Teens -- High School and After
Booklets
Careers and Colleges
Articles on high school and going onto college and what some homeschooled
youngsters have done after they decided NOT to pursue a college degree,
how to create apprenticeships, finding work and learning a skill, and plenty
of resources to help parents and older homeschoolers. (available free by
e-mail from Home Education Press)
Books
Alternatives in Education Chapters of particular interest include "Alternative Community Schools" and "High Schools Higher Education" (from Home Education Press)
Homeschooling for Excellence, and Hard Times in Paradise by Colfax.
A School to Come Home To (Christian) by Lisa Dunlop
College Admissions: A Guide for Homeschoolers by Judy Gelner
I Learn Better By Teaching Myself, and Still Teaching Ourselves by Agnes Leistico
The Teenage Liberation Handbook, or How to Quit School and Get a Real Life & Education, and Real Lives -- Teenagers Who Do Not Go To School by Grace Llewellyn
Home Schooling the High Schooler (Christian) by Diana McAlister and Candice Oneshak
The Next Big Book of Home Learning III - Teen & Adult by Mary Pride
A Practical Guide to Unschooling for Teenagers by Wendy Priesnitz
No Regrets: How Home Schooling Earned Me a Master's Degree at Age 16 by Alexandra Swan
The Teenage Entrepreneur's Guide
Curriculum
ABEKA (See Curriculum Vendors)
American School [Ph. 800/531-9268 (24 hours)or 708/418-2800 (9AM to 3 PM)] State accredited college preparatory or general studies high school diploma program; reasonably priced; individual courses can be purchased separately.
Christian Light Education (See Curriculum Vendors)
ClonLara (See Curriculum Vendors)
Hewitt Homeschooling Resources (See Curriculum Vendors)
Home Study International (See Curriculum Vendors)
Laurel Springs (See Curriculum Vendors)
Pinewood (See Curriculum Vendors)
Seton (See Curriculum Vendors)
Senior High: A Home-Designed Form-U-La (Christian) by Barbara Edtl Shelton
State Universities Offering Correspondence Courses
| University Name | Phone Number |
| University of Arkansas | 501/575-3647 |
| University of Colorado at Boulder | 800/331-2801 |
| University of Florida | 352/392-1711 |
| University of Idaho | 877/464-3246 |
| University of Indiana | 812/855-3824 or 800/334-1011 |
| University of Missouri | 573/882-6808 or 800/609-3727 |
| University of Nebraska - Lincoln | 402/472-4747 or 402/472-2175 |
| University of Oklahoma | 405/325-1921 or 800/942-5702 |
| University of Tennessee | 800/670-8657 |
| University of Texas at Austin (K-12) | 888/232-4723 |
| University of Wisconsin | 800/442-6460 |
| University of Wyoming | 800/448-7801 |
Magazines
From Home Education Press:
May/June 1989 - Life Without College
July/August 1989 - Apprenticeships
November/December 1989 - College Admissions
January/February 1990 - Homeschooling Your Teenager
March/April 1990 - Going to College
May/June 1990 - College
November/December 1990 - College
March/April 1991 - College, a conversation with David and Micki Colfax
January/February 1992 - College
May/June 1992 - Teenage Support Groups
September/October 1992 - College
November/December 1992 - Special edition on higher education for homeschoolers
Back Issues: (available for purchase - $3.50 per issue, 5 issues for
$12.50)
From Wisconsin
Parents Association
PO Box 2502, Madison, WI 53701
Information Sheet #2 - High School at Home and What Comes After - A Look at Alternatives - $1.00
Other
"The National Directory of Internships" from the National Society for Experiential Education, 1703 N. Beauregard St., Suite 400, Alexandria, VA 22311-1714; Ph. 703/933-0017
Colleges
or Universities That Have Admitted Home Schooled Applicants
(Information collected by Karl
M. Bunday)
Rather than duplicate Karl's work, we have just
added a link, which will give you the most up-to-date listing available.
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