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Lee Binz

Wednesday, 18 September 2019

Teaching Occupational Education in 5 Easy Steps

HS Electives

"Occupational Education" is the easiest class you will ever teach! It is a homeschool requirement in some states (i.e. Washington State). I'm convinced it's the easiest class to cover in your homeschool. Here are five easy steps:1. Wait until your child becomes motivated by money2. Your child will seek (or be forced to seek) a job3. Count hours on the job4. When your child accumulates 150 hours, call it a credit5. Retroactively write a course descriptionAll done! Piece of cake.What did you...

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Guest — Brandi

This worked great for us as we finished a Personal Finance course and could then apply the concepts to REAL MONEY! Opening that fi... Read More

Friday, 06 February 2015 04:51

Guest — Assistant to The HomeScholar

Way to go, Brandi! It's wonderful when we realize that we can get credit for "real stuff"! Life skills like money management are s... Read More

Friday, 06 February 2015 11:37

Guest — April

Oh goodness. I did a search on your page for O.E. and I read through ALL of the search results. I found an answer to my own ques... Read More

Saturday, 03 August 2013 22:23

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Lee Binz

Thursday, 05 February 2015

Occupational Education for the Confused Homeschool Parent

Grades & Credits

Occupational Education for the Confused Homeschool Parent Although different states require parents to cover different subjects according to their specific homeschool laws, in Washington State where I live there are eleven required subjects. The one that seems to consistently stump people is occupational education. So many people have asked me what this term means! I read a thread about this topic recently on a homeschool forum and it was quite funny to see what some people thought...

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Guest — Susan

So my daughter works at a vet's office 448 hours a year. How many credits would I put on her transcript?

Saturday, 11 January 2014 17:26

Guest — Assistant to The HomeScholar

Good question, Susan! In her blog post "Determining Homeschool English Credits" Lee says, "There are some classes that simply tak... Read More

Saturday, 11 January 2014 19:09

Guest — J W

Woops - that's my child's great grandfather, not mine, LOL!

Thursday, 21 June 2012 21:13

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Lee Binz

Thursday, 30 October 2014

Grading Homeschool PE and Occupational Education

Grades & Credits Keeping Records

For subjects like PE and Occupational Education - which often don't have a textbook - grading doesn't usually involve tests or written work. Are you wondering how to evaluate your child's learning without tests? Grading Homeschool PE and Occupational Education Grading homeschool PE and occupational education can be as simple as recognizing that your children are meeting your expectations, doing what is required, and completing their work. If they do, you can feel comfortable giving them an "A" for...

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Guest — Laurie Folino

Well said, Merry!!

Saturday, 07 March 2015 19:57

Guest — Tricia

Lee, what do you mean by Occupational Education? Is this the same as giving credit for working? Can you do that?

Thursday, 30 October 2014 18:24

Guest — Assistant to The HomeScholar

Tricia, It is the same! Read this blog post: Teaching Occupational Education in 5 Easy Steps Robin Assistant to The HomeScholar... Read More

Tuesday, 04 November 2014 09:12

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Lee Binz

Thursday, 27 September 2012

Consulting with Computer Geeks

Gifted Education Odds and Ends

Do you love a teenage computer geek? Don't you wish someone had a user's manual for them? They can be as difficult to decipher as a JavaScript manual written in Chinese! Let me throw a few ideas into the mix! When I'm consulting with parents of computer geeks, I always try to touch on a few key topics:Grab credits where you can Your child may be learning computer languages or other highly technical skills that are often learned in...

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"What Should I Put on My HomeSchool Transcript?"

Keeping Records

"What should I put on my homeschool transcript" is one of the questions I hear most. Usually there are a LOT of different ways to put something on a transcript, and lots of different "right ways" of doing it. It's just a matter of brainstorming ideas together and see which one seems good to you.We own a farm & garden supply store. My daughter works there every day. How do I keep up with this and...

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Guest — Lee

Thanks Joelle! I'm glad you liked it :-) Blessings, Lee

Wednesday, 09 September 2009 19:56

Guest — J W

And let me put in a bald-faced advertisement here - Lee has a great book on highschool transcripts :-)

Wednesday, 09 September 2009 19:54

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Lee Binz

Saturday, 31 May 2008

Sometimes you feel like a nut. Sometimes you don't....

HS Electives Keeping Records

About half of our homeschool classes were traditional, textbookish classes. The rest we were just Wild & Crazy Guys!For fun, my son Kevin studied chess like crazy. One year we called it "Critical Thinking." No kidding - if you have a kid who plays competitive chess, I'm sure you understand! The next year we called it "Public Speaking" because he was going to different classes around our area, teaching to various homeschool groups and public and...