diplomas
Accredited by whom?
Go to any homeschooling conference and you’ll see vendor booths selling high school programs. They could be correspondence courses, online courses or credit services. Most homeschooling parents and students know to ask about accreditation, but unfortunately, they usually ask the wrong question. I have overheard sales people at these booths using potentially misleading phrases such [...]
Do I need a high school diploma?
You may find yourself at a disadvantage without any educational credentials, so it’s a good idea to plan to achieve some level of formal, recognized education. Most homeschoolers do in fact have their sights set on some form of post-secondary education such as college, university, internship or professional programs. But, homeschoolers pose an interesting problem [...]
Lost in Translation – or the high school transcript for homeschoolers
These thoughts stem from JoVE’s post yesterday about transcripts and portfolios. What started with a discussion of “mastery” and transcripts led me to observe that the Ontario transcript, in its current form, is predicated on the notion of a LACK of mastery. If the material in classes were “mastered” then why would we need grades?) [...]