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 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...

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

E in the hammock This year was Elijah's "11th grade" year. It has definitely been an exciting year, especially living during a global pandemic for a second school year! 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, 2020 - June 30th, 2021 (11th Grade) 1.0 English: Constructed Language:  1.0 Maths: Integrated Algebra I 1.0 Maths: Philosophical & Natural Geometry 1.0 Science: Biology I 1.0 Social Studies: Vexillology & Heraldry 1.0 Art: Art Appreciation & History .50 Health: Health, Safety, and Physical Education 6.50 Total Credits

This year was Elijah's "10th grade" year. It has definitely been an exciting year, especially living during a global pandemic! Below are the descriptions of subjects that Elijah focused on this year, the credits given, and the materials and resources accessed. Elijah Uriel Parham July 1st, 2019 - June 30th, 2020 (10th Grade) 1.0 English: Constructed Language: Mondach of Viashino 1.0 Maths: Consumer Mathematics 1.0 Science: Chemistry 1.0 Science: Organic Chemistry 1.0 Social Studies: Pittsburgh Neighbourhoods 1.0 Foreign Language: Italian  1.0 Music: Music Appreciation, Composition, & Arrangement .50 Home Economics: Cooking and Baking .50 Elective: Game Mechanics .25 Health: Health, Safety, and Physical Education 8.25 Total Credits

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 ...

Books Dictionary Thesaurus Story of Your Life (Ted Chiang; audiobook) Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Manhunt: The 12-day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (James Swanson; audiobook) In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers who Tried to Build a Perfect Language (Arika Okrent; book) The Official Red Book: A Guide Book of United States Coins 2017 Photograde: Official Photographic Grading Guide for United States Coins Reading various (toddler/picture) books to Hazel 50 Birds and Mammals of Pennsylvania by Pennsylvania Game Commission Communist Manifesto (Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels; book) Magazines LEGO Club Game Informer Muse Ask! NatGeo Kids Babel Web Series/YouTube Channels Tom Scott (educational travel) 8-bit Music Theory (music theory) PESfilms (award winning stop motion) Extra Credits (analysis of gaming) Extra History (world history) JJay Berthume (music composition) Wo...

Books: Dictionary Thesaurus An assortment of board books & picture books Elijah has read to Hazel Magazines: Game Informer NatGeo Kids Lego Club Ask! Muse Tape Op Web Series/YouTube Channels: Good Mythical Morning (talkshow/pop culture) Loading Ready Run (comedy skits & improv) Friday Nights (Magic The Gathering) Game Theory (gaming commentary) Table Top (live game playing of table top games) Artifexian (world building) Xidnaf (linguistics) Conlang Critic (constructed languages) MinuteEarth (Earth's flora & fauna) Tom Scott (educational travel) Mumbo Jumbo (Minecraft redstone building tutorials) Documentaries: Let's Examine Constructed Languages, by Rakehell Gardener Podcasts: Conlangery (descriptive linguistics in constructed languages)  No Such Thing As A Fish (interesting facts) A1: Sir Harold Evans Gets Righteous About Writing   TED Radio Hour: Spoken and Unspoken   Lexicon Valley (linguistics podcast from Slate) Speculative Grammarian (satirical ...

Books Dictionary Thesaurus Mogworld  by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw Magazines Game Informer NatGeo Kids Lego Club Ask! Muse Web Series CrashCourse Yogscast Lore In One Minute VlogBrothers YogsLab Good Mythical Morning Comic Misconceptions  Loading Ready Run Mental Floss Friday Nights MTG Goldfish Spellslingers Game Theory Table Top Table Flip Fast Facts Iron Gamer Artifexian & Xidnaf YouTube channels (World Building & Linguistics) TV, Movies, Netflix, & DVDs House M.D. Digimon Fusion My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Sword Art Online Dr. Who Torchwood Future Card Buddy Fight Card Fight Vanguard  National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (in theatre!) RiffTrax Live: Time Chasers Lie To Me Yugioh: Zexal Lab Rats Case Closed: One Truth Prevails  Street Genius What Went Down Danger Mouse: Classic Collection Fry's Planet Word Webpages MineCraft Forums magiccards.info   magicmultiverse.net The day before yesterday Raccoons International...

Books Monster Spotter's Guide to North America National Geographic KIDS Almanac 2015 Dictionary Thesaurus Pocket Guides to Wildflowers, Wild Edibles, and Mushrooms Magazines Game Informer NatGeo Kids Lego Club Ranger Rick Ask! Muse Web Comics Garfield Minus Garfield xkcd Web Series CrashCourse Yogscast Lore In One Minute VlogBrothers YogsLab Good Mythical Morning  Comic Misconceptions  Mental Floss  Your Grammar Sucks Spellslingers Game Theory Table Top Table Flip Vsauce Mind Blow Minute Physics AsapSCIENCE Fast Facts Nerdy Nummies OMGCraft Homestar Runner Iron Gamer TV, Movies , Netflix, & DVDs Mythbusters LEGO: Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload  House M.D.  Digimon Fusion  My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic  Sword Art Online    FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman Dude What Would Happen Scooby Doo!: Mystery Incorporated Eureka Futurama A.N.T. Farm The Nut Job (movie) Ramsay's Kitchen Ni...