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Lee Binz

Thursday, 11 October 2012

Do you REALLY need that test?

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Do you REALLY need that test?

The SAT and ACT are college admission tests, used for college admission purposes. Some colleges will want those test scores even if your child is older, in order for them to enter for an undergraduate degree. Because it's hard to forecast the future, I suggest giving one of those tests to students regardless of the situation. Although it's relatively painless to take the test as a high school student, it would be much more painful to...

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Lee Binz

Friday, 16 July 2010

Can I Use MIT's Open Courseware to Homeschool College?

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Can I Use MIT's Open Courseware to Homeschool College?

Has anyone homeschooled college using things such as MIT's Open Courseware, and would completing courses through this be an acceptable path?~Stephanie on Facebook To get college credit while you homeschool ("homeschooling college") requires credits to be accredited by some organization (like CLEP) or some college (like Thomas Edison.) While MIT's Open Courseware classes are extremely cool, they aren't accredited. You would probably need to find a test to measure knowledge gained from the Open Courseware and...

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