I always choose sanity over chaos. I work ahead, knowing that unpredictable bottlenecks happen in the last hours before something is due. I let things sit for a few weeks and grow cold, understanding that my work is better with time for reflection and enough space to see my mistakes. I tend to plod faithfully [read more] …
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Mid Year Reports
No sooner than homeschool parents finish the Common Application School Report than they have to turn around and submit the next document, the Mid Year Report. This can basically be the student’s transcript updated with official mid year grades from the various venues. You will also be asked to include course descriptions. This can be [read more] …
Explain Your Homeschool Choices Carefully
Homeschoolers have come a long way. We’ve gone from misunderstood to mainstream. We’ve progressed from a minimalist high school education to the rigors of AP classes and research. We’ve earned our place at respected universities. The reason for much of our success has been that we’ve learned how to explain our choices. This becomes particularly [read more] …
The Counselor Letter
It is the time of year that homeschool parents are frantically polishing their homeschool documents that will appear in the School Report section of college applications. One of those documents will be the Counselor Letter – one of the most difficult things I did as my child’s high school guidance counselor. Not physically hard, but [read more] …
The Power of Story
The Power of Story By Jeannette Webb One of my favorite things to do in the college application process is to help the designated writer in the family compose the homeschool counselor’s letter. Few people are prepared for the depth of feeling this act of love elicits because it calls on us to go [read more] …