Posted on 06/04/2007 11:38:45 AM PDT by JZelle
The issue of graduation from home-schooling is one that scares a lot of people. People are concerned that no "real diploma" is given with home-schooling. They think institutions of higher education, career programs or potential employers may look at one's resume and say, "You were home-schooled? What kind of diploma did you get?"
Home-schooling families address graduation in various ways. In some, the parents create a diploma for their graduate. In others, the student takes a GED or other nationally recognized test for documentation. Some correspondence programs give a diploma when the student has successfully passed all applicable courses.
It is surprising, however, to learn how many people keep their children in schools that they and the child hate in order to get that diploma. A diploma represents completion of a certain body of work to an acceptable level. It is thought to represent having reached a standard of basic educational competency to prepare one for adult life and responsibilities.
I think it behooves home-schooling families to sit down with our learners of high school age and come up with standards of accomplishment that the family feels are needed to be fully functional in the world.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
“Don’t go! It’s a jungle out there. Move home with your parents.” - Rodney Dangerfield: Back to School
She doesn’t mention dual credit/enrollment...but anybody with high schoolers can look into the option. Oftentimes, the tuition is free and the student earns high school and college credit at the same time. These types of programs can earn a student a HS diploma and AA at the same time.
I made one too.
I hold an MD, PhD..... from The School of Me.
Get a GED. Should be a snap for a homeschooler unless they were the migrant family up on the corner who speak just enough English to go shopping at the supermarket (and that’s their native language).
Go to college. Nothing matters until you get your diploma unless you get into a trade school (even better), for which you need a GED anyway.
“I hold an MD, PhD..... from The School of Me.”
The School of Hard Knox has some great diplomas too.
High school diplomas don’t really mean much anyway. At my graduation, they gave a diploma to a “special” student who had an IQ of 70 or so.
This is one reason that the better schools use standardized tests (like the SATs) to cut through the BS.
Like a piece of paper signifying you graduated from a public high school means much......If I were interviewing students today - I’d probably choose the homeschooler over the public schooler in a snap (depending of course on the job, i.e. internships, etc.)
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