Yeah. They want Faythe to have a foreign language, and she doesn't. She'll have to take it at the college level.
It was interesting ti see what they thought was important at the diff colleges that is for sure. Ds senior will be testing to see if he gets to skip math in college, but he may get to because his A2 grade was and A-
I know I was doing research on college requirements for a seminar my group was doing. There was such a huge range in the requirements, not only for the various schools but even within the departments at the schools. Most folks do not even think to narrow their focus to the department level but depending on the school that can determine what is required from an incoming freshman.
Just curious, why the negativity about getting a GED. I have always thought would be part of our plan. Is there something I am not considering? I just figured if they had a diploma from our home state's department of education, it would be a set in stone sort of a credential that would be in effect regardless of what folks think about homeschooling.
GEDs are looked down on by employers. When they see a GED, they assume the person is a high school drop-out. Personally, I think a person who dropped out of high school for whatever reason and then has the gumption to go back and get their GED should be commended, not criticized. It shows they have matured to where they are willing to do whatever it takes to better themselves. But that's not the way of thinking in the "real world".
If a student finishes a homeschooling program they have graduated, ps kids do not have to take the GED so why should a homeschooler. As Jackie said many employers (including the military) look down on folks with a GED. To me by having a homeschooled child take a GED it is basically saying we did not do "real" school. It is an extra thing that is not needed.
So, how do people homeschool for high school with the student dual enrolled in a CC? I guess I don't understand how that works.
This varies from state to state, I THINK. PSEO (Post Secondary Education Options) was originally for kids who were still students, but had already gone "as far as they could go" with their local public high school, or the high school didn't offer the classes they needed. For example, if they had taken Calc their Junior year, and wanted additional math. Or a friend of mine in the '70s went to Ohio State to take Russian. The school district would end up picking up the cost for those classes. When Rachael attended, we enrolled her in cyber-school so THEY paid for it, not us. Recently in Ohio, they've opened up moneys for PSEO for homeschooled kids, but I guess there's a million hoops to jump through to where it's very difficult to get. Also, some schools say that they will give EITHER high school or college credit, but NOT BOTH, which makes it not worth doing. So you have to see what your local school does. But basically Rachael took classes like Government and Psych at the college, and received BOTH high school credit and college credit at the same time. Schools may also limit the number of classes you can take; I think it's only one or two per term for a Junior. Also, some schools also require having passed the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) before being admitted as a high school student. The OGT is not required for graduation of homeschoolers in the state; HSLDA looked into this and said there was nothing to be done about it, that the schools were free to set their own admittance requirements.
Around here two of our local CCs have programs for homeschoolers to take dual enrollment classes on their campuses. We also have some people who just have their children take classes directly at the community college (as non-matriculated students) and just count it as a dual enrollment. It really depends on your area and what the schools offer. If they do not currently offer a program you might want to talk to the college and explain to them about their untapped market. They might be interested in starting up a program.
Maybe it varies state to state but in FLA, taking the GED and scoring above a certain score gets you a High School Diploma from the Florida Department of Education. It is the same credential you get from a public school. It was my understanding this was the case in many cases. You would not state you have a GED, but rather a diploma. In either case, once you go to college I don't think its much of an issue.
