How to Homeschool High School

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Linda Wooldridge. I'm a home school mom and I've been home schooling for ten years. And I'm on my second high schooler. How do you get your high schooler educated? How do you choose your curriculum? There's an awful lot to consider with a high schooler. The easiest way to start is to begin with the end in mind, as Steve Covey would say. What does your child want to do after they graduate from high school? If they're college bound then the best place to start is with the college they want to go to. And another alternative is to look at what subjects the traditionally school; high schoolers in your state are covering. And try to cover most of those so that your student will look like something that the colleges will want. But if you child is bound for a trade school then you want to interview the trade schools that your child is interested in. And make sure that you cover those subjects. The bottom line is you want to make sure that you have gone through a list of what is required for the industry that your child wants to go into. Most schools will require at least four years of English and they will require two or three years of math, and science. And usually a lab science. And then there is your history and your social science. Most high school do teach the economics and government for part of that, as well as US and world history. Your schools may do something entirely different but that is usually the traditional approach. And don't forget about building those electives towards what they want to do for a living. I mean, if they want to do something that involves speaking such as being a teacher, a public speaking class would be a helpful thing. So go through, look at what the graduation requirements are in your state. What your college requires and build your home school around those things. And don't forget to check out those foreign language and other elective requirements. I made a huge mistake in my sons Spanish and didn't give him nearly enough to graduate and now he has to take more Spanish in college which he's not happy about. In any event, good luck with building your home school high school. Have a wonderful home school day. I'm Linda Wooldridge."