| Homeschooling your child through his or
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| | mental stimulation that college classes
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| her senior year in high school can be
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| | provide.
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| demanding and difficult. There are many
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| | Transferring your homeschooler to private
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| things to consider as you guide your
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| | or public school?
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| child through their final years of their
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| | For many parents, home schooling a high
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| secondary education and on towards
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| | school age child can be extremely
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| college. Here are a few ideas to discuss
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| | difficult. Some feel they should
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| with your child concerning their final
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| | transition their child to a private or
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| and important years of education.
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| | public high school, however, the stress
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| The Money Factor
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| | of the transition can wreck havoc on a
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| Expenses generally skyrocket in the last
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| | teenager. Public high school environments
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| few years with more challenging textbooks
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| | can seem unfriendly, stilted and
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| to purchase and additional after school
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| | restrictive to a child who has had
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| activities. Some cities have
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| | theloving support and educational
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| homeschooling co-ops established to help
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| | flexibility of being homeschooled.
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| parents cope with the rising cost of
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| | Private school could be an alternative,
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| education. Local libraries can be an
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| | but there are still the drawbacks of
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| excellent informational resource and also
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| | public schools plus the added burden of
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| give other homeschoolers a place to meet
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| | cost with a private institution. In
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| or share advice. One of the best low cost
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| | addition to adjusting to a new
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| options is to join the local home school
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| | environment, if you decide to transition
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| organization and share textbooks with
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| | your homeschooled teenager you must also
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| other parents as often as possible to
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| | be mindful of the "new kid" syndrome that
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| defray the expense.
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| | so often occurrs. This can be especially
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| Do you have an advanced student?
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| | difficult for homeschooled children who
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| Teaching an advanced student can be
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| | may be viewed as "weird" or "strange" by
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| scary, but parents should be proud of
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| | both students and teachers alike. Weigh
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| what they have helped their child
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| | your options carefully before plunging
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| accomplish. Online home schooling
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| | your child back into mainstream
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| resources can be a great help for the
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| | education.
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| advanced student. Many challenging
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| | Are there any additional options?
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| curriculums can be purchased and
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| | Feeling uncertain or over-whelmed about
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| completed online with tutoring help
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| | home schooling your senior high school
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| available when necessary. Online
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| | student is normal. If transitioning your
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| academies often provide textbooks and
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| | homeschooled child to public or private
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| other home schooling supplies. Virtual
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| | high school isn't an option, you might
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| classrooms where students can use a web
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| | consider the following options. Network
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| cam to participate in class is another
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| | with other parents who home school their
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| excellent alternative. They may also use
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| | children. Have each parent discuss what
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| lecture based courses online.
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| | they feel they are best at teaching. Find
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| Post Secondary Option for Advanced
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| | parents who would be willing to trade
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| Students
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| | skills in order to gain the best
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| Post secondary level classes at your
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| | education for their children. A parent
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| local university or junior college have
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| | who is skilled in Math or Science and
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| some advantages for your student. Your
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| | enjoys teaching high school age students
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| child can avoid the stigma of being 'the
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| | might be willing to teach your child in
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| new kid' because college faces change
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| | exchange for teaching one of their
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| every semester. At times you might not be
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| | children English or a foreign language.
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| required to pay college tuition for the
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| | In this way, both students will benefit
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| classes that your high school child
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| | from additional stimulation and extra
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| takes. Your child can earn high school
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| | socialization.
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| credit and enjoy socialization as well as
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