HSHSP Ep 171: Planning Homeschool High School

This week on HSHSP Ep 171: Planning Homeschool High School. HSHSP Ep 171: Planning Homeschool High School Homeschooling high school can feel intimidating before you get started! Vicki remembers when her oldest was in middle school, she was so nervous about homeschool high school that she gathered a group of homeschool moms together to have weekly prayer and resource sharing. The confidence they gained from the process gave them the courage to move forward (and some of them ultimately began co-oping together). One thing Vicki and the rest of the 7Sisters discovered is that they feel SO much better when they get some solid planning accomplished. Join Sabrina and Vicki for a quick, lively discussion about planning homeschool high school. Here's the first and most important thing to know: There's not ONE right way to plan your homeschool high school year (or all 4 years of high school). But if we follow this simple journalism-style framework, it will help! WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, and HOW! The *Who* of planning homeschool high school While this may seem obvious. You're homeschooling your teens, that's who! But, as you know, in homeschooling, the entire family is involved or affected. As Sabrina says, "There a multi-dimentionality to homeschooling high school". Ask yourself * Who all will be homeschooling this year? * What is each family member's educational experience? * What are their strengths and weaknesses? * What are their learning styles? * What are their interests? * What are the parents' strengths and weaknesses? * What are their teaching styles? * What are their interests? The *What* of planning homeschool high school This is the bulk of your planning! Give yourself time to pray and sort this out. Make sure to include your teens in the process. Remember: There's not ONE right way to teach the subjects in high school. The joy of homeschooling is teaching in the order and with the curriculum that best suits your family and your teens. Here's a helpful post with no-fail steps to choosing curriculum. You'll also love this encouraging episode of Homeschool Sanity about choosing curriculum. What do you want to teach this year? There's not one specific order that you much use to teach History and Language Arts/Literature. There is flexibility in the order of Sciences (although many people teach Biology before Chemistry, often 10th and 11th grades). There is only a little flexibility in the order of Maths (Algebra 1 comes before Algebra 2, unless you use an integrated math). Here are suggestions for the order of research paper writing during high school. Here are suggestions for an order of Literature topics for high school. What curriculum do you like to use? What works for your teens learning styles? Are their curricula that you can't stand (Vicki has a difficult time with books that have no photos...she needs entertainment! SO even though her teens might be ok with a bland-looking text, Vicki goes for those that include pictures.) What courses will you need this year for the transcript? These will get priority in your planning. * Here's advice on what courses are needed for graduation.