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Lee Binz

Monday, 05 November 2018

Cosplay for High School Credit

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For non-geeks, let me explain first that cosplay is a contraction of two words, costume and play. It means dressing up as a fictional character. Most ...

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Lee Binz

Monday, 01 April 2013

Mandarin Language and Chinese Culture Studies

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The nice thing about homeschooling is that you can create almost any electives for your child under the sun! You aren't limited to electives that a teacher is interested in, and you aren't limited to electives that you feel comfortable teaching.The bad part about homeschooling, is that when you recognize you can teach any elective under the sun, you have to somehow find the materials for your child to use! Donna was talking to me about...

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One resource that should not be passed up is local colleges and universities. Also, given the number of foreign students at most c... Read More

Wednesday, 23 April 2014 11:58

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Good idea, Jill! Robin Assistant to The HomeScholar

Wednesday, 23 April 2014 17:03

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Lee Binz

Tuesday, 11 September 2012

How to Document Homeschool Co-op Classes

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Have you ever struggled to document your students co-op classes? I’ve had a few questions lately from homeschool families who are struggling to do this very thing. All co-ops have particular elements that make their classes unique and it can be hard to develop a class description for these classes when you weren’t the one teaching your student, but you want to make sure and get all of your students credits on their high school transcripts....

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Lee Binz

Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Ideas for Volunteer Leadership and Community Service

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My Facebook Friends helped me create this great list! "Ideas for Volunteer Leadership and Community Service"Melanie ~ 5 K walks and runs, local shelters, United Way, Food Pantry, Red Cross, Nursing Homes, Animal Shelters, Assisted living Facilities, Salvation Army, local Libraries and volunteer tutoring or babysitting for younger kidsAnimal Shelters and Animal rescue clinics.Dana ~ Your local community access cable station (they film things like town meetings and high school concerts) probably uses volunteers for their...

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My son joined the Civil Air Patrol (for anyone ages 12 & up). They do leadership training, character building, aeronautics, e... Read More

Thursday, 26 July 2012 13:30

Guest — Ann

What a great post! Thanks for all the wonderful ideas.

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Lee Binz

Monday, 27 July 2009

How Many Electives Should My College-Bound Homeschooler Have?

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How many credits approximately should a college-bound homeschooler have in electives?~KittyDear Kitty,Thanks for the question! There are two answers to that: 1. College bound students should have as many electives credits as it takes to add up to 24 or more total high school credits when combined with their core classes. OR 2. High school students should have as many electives as they WANT to have based on how much time they spend on their favorite...

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Lee Binz

Wednesday, 20 May 2009

What Are "Social Sciences?"

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Have you ever wondered what the "Social Sciences" really are? What does it even mean? Most of the time students will take US History, World History, Economics, and American Government. But there is a whole world of other social sciences you can explore!My brother in law is a teacher at a public high school. He taught "The History of Baseball" as a social studies class. (He also taught "Sport Communications" as an English course.) When I...

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More School in Less Time!

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Audrey asks:How do you balance what you feel they need to know and do with what they feel they want to know and do? There are not enough hours in the day!This question is actually TWO questions!Q1: How can you get more hours in your day? To some extent, homeschoolers will ALWAYS feel like there aren't enough hours in the day! It's part of parenting, and even more a part of homeschooling. There are some things...

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Must Do, May Do and Can't Stop Doing!

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At this time of the year, friends are discussing their curriculum choices for next year. I have been asked by several people what we used during the high school years. Every child is unique, of course, but here is a snapshot of our freshman year:These are the things I made them do: American Literature & Composition (Sonlight 100) American History (Sonlight 100) Biology with Lab (Apologia) Algebra 1 (Jacob's Algebra) Fine Arts 1: American Art (art...

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Must do - I made my shopping list for the WHO convention, and I'm not even going to think about it until the materials arrive on m... Read More

Wednesday, 04 June 2008 15:55

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So many people have been talking about Notgrass! I think I'll have to look at that book at the curriculum fair. It's become very... Read More

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My son is in 8th grade next year so we are getting ready to get ready for high school. We are using Apologia's 8th grade science ... Read More

Sunday, 01 June 2008 18:15

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Lee Binz

Friday, 25 April 2008

Supplementing Foreign Languages

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Whatever you end up using for a foreign language curriculum, supplement with some fun activities. About once a week we would watch movies in a foreign language. Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and others, all come with Spanish and French language, both spoken and in subtitles. You don't have to understand everything they say on the movie, just understand what's happening and listen to the spoken words. My kids loved that! You can also find ways to...