By popular demand, here are the notes for Suzannah Rowntree’s workshop on home ed graduates. Introduction I want to begin by saying what I’m not here to tell you. I’m not here to tell you how to do your job of raising and training your children. I can’t do that…
Category: Getting into Tertiary and workforce
Home educators and NCEA 1 & 2
Home Educating and wanting to sit NCEA 1 & 2 then read this email from Bev Tagg at EmployNZ Hi Barbara, As discussed, please pass the following information to the Parents / Students involved in home school. At EmployNZ we work with students that decide to achieve their NCEA 1…
“A Parent’s Perspective on College” Voddie Baucham Webinar (free)
It is a question faced by almost every parent of a high schooler. ‘What should we do about college?’ Or perhaps, ‘Where can my student get the best education without compromising their values?’ You want your student to be prepared for success, but at what cost (financially, spiritually, etc.)? A…
Changes to University Entrance for 2014
This is the link to the new University Entrance minimum standards from 2015. Relevant if you have children in year 12 (or below) this year, who intend to go to University one day. http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/about-us/news/quals-review-guidelines-update-2/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From the Smiths: https://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/ Updated 1 May 2013: One year on (Craig Smith’s Health) page…
Home-schooled students gain edge in US
Surveys show university students taught at home perform better than peers from conventional schools. Watch the Video here: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/04/2013425019031918.html Two million children in the US are taught by their parents or private tutors at home. In surveys of standardised achievement tests over the past 20 years, home-schooled children on average…