| If you have been homeschooling for a while now | | | | long as they are typed up in a Word document |
| without worrying about grades, you will still need | | | | on your computer. Of course, you may still find |
| to start keeping track once your child enters ninth | | | | some colleges that are unwilling to accept such |
| grade. After all, this is considered high school and | | | | grades. For this reason, you will want to have |
| the colleges will want to see these grades and | | | | some evidence of the truthfulness of the grades |
| credits. | | | | and credits that you give your child. This can be in |
| When To Start Keeping Records | | | | the form of test scores that can be used for |
| You may even want to begin keeping grades | | | | giving out scholarships. |
| whenever your child enters middle school. This will | | | | While it may sound like it would be difficult to |
| give you some time to learn how to keep grades. | | | | determine grades and credits, if you do it as you |
| It will allow you to figure out a system that will | | | | go along, instead of at the end of each school |
| work for you before your child enters high school, | | | | year, you will find it much easier to manage. You |
| which is when it really counts. Furthermore, your | | | | may even be worried about creating a standard |
| child may even surprise you and start doing some | | | | for grading but you will also find that this will get |
| high school work ahead of time. For this reason, it | | | | easier as you go along. It is quite possible that |
| is a good idea to learn how to do it now so that | | | | you will even find that your grading standards will |
| you won't have to go back and recreate records | | | | evolve as you go along too. This is why it is a |
| for your child later on. | | | | good idea to review everything at the end of the |
| Looking Towards College | | | | school year in order to ensure that it accurately |
| The majority of colleges will accept homeschool | | | | reflects your homeschool. |
| grades and credits that are given by a parent as | | | | |