In a previous post, I explain what a semi-annual progress report means if you’re continuing on in homeschooling. You don’t necessarily need a report card. But, there are times when you will want to prepare an official report card. Many accountability associations provide assistance to their members whenever they are dealing with public schools and […]
How to Understand the Legislation Process
March 17, 2019 by 4 Comments
Anyone who wants to advocate for homeschool rights needs to know how to understand the legislation process. How can we be most effective in advocating for our rights? When should we sound an all-call alarm to “Call your Reps”? And why? I didn’t understand how or why to be involved as a citizen. I was […]
Current SC Legislation 2019-2020
March 15, 2019 by 1 Comment
Thanks for your interest and concern on current SC legislation 2019-2020. I provide this information to help us all keep informed. If you have information on pending legislation that might affect homeschooling, please email the [email protected] or Facebook message the SC Homeschooling Connection. Note: This post was last updated 4/19/2019. Any bills that have been proposed must […]
Does Your Homeschooler LOVE to Do Schoolwork?
March 11, 2019 by 2 Comments
Does your homeschooler love schoolwork? What if your kid doesn’t want to do school? Is that normal? Everyone has a bad day. But, sometimes it’s a long string of bad days. And parenting is hard anyway. Homeschooling has a way of taking all our parenting woes and magnifying them. Overall, we want to say, YES […]
Create Your Own High School Course
February 25, 2019 by 7 Comments
You can create your own high school course for anything. In a previous post, we talked about course credits in basic record-keeping for high school. Let’s talk some more about how to document your own course for high school credit. There are two basic ways to think about a high school credit. One is covering a […]
Google Technology Resources for Education
February 17, 2019 by 2 Comments
Today, let’s talk about technology resources for education. Google has several FREE resources that you could be using in your homeschool. Resources especially designed to help teach technology skills. Google has a bunch of great tools you may already know about. Like Google search engine, Google assistant, and Google Earth. You might be using Google […]
GLOW Accountability Association
February 9, 2019 by 2 Comments
GLOW Accountability Association is a 3rd Option Accountability group in South Carolina. Here’s a look at some of the services they offer. Note: The information provided here is for reference only. The association prices and services may have changed since this post was updated. GLOW Accountability Association Grow & Learn On Weekdays is a homeschool group that […]
School Choice Rally for Education in South Carolina
January 17, 2019 by 1 Comment
The School Choice Rally in South Carolina is Wednesday, January 23th at 10 am. We’re meeting at the Metropolitan Convention Center and marching up to the State House for the rally. It’s the state’s biggest celebration of the educational choices parents have available. Many local celebrations are going on all over the state and around […]
Red Cross for Homeschool Youth Volunteers
January 14, 2019 by 2 Comments
The Red Cross offers a variety of educational opportunities that homeschoolers might utilize. I met with local volunteer coordinators and learned about how to get our homeschool youth involved. The Red Cross wants to work with you! All Volunteers for age 13+ must be registered in the Volunteer Connection system. Within the Volunteer Connection system, […]
SC TOP Association
January 9, 2019 by 1 Comment
SC TOP Association is a 3rd Option Accountability group in South Carolina, previously called REACH the TOP (RTT). SC TOP is now open statewide. Here’s a look at some of the services they offer. Note: The information provided here is for reference only. The association prices and services may have changed since this post was […]
