Homeschooling High School: Setting Goals

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An important part of planning for homeschooling high school is setting goals. As Stargirl enters her high school years, we’ve been discussing goals that we will use to plan her high school course of study. As we set these goals, I’ve been giving her a little more freedom to make her own decisions, while under… Read More

It’s Box Day!!!!!!

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Remember when I wrote about our lofty high school plans? Forget about them. After browsing curriculum catalogs, researching online, consulting with my husband, and most importantly, spending time in prayer, we scrapped our plans and went a different direction. We decided to go with My Father’s World Ancient History and Literature for Stargirl’s 9th grade… Read More

Yikes! I’m Gonna Have a High Schooler!

This week it occurred to me that Stargirl will be a high schooler next year. The thought terrifies me. Oh, I can handle teenage mood swings, teenage social lives, and perhaps I’ll even live through driver’s training. But homeschooling a teenager scares me to death! Why? I feel like Stargirl’s entire academic future rests on… Read More