May 16th - May 29th, 2011

Watch
Let's Play videos - Super Scribblenauts
Homestarrunner.com
Project animation videos on scratch.com
How-To videos for stripgenerator.com
Marble Run videos for inspiration
Domino Run videos for inspiration

Play
Casey's Contraptions - iPad
WarioWare D.I.Y. - DS
Little Big Planet 2 - PS3 (w/W)
Super Scribblenauts - DS
Line Rider - online
Scrabble - iPad (beat M 76 to 73)
Mr. Potato Head
Rush Hour - iPad
Heist - iPad
Word POP - iPad
Nitrome Games on nitrome.com

E wins by 3 points

Go/Community
Human Motion Center (M's physical therapy)
Sushi Tomo
Gyres visit (2.5hrs)
James-Wagners visit (1.5hrs)
Sonic

Read/Research
Wikipedia - cats, feral cats, outer space, space exploration, space colonization, bombs & feeps
Comics stripgenerator.com
ComicQuest Space Agent
Ranger Rick Magazine

2021-2022 Portfolio + Log + Attendance

Elijah blowing out the candles on his 18th birthday! This year was Elijah's "12th grade" and final year of home education. It has been a more relaxed year of tying up loose ends despite still living through a global pandemic! E only had one more credit for English and some yearly Health, Safety, & P.E. to check off in order to graduate. Below are the descriptions of subjects that Elijah focused on this year, the credits given, and the materials and resources accessed (not an exhaustive listing). Elijah Uriel Parham July 1st, 2021 - June 2nd, 2022 (12th Grade) 1.0 English: Thematic Film Study and Analysis .25 Health: Health, Safety, and Physical Education 1.25 Total Credits

Portfolio Summary 2018-2019 and Log of Books & Materials

Elijah about to enjoy some tasty vegan food at B52 Cafe This year was Elijah's first year of "high school", so we decided to begin keeping transcripts and credits for the learning he has done. While much of the learning was generalised, there were some cohesive themes or subjects that were both planned and that came together organically over the course of the year. Elijah was given the following credits for this school year: 1.0 -- English: Historical Linguistics Problems 1.0 -- Maths: Math Analogies and Logic 1.0 -- Science: Circuitry & Redstone Engineering 1.0 -- Social Studies: World History of Culture, Money, & Economies 1.0 -- Music: Music Appreciation & Compositional Arrangements 0.5 -- Home Economics: General Cooking & Baking .25 -- Health, Safety, & Physical Education -- 0.25 credit 0.5 -- Elective: Game Theory & Analysis 6.25 -- Total Credits English: Historical Linguistic Problems Elijah spent considerable time study

2018-2022 High School Transcript + Course Descriptions

While Elijah has not decided whether or not he wants to go to college, it seemed like a good idea to go ahead and make one for them as it can still be useful for employment. I know from the experience that many colleges and even some employers like to have course descriptions for the credits given to unschooled/homeschooled students and a portfolio to get a better idea of what they have learned and the kind of adventures they have lived. Here is Elijah's high school transcript. When it came time to write course names it was not too difficult since Elijah mainly had wanted to engage with some more traditional subjects, but it is not too difficult to take a survey of what a homeschooler has been doing and translate it into a more traditional subject/course for the purpose of creating a transcript. When I began thinking about course descriptions, I talked to several people who had already graduated unschoolers are the best advice I kept hearing was to not reinvent the wheel. The numb

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