Homeschool Your High School Student with Success

Homeschooling a High School student can seem overwhelming at first. In my opinion, when they get to be that age, they will probably be teaching themselves what they need to know.

I've written an article about the pros and cons of homeschooling your teen. You can view it at Ezine Articles.

Here are some basics and tips that you will need for homeschooling the upper grades.

High school curriculum:

Most colleges require these subjects as a minimum:

Language Arts - 4 yearsMath - 3 years (at least, Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry)Science - 3 yearsSocial Studies or History - 2 yearsForeign Language - 2 years or more

If your child is planning on going to college and has started looking at some schools, you can get more specific requirements from their college catalogs.

Tough Subjects

Here are some guidelines on what to do when you have a difficult subject to teach that you don't feel comfortable teaching to your child:

- Obviously you can hire a tutor- Use computer software - especially for a foreign language- Take an online or correspondence course for that subject- Take a course at a local college- Follow a curriculum that has everything the child needs to learn on his own- Use videos or lectures to support and supplement your subject- Take the course and learn right along with your child

Alternatives to college

In this computer age, there are more and more options available to students when it comes to higher education. Although a four year degree is nice to have, sometimes the debt acquired with that can become overwhelming. Here is one option for college

There are programs that allow you to take college classes while in high school from the comfort of your own home. Or you can pursue profession that either provides hands on training or apprenticeship or doesn't require a degree at all. Here are some examples:

Performing arts

Woodworking

Sports and fitness

Computer programming

Internet Marketing

Network Marketing

Drafting

Landscaping and Gardening

Retailing and Sales

Food services

Photography

Forestry

I'm sure there are a whole host of other careers that you can pursue that don't require a college education

Career counselor - Be your own or get some coaching!

Students can feel very pressured to try to choose a career from the many options available to them.

Here are some ideas of how to discern the best career for you:

- keep a notebook of things that you enjoy doing

- take interesting workshops, seminars, courses

- talk to adults that work in the fields you are considering

- ask them why they chose their fields and how they got there

- observe your personal interests. what type of things do you enjoy - working with people, things, technical objects, music, arts, mechanical

- write down things or topics that are important to youvolunteer in the area you are interested in take a career assessment test. You can find these in any library or book store.

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