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Answering some HS questions

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8:40 AM, 2007-Apr-4 .. Posted by gokings13

Do your kids get snow days?
Nope! Funny, my son plays hockey for the local public high school and the kids on his team are so interested in his home education. They ask him if he got a snow day (because they did) and when he says "no" they give the big "ooooooo"! Then he is quick to remind them "Yeah, but in the nice weather, I am done with my "school day" by 10 am and am outside the rest of the day!!" They then give the big "mmmmmmm"!!

Do the kids get sick days?
Sure they do! But since we have been homeschooling, the kids just don't get "sick"......Blessing!!!

Do your kids get days off?
Sure they do!! We 'schedule' out school year much like PS. Our days off are days off with a purpose, but days off all the same!!

Do your kids get Spring Break?
Not really. Again, we take days off for a purpose...not just to be taking "days off".

Do you school year round?
We are a very much school at home type! We hit the books August 1 - May 31. June and July we enjoy the freedom of summer. Learning is learning....but we don't do 'structured' book learning June and July!

Do you grade them? Do you test them?
Yes, I have to. My son plays hockey for the local high school, and I have to report grades. This is to make sure he is meeting the schools 'grade standards'. The hockey league also gives out awards to the seniors who keep their grades up and fair well on the SAT and ACT exams.
My kids are college bound, so I keep records. They keep lab books.........whatever a college may need to admit them, I keep that kind of record.
As far as A,B,C.........we do not move to the next concept until we can achieve a "B" grade or better. The object here is to 'learn' not just 'move to the next grade'!!
I love homeschooling!! Great Questions!!
Laura