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100 Reference Tools for Homeschoolers

Home School College Counselor — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:20:25 +0000

Everyone knows there is an exorbitant amount of free information online, especially for homeschoolers. The problem can be trying to sort through all the info so you can use the good stuff, and toss out the bad. Well, that’s what I’m here for, to help sort through the overload of information and provide you with the most relevant and helpful resources I find, all to make your job easier.

I just found a website that lists their top 100 reference tools for homeschoolers, ranging in categories from General Reference, Reading, Writing & Research, Math, Science, History & Government, Geography, and Search Engines for specific topics. This is a great list. One that I wish was available when I was being homeschooled. You can view the whole list of resources here.

Another excellent resource is College Confidential, a forum for high school college preparation. They have one section specifically for homeschoolers that offers sound advice on many topics homeschoolers have questions about.

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Can Low Math Scores be Fixed?

Home School College Counselor — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:10:43 +0000

Laura writes in with a question about math.

I have a student who excels in everything except Math. How do I help make up for her low SAT or ACT math scores?

Tough question, Laura. What is your daughter’s cumulative score on the tests? if it’s over a 25 ACT or 1140 SAT, it probably won’t present a problem for college admission, depending of course upon the schools she’s applying to, and the program of study she intends to go into. If her scores are lower than this, some intensive math instruction might be in order to bring up the scores.

As a rule, if a student excels in every other subject but math, she’s obviously intelligent, but may need some remedial work in that particular subject to bring her scores up to par with the rest of her academics.

I’d certainly recommend an increase in test preparation. I wrote a post some time ago about some of the different resources available for test prep. You can check it out here.