make joy normal: cozy homeschooling
In the context of promoting joy, fun and an environment of love, Bonnie welcomes you! Bonnie is a homeschool mom of seven kids, 32 years in - writer, speaker and cheerleader. Meet her cohosts who bring your questions and theirs to the table: Elizabeth, mom of six, in the thick of glorious family life, and Christina, just starting the homeschool journey with three littles. Join us for some honest discussion about how to make home education cozy. Just like you imagined.
make joy normal: cozy homeschooling
getting to graduation with grace
Some thoughts about homeschooling high school. This talk was given at the Canadian Online Homeschool Conference in February, and I'm chatting about the things I learned about high school. Some resources are included here, so enjoy!
1:48 - The importance of our attitude towards our teenagers
4:40 - The goal is keeping your relationship intact
8:51 - Practical thoughts about working with teens
10:38 - How attitude and record keeping relate
12:11 - Importance of record keeping (see free resources)
14:19 - High school transcript planning
19:34 - Specifics on developing a transcript and how to integrate life credits
28:53 - Write everything down
29:14 - Bonnie shares the "high school duo-tang" (See Youtube for example)
31:59 - More on marking/grading
35:27 - Keep the data easy to access
36:46 - If you're getting a lot of push back it's okay to wait
https://www.bonnielandry.ca/blog-1/homeschooling-high-school?rq=high%20school
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