High school at home

I just did a talk on home school high school on Monday.

here are some great newsletters to get when you are homeschooling high school.

HomeSchooler's notebook says,Here is the page where you can subscribe to all of our newsletters!

http://thehomeschoolmom.com/newsletter/

I also like this one: high school newsletter from Crosswalk.
http://www.crosswalk.com/homeschool/highschool/

do you live in South Central PA

We had a great seminar on Home Schooling High School last night. My voice held out and we had lots of great questions.
If you missed it, go to www.yhsa.org next month and look for the March date of the next workshop. Hope to see you then.

don't forget to check out my other blogs

Homeschooling Lady

PA Homeschool Law

PA Homeschool Evaluator

feeling down with your efforts in home schooling high school?

the question is.....
At what point does a homeschool mom decide that she can no longer give her child a better education at home so that he can go on to college?

There is no point where the school will do a better job, so just keep looking. You are his BEST teacher, so hang in there. There is hope! and help! available.......
so check here often for ideas on keeping on!

resources abound! contact me at
thewaytowellness@gmail.com with your questions!

my online interview

http://instantteleseminar.com/?eventid=3588699

I recommend this newsletter for High School

Crosswalk Home School High School is a free newsletter from Crosswalk.com, the world's largest Christian website.

Go to Crosswalk.com for newsletter information. These are the ones they offer for Home Schooling....so subscribe to the ones that look good to you.


Crosswalk Home School Update
Weekly - Highlights from the Home School Channel

Crosswalk Home School News
Weekly - Breaking news affecting home educators

Crosswalk Home School Life
Weekly - Tips, ideas and stories for today's home educator

Crosswalk Home School High School
Weekly - A Must have for the parent home schooling high school aged children

Crosswalk Home School Encouragement
Weekly - Humor and encouragement from the world of home schooling

that diploma question that keeps coming in PA

I have home schooled both my children who have graduated home schooling high school under Act 169 with parent issued diplomas and both have gone on to college.

This is the part of the law, Act 169,
(section 2, d) which declares the graduation requirements:
(d) The following minimum courses in grades nine through twelve are established as a requirement for graduation in a home education program: (1) Four years of English. (2) Three years of mathematics. (3) Three years of science. (4) Three years of social studies. (5) Two years of arts and the humanities.

I also have the privilege of preparing transcripts and completing evaluations of the home school program for families as they hire me for this purpose. This is prescribed in the home school Act 169 as well.

Again, the law states:
(2) An annual written evaluation of the student's educational progress as determined by a licensed clinical or school psychologist or a teacher certified by the Commonwealth or by a nonpublic school teacher or administrator.

The York Home School Association recognizes Parent-issued Diplomas as valid for several reasons:
1. The Pennsylvania homeschool law prescribes graduation requirements, and even though the student fulfills them, neither the school district nor the state issues a diploma to the student. This leaves that need up to the supervisor of the home education program to mark the end of the high school years. Often I suggest that a transcript be prepared for the high school years, showing that the requirements in section 2 d are met. Additionally, compulsory school age in PA is age 8-17 so a student beyond age 17 is NOT required file paperwork with the school district.
2. Additionally, there are not accredited high school diplomas. The diplomas offered by some home school organizations or businesses are merely recognized by the state and not accredited, regardless of the name of the group.
3. The York Home school Association’s Guide to the Law makes a first suggestion for the diploma: 1. “Parents may issue a diploma to their students.”
4. There are programs offered by other organization which have been called state-recognized, official, and legitimate; but they are not state accredited, and often have additional requirements and costs. YHSA recognizes that home schoolers are being accepted into college on the basis of merit – transcripts, SAT’s, letters of recommendation, admissions essays, etc. YHSA does not endorse the involvement in a diploma program. YHSA states that: Parent-issued diplomas are considered valid for any admission requirement.

Any parent-issued diploma for a home schooled student is valid though having a transcript to back it up to show that you complied with the law is the way to make it complete.