| The world has become a global village with | | | | Advanced Placement Courses |
| the boom in communication methods.The | | | | |
| internet has brought the world to our homes. | | | | These are advanced courses are designed to |
| It is not surprising then that home based | | | | prepare your high schooler for continuing |
| activities like homeschooling have boomed. It | | | | education. The classes are comparable with |
| is a lot easier for parents to find and | | | | college-level classes, and students who |
| design school level curriculum according to | | | | complete them are eligible to take the AP |
| their needs on the net. Joining home | | | | Exams, administered by the College Board. If |
| schooling groups is also a good idea as other | | | | a student scores high enough in the exams, he |
| parents share their experiences. Magazines | | | | or she can count the AP course as college |
| are also are a great help in finding courses. | | | | credit. |
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| Published Curriculum | | | | Dual Enrollment |
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| Most home schools offer packaged curriculum | | | | Homeschooled students can take advantage of |
| from kindergarten through to the high school | | | | coursework offered at their local community |
| years. These usually include text books and | | | | college and apply it in their high school |
| workbooks, a teacher's guide, and tests and | | | | transcript. This is called dual enrollment |
| quizzes. Many offer parents the freedom to | | | | and can be taken up once your child is a |
| choose the courses in the curriculum as per | | | | junior in high school. The classes taken will |
| their wishes. These courses usually charged | | | | then also count toward a further associate's |
| and may include audio visual methods for | | | | degree, if they choose to continue within the |
| teaching. A few religious societies also | | | | community college program. This dual |
| offer such packages for free. | | | | enrollment is available at few community |
| | | | colleges only. |
| Online Courses/Distance Learning | | | | |
| | | | Unschooling Families |
| These can vary from real-time classes with | | | | |
| live professors to simple online lessons | | | | Those who have chosen to school their |
| where you send in your work via email to be | | | | children through the elementary and middle |
| graded and returned. This type of program | | | | school years, may continue to desire this |
| allows you to pick and choose which courses | | | | path for their high schoolers as well. Many |
| you would like to take, and many are offered | | | | let their children pick and choose courses |
| for a low fee or even for free. | | | | from their local community colleges, or |
| | | | online distance education programs. They also |
| Correspondence School | | | | utilize local internships and |
| | | | apprenticeships, as well as volunteer |
| This type of learning is similar to distance | | | | opportunities to allow their children to find |
| learning, but usually occurs without the aid | | | | direction for the future. |
| of a computer. Correspondence courses often | | | | |
| include input from a consultant who provides | | | | Home schooling is gaining popularity in the |
| your testing, grading, and record keeping via | | | | USA and there is a wide choice available to |
| standard mail. Correspondence coursework can | | | | anyone who wishes to have their kids educated |
| be attempted in the individual class or can | | | | at home. The key is in identifying your |
| cover an entire curriculum, including a high | | | | family goals and choosing the right courses |
| school diploma, if desired. | | | | for the same. |
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