I was browsing a forum today and someone asked the question “Does home schooling affect a student’s chances of getting into college?” here is one of the responses.
Home schooling most definitely affects a student’s chances of getting into a good university. In most cases, it improves their chances.
Most home school materials and curricula are designed for use by the parent who is not an expert in every subject. I’m taking Pre Calculus this year, and my mom barely got through high school algebra. We use a home school math curriculum called Math U See. It is a manipulative based program that is intended to make abstract math concepts feel concrete and only introduce one new concept at a time, meaning you don’t go on to arc functions if you still don’t understand how to read a trigonometric table or find the sine, cosine, and tangent of a triangle. One step at a time. It comes with DVD lessons that are being conducted by an excellent teacher who is actually teaching a class but is focused on the purpose of teaching the home schooled viewer. It comes with a very clear student work book and test book with a parent/teacher guide that provides an answer key and walks the parents step by step through helping their child understand the lesson. Ever since we started using this program I’ve been doing GREAT in math, and my mom has been learning along with me. She’s doing great too.
It’s fun to run across such great testimonies.
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My son attends the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. A very rigorous engineering school. My son was not home schooled but I homeschool his sister and when we moved him into the dorms last year, I was very excited to meet two of his floor mates that were home schooled. I said I have to meet and their mothers! I asked Zach, “you mean you did calculus and everything at home?” He said it wasn’t pretty, but then we got some DVD’s and it was better. My son later got a set of the DVD’s for himself at Zach suggestion and it helped him pass Calculus. I wish my son had used Math U See. At least a home schooled college study could offer some help.
Very encouraging!
My son attends the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. A very rigorous engineering school. My son was not home schooled but I homeschool his sister and when we moved him into the dorms last year, I was very excited to meet two of his floor mates that were home schooled. I said I have to meet and their mothers! I asked Zach, “you mean you did calculus and everything at home?” He said it wasn’t pretty, but then we got some DVD’s and it was better. My son later got a set of the DVD’s for himself at Zach suggestion and it helped him pass Calculus. I wish my son had used Math U See. At least a home schooled college study could offer some help.
Very encouraging!
Math has not been our strongpoint and so I confess that my kids have done much of it on their own. My son has lagged quite a bit but when he realized that he needed to complete his course to graduate, he moved right along. The right motivation! The amazing thing is that just by completing his course, his SAT math score jumped about 120 points! It has revitalized my enthusiasm for Math U See, a program I’ve always believed in and have loved. He has now graduated and is doing great in college!
Thanks Steve and Math U See for all you do!
Math has not been our strongpoint and so I confess that my kids have done much of it on their own. My son has lagged quite a bit but when he realized that he needed to complete his course to graduate, he moved right along. The right motivation! The amazing thing is that just by completing his course, his SAT math score jumped about 120 points! It has revitalized my enthusiasm for Math U See, a program I’ve always believed in and have loved. He has now graduated and is doing great in college!
Thanks Steve and Math U See for all you do!