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Lee Binz

Wednesday, 27 December 2017

College Application Essays Made Easy

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College application essays earn college admission and scholarships. Read this executive summary for busy parents and teens to learn the 11 keys for co...

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Lee Binz

Wednesday, 03 July 2019

[Free Book] Leaving Our Mark on the World

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Learning outside the box can maximize college admission and scholarships! Find out how in my annual yearbook! Grab this free book and you will le...

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Lee Binz

Monday, 19 June 2017

10 Tips for Unschooling

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Homeschoolers of all varieties can be successful. Each family has their own style, from classical or school-at-home to eclectic, Charlotte Mason, or u...

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Lee Binz

Wednesday, 11 January 2017

Set Your Priorities for Freshman and Sophomore Years

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Set Your Priorities for Freshman and Sophomore Years Set your priorities for freshman and sophomore years. Consider what you have to do in order to be ready for college even if your child isn’t planning on it, just in case your child chooses to go.Know your local homeschool laws and how they apply to homeschooling high school. When you look at homeschool laws, they are not usually the same laws that apply to public schools. In...

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Make a Plan for Junior Year

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Make a Plan for Junior Year What is your plan for Junior year? It's one of the most important years of high school. It's the year that can make all the difference in college admission and scholarship success. Your Goal Your goal is to choose colleges to apply to. By the end of junior year, decide on 4-8 colleges where you will apply for admission. They should be acceptable to both you and your child, with...

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Lee Binz

Friday, 16 September 2016

Homeschooling High School without Tests

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When your children are younger, you might be completely confident about avoiding tests and simply focusing on learning in your homeschool. When they reach high school, you may think you have no choice. You need to give grades and include them on a transcript! Don't panic. Did you know that you don't have to test to give a grade?As a home educator, you have the option of evaluating your children with methods other than tests. You...

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Lee Binz

Wednesday, 24 August 2016

Biggest Questions About Homeschooling High School

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Biggest Questions About Homeschooling High School It's possible to become disabled by fear or anxiety. Your job is to learn enough so you don't panic and bail out. Spend a moment removing your fear of homeschooling high school, so you can move forward with confidence.What is your biggest question? What about MATH? We are in a golden age of homeschooling. Never in history have there been so many excellent resources to help the mathematically challenged parent...

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11 Rules Your Kids Did Not and Will Not Learn in School

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11 Rules Your Kids Did Not and Will Not Learn in School This post contains affiliate links. If you click and buy I may make a few pennies, but not enough for a latte. I love educator Charles Sykes' "11 Rules" list! It's from the book, Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves But Can't Read, Write, or Add. Here it is! 11 Rules Your Kids Did Not and Will Not Learn in...

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How Do You Know it's High School Level?

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How Do You Know it's High School Level? Homeschool students have the wonderful freedom to study a huge variety of different topics, going way beyond the usual high school subjects. My oldest son studied Russian history, and I know other students who’ve studied ornithology, bluegrass music, and U.S. government revenue generation policies! The question many parents wonder about is, "How do you know it's high school level?" How do you determine whether the work your student...

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What do You Need to Homeschool High School?

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What do You Need to Homeschool High School? You need to be courageous It takes some courage to step outside the box, but there is no need to fear. Homeschooling provides the best academic preparation, the best learning environment, and the best career preparation. Homeschooling high school provides statistically-proven results that surpass public and private school options. You need to know simple keys for success It takes some time to learn what makes homeschoolers successful. Simple...

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Lee Binz

Wednesday, 06 January 2016

Top 10 New Year's Resolutions

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Top 10 New Year's Resolutions Happy New Year! No year will feel complete without a little self-reflection and commitment to improve in the coming year.1. Lose WeightEliminate homeschool clutter. No resolution appears more consistently on every list than losing weight.2. Get in ShapeGet your transcript done. Getting in shape and losing weight always seem to go together.3. Break a Bad HabitCover the core consistently. Even acknowledging you have a bad habit to break can be embarrassing.4....

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Lee Binz

Wednesday, 09 December 2015

Newbies Make EXCELLENT Homeschool Parents

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Newbies Make EXCELLENT Homeschool Parents Parents new to homeschooling, listen up! You and your spouse can be EXCELLENT homeschool parents, regardless of your skills, because you LOVE your child. That's what ensures your success. You want them to do well, and if you have a weak area, you can find resources for that. But because you love your child, you will be motivated to find those resources. A school teacher might not be as motivated to...

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Give Christmas Gifts that Pay for College

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Are you busy getting all of your Christmas gifts purchased? If so, you won't want to miss this list! Christmas gifts for your homeschooler that will free you from checking your list twice! What are Gifts that Pay for College? Kids want fun things that they are interesting to them. Parents want educated children without going broke or crazy. Colleges want “passion” and delight directed learning. Give gifts that will increase the fun factor in school,...

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Lee Binz

Thursday, 12 November 2015

Can you help?

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Do you have beautiful children and/or a budding photographer in your home? I need a specific photo for my upcoming new book on technology, TechnoLogic: How to Set Logical Technology Boundaries and Stop the Zombie Apocalypse. Can you help?I need a high-resolution photo similar to the one above, with a variety of people (parents, teens, tens, and toddlers) all using technology and not seeing the world around them. If chosen, your photo could be used on...

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High School

College Application Essays Made Easy

[Free Book] Leaving Our Mark on the World

10 Tips for Unschooling

Top 15 Blog Posts of 2016

Set Your Priorities for Freshman and Sophomore Years

Make a Plan for Junior Year

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Biggest Questions About Homeschooling High School

11 Rules Your Kids Did Not and Will Not Learn in School

How Do You Know it's High School Level?

What do You Need to Homeschool High School?

Top 10 New Year's Resolutions

Newbies Make EXCELLENT Homeschool Parents

Give Christmas Gifts that Pay for College

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