Fuel Homeschool / Kellie Renfroe

Sonlight is offering new families the opportunity to receive a free book with a reading schedule and guide. I’m sure the books would make a great read aloud this fall. This is a fun way to try out Sonlight if you’ve been thinking about it. Two books are available to choose from - one for elementary and one middle school.

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“I sent three kids to college without fully thinking about whether they were ready. When I saw some red flags in high school — missed homework assignments and poor time management — I chose to ignore those problems, rationalizing that there is a lot of growth between ages 17 and 18, and these issues would work themselves out.

I reasoned that if my kids were accepted to a college, they must be ready. They seemed to recount their life stories in those applications; indeed, the college admissions committee would know if they were up to the task.

Time works magic, but not that much magic. All of the college/teen experts I consulted made the same point: the signs of a lack of college readiness are almost always evident in high school. Few students develop problems freshman year without exhibiting any symptoms in high school.

How do you know if your teen is ready for college?

Students’ information to colleges says a great deal about their academic readiness while still living at home surrounded by supportive families, friends, and high school teachers, but it does not reveal much more. Emotionally ready? Mature enough? Psychologically prepared? How do you know if your kid is ready for college? Applications do not answer these questions.

It is all too easy to lose sight of our goals as parents. As we watch our kids go through high school with their class, we envision them starting college, or the next step in their lives, with their cohort.

But going to college is only part of what we want. Thriving in college is our goal. Attaining that goal means beginning college when our teen is ready, not when their classmates are.

How can parents distinguish between a teen’s usual stumbles and troubles and the deeper problems that may preclude success in college?”

Are there objective, challenging questions parents can ask themselves when determining if their high school junior or senior will be prepared to start college with his class? And finally, what, if anything, can parents do when they recognize their student is not ready for college?

College Readiness: How to Know if Your Teen Is Prepared Experts agree that the signs pointing to a lack of college readiness are almost always evident in high school.

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Anything is possible with God! Dr. Mason’s book, Woke Church is excellent, btw.

I’ve said this before! I was diagnosed with a learning disability in elementary and told I couldn’t learn. I was in remedial classes and slower learners groups through my first year of college, BUT GOD! I finished undergrad being on the deans list and got 2 advanced degrees after that. NEVER let a diagnosis or limitation stop you from God’s purpose on your life. 7 books in and 3 more in the pipeline

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www.rd.com/article/mrs-clarks-book-list
Mrs. Clark's book list and dedication to her students is inspiring.

Instead of Going to College, I Read These Books For a woman whose life took another path, a teacher’s reading list taught her everything she needed to know.

This is so true!

The Reading Mother Strickland Gillilan (1869-1954) I had a mother who read to me Sagas of pirates who scoured the sea, Cutlasses clenched in their yellow teeth, “Blackbirds” stowed in the hold beneath I h…

Free Rosa Parks Unit Study It’s no secret that we love learning through literature in our home. When I was working on the Rabbit Trail’s lesson for Martin Luther King Jr, I stumbled upon another book about Rosa Parks and knew it had to become a lesson as well. Studying black history doesn’t have to[Read more]

A good list of reminders today...

25 Ways to Show Your Teens You Love Them - Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers Teens are notorious for acting embarrassed by parental demonstrations of affection – in public, at least. No matter how they act, our teens are going through