Grading and records for the Unschooler

SewingGreenMama · 07-07-2013, 10:38 AM

In TN I have to be under an umbrella school or under LEA. Both require some records and grades. The US I'm registering with requires 2 reports with grades to be sent in by January and June. They also said thy grade could be subject to review.
So how do you record grades when you don't do 'grade-able' school work. ESP so you don't have to worry about having them go over and evaluate.
This is the most relaxed and easiest US available that is also within our budget so using a different one really isn't an option.

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sweetpeas · 07-07-2013, 10:43 AM

Hmmm, PA requires tons of reporting, but they don't require grades. Can you use "Unsatisfactory, Satisfactory, Excellent" instead of letter grades? If you google "unschooling in TN" can you find additional information?

That's all I've got, sorry

SewingGreenMama · 07-07-2013, 10:50 AM

In their info packet the US requires letter grades.

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mamacat · 07-07-2013, 11:01 AM

Msybe can find a grade graph online that correlates satisfactory system to letter grades? Our umbrella only required grsde point averages for high school but diff state.If you have to submit list of subjects each yr and materials used would just do best you can for determining grades.Ugh

light of mine · 07-07-2013, 11:03 AM

We are using The Farm School as our US, and they are very pro-unschooling. I haven't seen anywhere were they could subject our grading to review. The price was almost identical to the other umbrella schools we looked at. I would feel very unsettled about what a grading review would mean, especially if they don't tell you exactly what kind of work you are supposed to be doing/keeping/recording. You could always just make your kids do a few worksheets on the subjects you have to cover, write their grades at the top and save them for records

SewingGreenMama · 07-08-2013, 07:41 PM

light of mine
sorry it has taken so long to reply, Ive been looking into the US I was wanting and The Farm. I'm really liking The Farm and having some big second thoughts on Gateway Christian Schools I was considering before. I could work around it if I had to, but I think The Farm is going to be a better fit for me.
Thanks for pointing them out, I've heard of them on and off but completely forgot about them while I was actually looking into schools.

saturnfire16 · 07-08-2013, 08:22 PM

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TNunschooling/

There is a TN local unschooling group that could maybe answer your question.

07-07-2013, 10:38 AM	#1
SewingGreenMama Rose Trellis Deuteronomy 11:19 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,752	Grading and records for the Unschooler In TN I have to be under an umbrella school or under LEA. Both require some records and grades. The US I'm registering with requires 2 reports with grades to be sent in by January and June. They also said thy grade could be subject to review. So how do you record grades when you don't do 'grade-able' school work. ESP so you don't have to worry about having them go over and evaluate. This is the most relaxed and easiest US available that is also within our budget so using a different one really isn't an option. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ "Reflections like these lead one to spare the rod ... purely because it is not easy to find a punishment that does not defeat it's own ends." -Charlotte Mason Parents and Children pg. 171 "If punishment were necessarily reformative, and able to cure us all of those 'sins we have a mind to,' why, the world would be a very good world;" -Charlotte Mason, Parents and Children pg. 172 W&C 8/4/06; G 12yo , M 9yo , S 8/29/13 , V 5yo , Baby 3/26

07-07-2013, 10:43 AM	#2
sweetpeas Rose Trellis Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,318	Re: Grading and records for the Unschooler Hmmm, PA requires tons of reporting, but they don't require grades. Can you use "Unsatisfactory, Satisfactory, Excellent" instead of letter grades? If you google "unschooling in TN" can you find additional information? That's all I've got, sorry __________________ Busy Homeschooling Mom to 3 Sweetpeas: Lexie & Ashlyn 16 yr old twins and Lina, 9 Virtual Accountant and Bookkeeper in my "spare time"

07-07-2013, 10:50 AM	#3
SewingGreenMama Rose Trellis Deuteronomy 11:19 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,752	In their info packet the US requires letter grades. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ "Reflections like these lead one to spare the rod ... purely because it is not easy to find a punishment that does not defeat it's own ends." -Charlotte Mason Parents and Children pg. 171 "If punishment were necessarily reformative, and able to cure us all of those 'sins we have a mind to,' why, the world would be a very good world;" -Charlotte Mason, Parents and Children pg. 172 W&C 8/4/06; G 12yo , M 9yo , S 8/29/13 , V 5yo , Baby 3/26

07-07-2013, 11:01 AM	#4
mamacat Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,453	Re: Grading and records for the Unschooler Msybe can find a grade graph online that correlates satisfactory system to letter grades? Our umbrella only required grsde point averages for high school but diff state.If you have to submit list of subjects each yr and materials used would just do best you can for determining grades.Ugh __________________ ~Catherine~ Mama to 5: C W C J S And Grandma to 3: A ,K and baby C

07-07-2013, 11:03 AM	#5
light of mine Rose Trellis Baby smooches Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN Posts: 2,550	Re: Grading and records for the Unschooler We are using The Farm School as our US, and they are very pro-unschooling. I haven't seen anywhere were they could subject our grading to review. The price was almost identical to the other umbrella schools we looked at. I would feel very unsettled about what a grading review would mean, especially if they don't tell you exactly what kind of work you are supposed to be doing/keeping/recording. You could always just make your kids do a few worksheets on the subjects you have to cover, write their grades at the top and save them for records __________________ ~Christina, WAHM, Devoted wife to my wonderful DH 2001, Loving mother to DD Cola 01/06 and DS Q-man 03/08, DD Nutter 'Butter 12/2010, and new DD babybear 11/13

07-08-2013, 07:41 PM	#6
SewingGreenMama Rose Trellis Deuteronomy 11:19 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,752	Re: Grading and records for the Unschooler light of mine sorry it has taken so long to reply, Ive been looking into the US I was wanting and The Farm. I'm really liking The Farm and having some big second thoughts on Gateway Christian Schools I was considering before. I could work around it if I had to, but I think The Farm is going to be a better fit for me. Thanks for pointing them out, I've heard of them on and off but completely forgot about them while I was actually looking into schools. __________________ "Reflections like these lead one to spare the rod ... purely because it is not easy to find a punishment that does not defeat it's own ends." -Charlotte Mason Parents and Children pg. 171 "If punishment were necessarily reformative, and able to cure us all of those 'sins we have a mind to,' why, the world would be a very good world;" -Charlotte Mason, Parents and Children pg. 172 W&C 8/4/06; G 12yo , M 9yo , S 8/29/13 , V 5yo , Baby 3/26

07-08-2013, 08:22 PM	#7
saturnfire16 Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Eastern CA Posts: 9,119	Re: Grading and records for the Unschooler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TNunschooling/ There is a TN local unschooling group that could maybe answer your question. __________________ ~Emily INTJ, Type 4 Wife to D Mama to: E 12/05 L 7/08 Z 12/10 A 6/14 and J in heaven 2/10 Torah Keeping, Unschooling Family My blog on unschooling and family life: Peace On Dark Nights.

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