Standardized Tests: Dreaded Adversary or Fun Challenge? By Jeannette Webb There is little in the life of a competitive high school student that can dredge up as much fear as the standardized testing cycle. It seems that so much is riding on the performance of a few hours. However, there are things a student [read more] …
Standardized Tests
Working Backward
It is a constant delight to work with students who homeschool high school. They never fail to amaze me with their creativity, their work ethic, their unique way of seeing the world. However, there’s one skill that I often find lacking, even in the most proactive and academically rigorous families. That is the skill of [read more] …
A Homeschool Mission Statement
A Homeschool Mission Statement By Jeannette Webb Sometimes in the homeschool experience, we get so busy with lesson plans that we forget the bottom line. Or maybe we’ve never sat down and written a carefully thought out mission statement that expresses the heart of what we are trying to do. But, it is worth the [read more] …
Will Your College Application Be Attention-Getting? Part 1
Will Your College Application Be Attention-Getting? Part 1 by Jeannette Webb Two generations ago it was easier to get into Harvard than it was to get into the army, according to an elderly Harvard alum. Last year it was reported that Harvard had 35,000 applications. At America’s top schools, the paper piles are getting deeper [read more] …
Homeschool High School: Develop a Plan Early
While I work with any student headed to any college, the majority of my clients homeschool high school and thus have a unique profile that needs to be handled carefully. Far too often I get a call in the late fall of the senior year from a non-client family who has just decided that their [read more] …