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