in texas and im in highschool if that makes any difference. thanks

Answer: Do you want computer programs? Or schools that provide online or correspondence courses?

Most homeschoolers set up their own programs. You might want to read "Mary Pride's Complete Guide to Getting Started in Homeschooling" to learn about the different methods of Homeschooling and some curriculum options that are popular for each method.

And since you're in high school, you might want to read "And What About College? How Homeschooling leads to admissions to the best colleges and universities" by Cafi Cohen for information on how to homeschool and get into college, how to keep records, record your learning on transcripts, make a diploma, etc.

Good luck

Helping Parents Pay for Education

Question: i just moved to allen, texas and i need to find a Home Schooling web site that will fit my area?

i am curently in the 12 grade. The school districts will not let me in high school here because of my last schools curriculum.
Some of the classes i took in California seem to not count here in texas's school curriculum as credits.
I am searching for Homeschooling but i cant really find what i am looking for. I live in Allen, Texas and if you can help by recomending a site that would be great.
Thank you

Answer: Were you in a private school? Or did your public school credits not transfer in? Most generally, the transcript needs to be accredited and "approved" by the TEA (Texas Education Agency), and not all private schools are accredited and nearly none are "approved" by the TEA, so that may be the problem you are facing.
If you want to finish out your highschooling without losing any credits, you can either enroll in a private school, or homeschool.
Look at what you have already (request a transcript from your former school), then decide what you want to finish it out. You can use your four year plan from CA as a guide or you can use a recommended diploma program for TX as a guide, or you can use your own educational wants and desires as a guide.
When finished, have your mom generate a transcript and diploma and you are finished.

I know how tough the districts are in Texas, I live in the worst district in the state.
As far as finding homeschool groups in your area, Frisco HIS is a bit out of your way, these are much closer to you:
marchgroup.org
peachonline.org
pathco-op.org

And an informational group that offers graduation ceremonies plus many other services is NTHEN.org

Justin's testimony at the Texas State Board of Education 01/13/10 (2/2)