August 8th - August 21st, 2011

Watch
Time lapsed Minecraft videos
Let's Play videos
New Vi Hart
Mirrormask - movie
Powerpuff Girls
Homestar Runner
Adventure Time
Spy vs. Spy
Johnny Test
iCarly
Wizards of Waverly Place

Play
Little Big Planet 2 - PS3
Nameits
Pictionary
Papa's Burgeria - online
Made up maths game w/ dice (adding & subtracting)
Playmobile Knights - 3DS

Read/Research
Ranger Rick magazine
Katydids here & here
Google Translate - Chinese, Turkish & Czech

E w/ katydid

Discuss
Calendars & number of days in a month
Anger & what to do about it
Commenting in online forums
The difference between muffins, English muffins & crumpets

Write
Brain teasers

Create
Maths game w/ dice
Designed levels for LBP2
Graffiti Can - iPad
Scratch Programming
Voice recordings & remixing
Miis - 3DS
Puppets & a puppet show
Water molecule (paper & craft sticks)

Robot dinosaur gets defeated by bomb-toting superhero

Listen
Radio
Katydid chirping here & here

Katydid

Go/Community
Priory Pastries
Java House (total of 6hrs)
Picked up CSA
Panera
Burger King
Visited w/ Gyres & Sarah & kids at Java House
Backstage Bar

Health/PE/Safety
Helped make grocery list
Discussed exercise & sleep
Danced

Other
Online art gallery submission

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

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

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

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