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| Thu, 03-22-2007 - 7:38pm |
Hi,
I was just wondering.... when high school kids apply to university the schools need a transcript of their academic record. What do homeschoolers need? I don't think in Ontario they are tested by the board so how does the universities they are applying to know what their grades are like?
Kelly
I was just wondering.... when high school kids apply to university the schools need a transcript of their academic record. What do homeschoolers need? I don't think in Ontario they are tested by the board so how does the universities they are applying to know what their grades are like?
Kelly

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Let's please remember that this is not a debate board and the question was not a homeschool debate!
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Hehe..as my kids and my friends know...I don't throw out anything I can't back up! LOL!! I can argue the wire off of the fencepost as my dad used to say!
Funny, I only homeschooled last year but after reading all those studies I'm ready to do BOTH of them next year! HAHA!!!
Denise
Well (cough cough) since I'm in a researching frame of mind I found this for you:
http://www.ontariohomeschool.org/admissionpolicies.shtml#Developing
Two types of family-generated documentation commonly accompany college applications from homeschooled students: a portfolio or a transcript.
With the portfolio approach, you are asking the school to understand and evaluate the student on your terms. Additionally, the portfolio acts as a screening device. The rationale here is, "If they can't handle this type of application, this college is not the right place for our student." Admissions officers reviewing portfolios will be looking for evidence of superior achievement in one or more areas. They will not necessarily be attempting to fit the student's accomplishments into their list of suggested high school studies.
Portfolio submissions do appear risky. However, some students will be better off with a portfolio than a transcript. A portfolio may best represent and depict the activities of unschoolers - those whose homeschooling is based on student-directed projects and on real world experiences. The unschooler who has pursued one or more interests in depth will have little trouble in making a good presentation.
In some cases the transcript magnifies weaknesses and obscures strengths. A student who has spent years developing and running a business can put his experience into transcript format; but his background will probably be more impressive as a portfolio presentation. An award-winning artist or a computer programmer who has successfully marketed his ideas may find himself in a similar position.
Some colleges and universities consider themselves highly innovative. They look for students with non-traditional backgrounds and non-traditional documentation. Examples would be Antioch College in Ohio and Colorado College in Colorado (see appendix G of the book). A portfolio submission usually impresses admissions officers at these non-traditional schools.
Put materials and documentation into a familiar format. List courses. Write course descriptions. Recount high school homeschooling on their terms. A transcript makes it easy for colleges to understand and categorize your student according to their criteria.
Homeschooled students who have used traditional and unit study materials, in whole or in part, will find that a transcript readily documents their work. A transcript also documents unschooling activities and projects, more easily than you might guess.
http://www.ontariohomeschool.org/universityCanada.shtml
Below is a list of Canadian universities and colleges that have admitted or are willing to consider admitting homeschooled students. This is not a complete list...(clickable links in article)
Hope this helps!
Denise
-----http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/homeschool/characteristics.asp
"In 1999, compared to nonhomeschooled students, homeschooled students were more likely to have parents whose highest level of educational attainment was a bachelor’s degree or higher."------
Your claim was "very few kids are taught by uneducated parents". You reference parents were more likely to be professionals that have a bachelors degree. No where did you provide data that shows the parent with the bachelors degree was the parent who was teaching.
Based on your link you provided the data shows the higher the income of a family, the lower the chance the family is homeschooling there children. With this knowledge, it would make sense to examine if the college educated parent is the breadwinner while the parent who does not have the college degree is the one who is teaching the child.
For every piece of data that you provide to argue homeschooling is far superior, I (or anyone else) could point to data that shows homeschooling children are being disserviced. I'm not going to go down that path---but all you have to do is google it.
I could look at your responses and tell you that your answers are really non-reponsive to my "speciifc" questions, but I do not want to debate it further as I get the feeling we are not going to convince each other of anything. It is what it is I guess. I'm making my final comments on this and moving on, but it does appear the 10-14 year-old board reads more like a homeschool support board and is not reflective of the broader population (sorry if my perception is wrong).
Take care all--- and have a good weekend!
Edited 3/23/2007 6:37 pm ET by jenny3kidsmom
Well I thought I was attempting to address your specific questions, but I had no aspirations of changing your mind! I'm sorry if my statements offended you, I was merely trying to show support for the other posters who DO homeschool! As for making homeschooling sound superior, I was merely finding information to answer your questions about my opinions. And yes, there are homeschoolers here (who do deserve respect for their choices) as well as many other types of families..they're all great!
I hereby apologize to anyone I may have offended by insinuating that homeschooling was better than any other method of education. As with the debate over anything, there are two sides to any arguement and what works for one may not work for the other! You have to do what works for your family!
Denise
Bachelor's Degree recipient who actually taught/homeschooled last year but who has two kids in public school this year...
There is a difference between stating opinions and stating facts. Notice my post first started with "in my opinion". I wouldn't say factually that kids that are homeschooled are deprived of honing collaboration skills between peers for instance, thats just my opinion. Oh well---no needs to apologize. Lets let it be.
Jenny
Aha, I'm so sorry I missed this whole conversation!
Thanks for the info.
Kelly
Luckily I find this conversation amusing and not offensive, cause honestly I could get really offended by this if I chose to.
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