| I am the father of four home school high school | | | | schooling students to attend individual classes at |
| graduates and one public school graduate. We | | | | public schools. (e) Upper level home school students |
| educated four of our children at home for twenty | | | | can also participate in dual-enrollment at the local |
| years. I have been a part of organizing home school | | | | community college for some high school courses and |
| support groups and worked for a home school high | | | | credits. (f) There are also online courses that can be |
| school organization that reviewed portfolios, granted | | | | used for high school credit. (g) Students moving over |
| credits, issued transcripts, and awarded diplomas. | | | | to home education after already having complete |
| Home Schooling for high school requires an extra level | | | | some public or private school credits can utilize each |
| of detail, work, and documentation above the lower | | | | one of them as transferred credits. |
| grades. In home education course credits can be | | | | Careful record keeping is essential for each course. A |
| earned in different ways. (a) Using a high school | | | | portfolio needs to include a detailed course |
| textbook, covering all of the lessons, doing all of the | | | | description, a recorded log/lesson plan of course |
| work, taking all of the tests, and having everything | | | | activities, a log of the number of hours invested for |
| graded. (b) Designing and creating a course can be | | | | a full, one year credit or a half-credit, a course work |
| accomplished by putting together all of the materials, | | | | portfolio, a breakdown of grades, and a final course |
| planning all of the lessons, having the student put in | | | | grade. For the best certification a "Portfolio Review" |
| enough time, study, and work, and grading | | | | needs to be done by a certified teacher that is |
| everything. (c) Home schooling can also utilize | | | | certified in the state where you want credit. |
| activities, jobs, and participation in organizations like | | | | In upcoming articles I will go into more details about |
| 4-H to use for organizing courses for high school | | | | each of the course types and how to properly put |
| credit. (d) Some states, like Florida, allow home | | | | them together. |