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Lee Binz

Monday, 18 July 2016

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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Lee Binz

Wednesday, 16 September 2015

How Do You Say Curriculum? Curricula or Curriculum

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How Do You Say Curriculum? Curricula or Curriculum I pride myself on writing the way that I talk, to make my books approachable and easy to understand. I figure the less you work to read my books, the more information you will learn. I know parents have different learning styles, and like to learn in different ways, so I try to provide books, videos, and social-interaction services that will fit everyone's learning style. But to do...

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Lee Binz

Monday, 27 April 2015

Changing Curriculum - Don't Start from the Beginning

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Changing Curriculum - Don't Start from the Beginning One problem I sometimes see is parents who repeatedly start over every time they buy new curriculum. That's what I want you to avoid. Instead, keep your focus on "challenging, not overwhelming." Their work shouldn't be boring, and they should be actively learning, but the work should also be easy enough so they can be successful - and not in over their head. If you have needed to...

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Lee Binz

Monday, 23 February 2015

My Top Pick for New and Struggling Homeschoolers

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This post contains affiliate links . If you click and buy I may make a few pennies, but not enough for a latte. Curriculum for New and Struggling Homeschoolers You know what? I blame Cathy Duffy for my homeschool success, I truly do! She has been such an awesome resource for new and struggling homeschoolers for as long as I can remember. I strongly encourage you to have a copy of her Top Picks for your homeschool library...

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Lee Binz

Thursday, 19 February 2015

Including Online Classes

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Many homeschool students are taking online classes these days, either to supplement or cover all their coursework. If your child is one of them, I encourage you to remember that online classes are great TOOLS you can use in your homeschool, but they can easily become an unpleasant taskmaster. Including Online Classes Think carefully before you cede your authority as a home school parent to another person or institution, and be aware of the potential constraints...

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Lee Binz

Tuesday, 03 February 2015

Literature-based vs. Reality-based Homeschool

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We used a literature-based curriculum for high school. My children read TONS of books! What does literature-based learning look like in a REAL world, where parents are faced with the demands of homeschooling, housework, and household economics? This post contains affiliate links . If you click and buy I make a few pennies, but not enough for a latte. Literature-based vs. Reality-based Homeschool Wouldn't it be nice to have the ability to pre-read every book and have...

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Lee Binz

Monday, 17 November 2014

Games Across the Curriculum: Christmas Gift Suggestions

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Homeschooling is more fun for MANY reasons, but one reason it that we can play games instead of use curriculum. Here are some great ideas you can give as Christmas gifts. Then in January you can incorporate games across all subject areas! In my homeschool, we scheduled a few hours every Friday just to play games. Sometimes they loved the games (Diplomacy!) and other times they tolerated the games (Elemento) but they were ALWAYS...

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Lee Binz

Saturday, 27 September 2014

Is My Curriculum Rigorous Enough?

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Is My Curriculum Rigorous Enough? Are you concerned that your curriculum may not be rigorous enough? Click on Lee's video below to learn how to tell your curriculum is rigorous enough for high school! How did you choose your high school curriculum? What's your favorite curriculum? Please share! Subscribe to my YouTube channel. You will be notified when I create new videos on homeschool high school topics! Looking for help with high school courses? Check out the Planning...

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Lee Binz

Thursday, 31 July 2014

Apologia Science is Great College Preparation

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Apologia Science is Great College Preparation This post contains affiliate links . If you click and buy I may make a few pennies, but not enough for a latte. img class="aligncenter wp-image-14863" alt="Apologia Science" src="https://hhhblogs.s3.amazonaws.com/2012/08/apologia.png" width="553" height="414" Apologia Science is a very rigorous college preparation series. I don't usually recommend specific curriculum because I know it's more about how it fits your child than the textbook or curriculum itself. When it comes to science, though, we...

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Lee Binz

Friday, 16 May 2014

Will Changing Curriculum Mess Up My Kids?

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Is your curriculum just not working? Is everyone miserable and learning just isn't fun anymore, but you're worried about changing curriculum mid-year? Click on the video below for a stress free way to change up your curriculum when it just isn't working! Do you have concerns about changing your curriculum? Have you ever changed your curriculum mid-year? Let me know in the comments below! Subscribe to my YouTube channel. You will be notified when I create...

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Lee Binz

Friday, 12 October 2012

How’s it Going?

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School has been going for a while, and now is a great time to take a step back and assess your situation. Have you handled the important things? Character, college applications, core classes and PSAT registration? Do you need to make adjustments? Change curriculum, adjust (or make) a daily schedule? If you think things could go better, smoother, or easier, sometimes it just takes a small adjustment. Remember to put your weak areas first -...

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Lee Binz

Sunday, 16 September 2012

Help! I need opinions for my book title!

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Help! I need some opinions on a book title! I'm just about done with my next book. This one is about college application, admission, and scholarships. It's going to include information about curriculum, testing, finding colleges, elite university admission, check lists for junior and senior year, merit and need based scholarships, letters of recommendation, application essays, competitions, interviews. Tons of college admission stuff. Very different from my last book about homeschool records . We decided we...

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Lee Binz

Monday, 20 August 2012

The Great Courses: Honors, or Just High School Credit?

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Homeschoolers use lots of different resources, and one of the ones I’ve recommended in the past are The Great Courses . With choices in science, mathematics, business and economics (just to name a few), many homeschoolers are utilizing these classes. Parents have asked me whether the Great Courses should be considered AP Honor’s classes or high school level, but it really depends on how you utilize them. Obviously, the high school courses they offer are high...

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Lee Binz

Tuesday, 20 March 2012

Keys to Choosing High School Curriculum Part 2

High School Independent HS Odds and Ends

Always at Their Level As you choose curriculum for your high school student, it’s important to always teach them at their level, for every subject, all the time. One of the reasons why public schools and classroom settings have such a hard time educating kids is that they look at a student’s age and then put them in an age-based course with no regard to ability. Just because your child is 14 or 15 does...

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