Search - Quix
Search - Content
Search - News Feeds
Search - Easy Blog
Search - Tags

meeting expectations

Subscribe to this list via RSS
Lee Binz

Evaluate Without Grades

Evaluate Without Grades
When faced with courses such as math or spelling, most homeschool parents feel pretty confident in their grading methods.  But what about those more challenging courses, like fine arts, or even creative writing--how do you grade those things?  If you were teaching culinary arts, think about a yummy piece of chocolate dessert, and how you would grade something like that! Of course, grades definitely have their place, but an equally useful method of evaluating your child’s...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
credits grades homeschool high school mastery perfections meeting expectations one hundred percent tests
LinkedIn Pinterest
  1530 Hits
  0 Comments

More Encouraging Posts

  • Using [MOOCs] with Profoundly Gifted Students

    Finding challenging material for profoundly  gifted children can be difficult, particularly when students are working at a college level. Consider carefully whether MOOCs  might be a good fit.  You can find more information about MOOCs in my post, Massive Open Online Courses [MOOCs] For Homeschool Students.

    Using [MOOCs] with Profoundly Gifted Students

    EdX works well with younger students who are profoundly gifted and need a challenge.

    …     Read More

  • Recommended Homeschool Curriculum and Resources

    Are you looking for some ideas for great high school curriculum? If so, I can help you begin to weed through the large amount of resources out there for homeschool families. What a blessing that we have so many choices to choose from!

    HomeScholar Blog Giveaway

    Gena Suarez, along with her husband, Paul, have homeschooled their seven children since 1990. What started for Gena

    … Read More

  • Reach, Fit, and Safety Simplified

    Finding a college is more than watching where your friends and neighbors’ children go to school. Take your sophomore or junior to a college fair and/or search online for the perfect college match for your student. Once you have some possibilities, visit the college in person. Visiting is the only way to see if it’s a perfect match. Try to

    …     Read More

  • Help! My Child Has No Interests!

    "My child is not interested in ANYTHING!!!" I hear parents complain that their child has no interests fairly often, especially from those with younger children. Hang in there! It's like children learning to ride a bicycle; they use training wheels for so long, that you think they'll never learn to ride on their own. Then suddenly - they're off! If you

    …     Read More
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48