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College Prep Homeschool: Starting with 8th grade math

In this video, I begin going through course options for College Prep homeschoolers. We start with 8th-grade math. Yes, 8th-grade math.

I talk about a few curriculums here, but I prefer you go through some curriculum reviews and choose for yourself. My preference, however, is Khan Academy, and even if you use another curriculum, I like to use Khan Academy as a supplement. Why? It teaches to mastery, and it is FREE.

But to be fair, I will be linking some curriculum reviews that could be...

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Time4learing VS. Free Public School Curriculum (update)

Years ago I made a video about Time4Learning vs. a public school at home program like K-12 for instance. In this video, I am sharing further explanation about the difference between the programs and changes since I have used it.

Note: I further explored the videos for the older children after recorded the video, I reviewed the demonstrations on the website and can say that they are more dynamic than they used to be. They border on edutainment and that will keep some kids engaged. My advice...

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College prep homeschooling: 8th grade paperwork

This video takes you through the record keeping portion of following a college prep program for the 8th grade.

Links:

Science lab worksheets

https://www.helpteaching.com/free-high-school-science-worksheets.htm

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college prep homeschool 8th grade foreign language

Here are some sites you can use to put together a survey of foreign languages.

http://learn-with-youtube.blogspot.com/

French http://www.frenchtutorial.com/

App based learning https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/best-language-learning-apps/

More apps https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/five-free-apps-help-learn-foreign-language/

BBC languages http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/

Keep in mind that you can veer a bit off traditional when choosing a foreign language for a homeschooler.

You can...

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life after homeschool drama

Public school, Middle School, Sunday School, Homeschool Drama is drama. Sometimes you just need to focus on what your goals are for your family and let the others play their little games by themselves.

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Bad Homeschooling

Right now, there is an army of angry adult homeschooled kids who feel they weren't taught. If you are going to homeschool, please stay on top of it. Don't ruin it for all the other homeschoolers out here trying to educate our kids.

#homeschool #education #neglect

Read: Morning by Morning, How we Homeschooling our African American Sons to the Ivy League https://amzn.to/2OoroZC

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Should I homeschool my children through highschool?

You've homeschooled through elementary. No problem. You tackled middle school with just a few gray hairs. But, should you try to homeschool your kids through high school? Let's talk about it.

note: still learning to edit and using free software, but I am learning.

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Ask a veteran homeschooler: 5 steps for transitioning from homeschool to college

Momzest https://www.youtube.com/user/easyhomeschooler wanted to know about transitioning from homeschool to college. I could write volumes on this subject, but let's start with these 5 basic steps you will need as you transition your student from homeschool to college.

Step 1. Set their habits. Get them used to the amount of work required in college by demanding that from them early.

Step 2. Prepare for standardized tests.

Step 3. Take the standardized tests... a lot.

Step 4. Figure out...

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College Prep Homeschooling: Foreign Language and Electives

Here are a few curriculums to consider https://mangolanguages.com/

Rosetta Stone https://www.rosettastone.com/lp/sbsr/sitewide/

https://shop.middleburyinteractive.com/

If you can’t find a tutor in real life, here is a website that allows you to have a virtual tutor https://www.italki.com/home

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homeschool website haul.wmv

This video discusses my favorite free websites that I use to homeschool teenagers. Some of them (hippocampus and learner.org) suggest accompanying textbooks which I purchase from Amazon.com. I get most of the novels that the kids use (to go along with sparknotes.com) from the library and paperback swap.

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Check this homeschooling website for France, struggling for freedom against Macron