I wanted to create nothing short of the Perfect Book on Homeschool Transcripts. A book that:
- Synthesized all of the expert advice into a straightforward guide to give you maximum flexibility
- Included samples every step of the way to show you how a transcript could grow and change over time.
- Enabled you to include ALL your homeschool experiences, from curriculum-in-a-box to serendipitous learning.
- Explained grades and credits in a way that required neither a mathematics degree nor a computing certificate.
- Helped you make a transcript to truly reflect your unique homeschool in a way that no standard software or accreditation agency could ever duplicate.
In this book, you will gain BREAKTHROUGH INSIGHTS that will revolutionize your thinking about homeschool transcripts.
Instead of spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on an "accredited" transcript, learn the easy way to create one yourself that will WOW the colleges.
Instead of buying software that never gets used, or forces you into particular grading schemes, or frustrates you with formatting issues, learn a practical way to create transcripts using software you already own.
Instead of listening to someone tell you which hoops you have to jump through, become confident on how to homeschool in the way that YOU know is best.
Instead of changing your successful homeschool, learn simple strategies to translate all your wonderful experiences into words and numbers that colleges understand!
Instead of altering your "fun" homeschool to fit your "serious" transcript, alter your transcript to include those fun experiences in a way that colleges will still take seriously!
I Knew There Had To Be A Better Way!I was totally overwhelmed by all the conflicting "hard and fast" rules on how things HAD to be done, most of which did not apply to my situation.
I grew weary of the suggestion that my way of homeschooling was somehow deficient. And I felt extremely frustrated when I was told a certain format, a particular approach, or a single method would guarantee success! I had already seen homeschoolers of all varieties succeed, so I knew it had to be possible.
None of these rigid "declarations" worked for me. In addition, none of the books I read helped me in my eclectic brand of homeschooling, which was very hard to compartmentalize. The books seemed to be geared either to unschooling or "school at home," with no help for people in the middle or families who do both. I could find no single source that would speak to parents who were elsewhere on the unschooling-to-classical continuum.
I was unable to find a book that gave practical, adaptable, and understandable advice for every homeschool situation. I needed to be able to recommend a book for homeschoolers of every persuasion, so I decided to write one myself!