Comments on: Homeschool: How to prepare for CLEP tests – Psychology and Sociology http://chapmankids.net/blog/2009/04/15/homeschool-how-to-prepare-for-clep-tests-psychology-and-sociology/ But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. Daniel 3:18 KJV Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:56:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dad http://chapmankids.net/blog/2009/04/15/homeschool-how-to-prepare-for-clep-tests-psychology-and-sociology/comment-page-1/#comment-7233 Dad Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:15:48 +0000 http://chapmankids.net/blog/?p=2893#comment-7233 Thanks Mark. I appreciate the link. I am hoping to extend it quite a bit as we get more experience. Any suggestions will be gratefully accepted. Thanks Mark. I appreciate the link. I am hoping to extend it quite a bit as we get more experience. Any suggestions will be gratefully accepted.

]]> By: Mark http://chapmankids.net/blog/2009/04/15/homeschool-how-to-prepare-for-clep-tests-psychology-and-sociology/comment-page-1/#comment-7232 Mark Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:27:29 +0000 http://chapmankids.net/blog/?p=2893#comment-7232 Good series on CLEP - I'm recommending it/linking to it from my site. Keep up the good work! Good series on CLEP – I’m recommending it/linking to it from my site. Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Dad http://chapmankids.net/blog/2009/04/15/homeschool-how-to-prepare-for-clep-tests-psychology-and-sociology/comment-page-1/#comment-7220 Dad Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:27:40 +0000 http://chapmankids.net/blog/?p=2893#comment-7220 Ruthie, from what I can tell, it is done on a school by school basis. Here in North Carolina, Duke and Davidson don't accept any tests, state universities accept varying amounts from just a few for one or two to all of them for some of them. The private Christian school closest to us where we will probably send Kelly if we are still here accepts virtually everything. I think you are taking the right approach in talking to the counselor at the college. Ruthie, from what I can tell, it is done on a school by school basis. Here in North Carolina, Duke and Davidson don’t accept any tests, state universities accept varying amounts from just a few for one or two to all of them for some of them. The private Christian school closest to us where we will probably send Kelly if we are still here accepts virtually everything. I think you are taking the right approach in talking to the counselor at the college.

]]> By: Ruthie http://chapmankids.net/blog/2009/04/15/homeschool-how-to-prepare-for-clep-tests-psychology-and-sociology/comment-page-1/#comment-7219 Ruthie Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:43:38 +0000 http://chapmankids.net/blog/?p=2893#comment-7219 Absolutely wonderful! I have read to the children many, many novels over the years, but I have never read a book such as this or a technical type book. I think that this would be a great read-aloud. We have read the same book separately and then come together to discuss, but I think this would be an interesting way to introduce new and unfamiliar information...discuss as you go format. I really want to take Emma and Mattisse through this...expecially because Emma will be taking all classes at college next year. Plus it is a great excuse to spend time together. Ruthie No, no CLEP tests as of yet. I am still not quite sure how to go about getting the credit to transfer once they get to a 4 year university....how do you make sure they will count? I had heard that even if the community college accepts them, California State Universities and University of California system may not accept them or let those units transfer. We are going to the college soon for a counceling session where I hope to get some of those questions answered. Ruthie Absolutely wonderful! I have read to the children many, many novels over the years, but I have never read a book such as this or a technical type book. I think that this would be a great read-aloud. We have read the same book separately and then come together to discuss, but I think this would be an interesting way to introduce new and unfamiliar information…discuss as you go format. I really want to take Emma and Mattisse through this…expecially because Emma will be taking all classes at college next year. Plus it is a great excuse to spend time together.

Ruthie

No, no CLEP tests as of yet. I am still not quite sure how to go about getting the credit to transfer once they get to a 4 year university….how do you make sure they will count? I had heard that even if the community college accepts them, California State Universities and University of California system may not accept them or let those units transfer. We are going to the college soon for a counceling session where I hope to get some of those questions answered.

Ruthie

]]> By: Dad http://chapmankids.net/blog/2009/04/15/homeschool-how-to-prepare-for-clep-tests-psychology-and-sociology/comment-page-1/#comment-7217 Dad Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:41:42 +0000 http://chapmankids.net/blog/?p=2893#comment-7217 Ruthie, we bought the student workbooks and the DVD, but when it came down to the time to actually going through the material, we were a little short on time, so I read to the kids while they knitted/worked on amigurumi projects. I am sure it would have been great to go through the DVD's and workbooks (we still might do that), but the way we did it turned into one of those really great things that I have only seen happen in the homeschool context. Not only did we read the material, but we often stopped reading and discussed the worldview at hand. I realized that we had done it in a way that really "worked" when both Kelly and Christian started identifying stuff on the radio, in magazines, comments they heard from friends and family, films, etc. as stuff that came from a specific worldview we learned about reading <u>Understanding the Times</u>. I think the fact that we discussed it in a real world context with examples from everyday life as we were reading it made it more real and useful to the kids. That is probably more information than you wanted, but you hit on a subject that is dear to my heart. I think knowledge is a lot better if you can relate it to your day to day life. <u>Understanding the Times</u> and our non-standard way of studying it gave us a unique opportunity to accomplish that. P.S. Have you guys done any CLEP tests yet? Ruthie, we bought the student workbooks and the DVD, but when it came down to the time to actually going through the material, we were a little short on time, so I read to the kids while they knitted/worked on amigurumi projects. I am sure it would have been great to go through the DVD’s and workbooks (we still might do that), but the way we did it turned into one of those really great things that I have only seen happen in the homeschool context. Not only did we read the material, but we often stopped reading and discussed the worldview at hand. I realized that we had done it in a way that really “worked” when both Kelly and Christian started identifying stuff on the radio, in magazines, comments they heard from friends and family, films, etc. as stuff that came from a specific worldview we learned about reading Understanding the Times. I think the fact that we discussed it in a real world context with examples from everyday life as we were reading it made it more real and useful to the kids. That is probably more information than you wanted, but you hit on a subject that is dear to my heart. I think knowledge is a lot better if you can relate it to your day to day life. Understanding the Times and our non-standard way of studying it gave us a unique opportunity to accomplish that.

P.S. Have you guys done any CLEP tests yet?

]]> By: Ruthie http://chapmankids.net/blog/2009/04/15/homeschool-how-to-prepare-for-clep-tests-psychology-and-sociology/comment-page-1/#comment-7216 Ruthie Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:30:25 +0000 http://chapmankids.net/blog/?p=2893#comment-7216 I am glad that you are able to prepare for these by just studying the CLEP book. Did you only read through the book Understanding the Times, or did you also purchase the student workbook and DVD's? Congrats Kelly on another test out of the way! I am glad that you are able to prepare for these by just studying the CLEP book.

Did you only read through the book Understanding the Times, or did you also purchase the student workbook and DVD’s?

Congrats Kelly on another test out of the way!

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