If you are scared to homeschool high school, fear no more! Special guest Ann Karako of It's Not That Hard to Homeschool has successfully homeschooled five teens through high school graduation. In this episode she shares her insights about dual enrollment, homeschool styles, the family dynamic, gap years, and more.
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TIMESTAMPS
01:07 How Ann's babysitters convinced her to homeschool.
03:34 The inspiration behind It's Not That Hard to Homeschool and how Ann found her niche with homeschooling high school.
07:16 Ann says the family dynamic is far more important than the method of homeschooling.
08:04 Ann defends the "school at home" approach to homeschooling.
11:54 Dual (or concurrent) enrollment for teens.
15:13 Colleges don't expect freshman to come with dual enrollment credits.
17:02 The importance of family discussions if your kids use dual enrollment.
18:56 About the gap year (between high school and college).
22:24 Even question college. Is it a good choice for your teen?
23:33 The teen years often present new parenting and homeschooling challenges you may not have been prepared for. We also realize some of our expectations for our children too lofty or don't fit the child.
26:19 When our teens surprise us, we can either we can be humbled by it or we can double down and start being more authoritarian.
27:08 The case for taking additional higher math.
28:51 Making decisions with/for your teen: When Your Teen Hates Homeschooling High School
34:28 A big fear about homeschooling high school is that your teen will miss out on opportunities.
41:25 There's no need to grade daily work. Let teens sleep in!
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