by Jessica Frierson | Jan 25, 2023 | NCHE Blog, Teens, High School, Testing, College
by Jessica Frierson and Angie Cutlip, January 2023 The subject of college entrance exams can be intimidating to many homeschool parents. In addition to being teacher, administrator, and all of the other roles you fill, you are your child’s guidance counselor. It is...
by Diane Helfrich | Jul 5, 2022 | Homeschool Law, NCHE Blog, DNPE, Freedom to Homeschool, Testing, Uncategorized
by Diane Helfrich, July 2022 Out in Facebook-land, I’ve recently seen a flood of questions about DNPE contacting schools open longer than seven years. So, it’s time for a bit of background and encouragement for everyone to update their files on a yearly basis. The...
by Jessica Frierson | Apr 20, 2022 | NCHE Blog, Peace, Testing, Reasons to Homeschool
by Jessica Frierson, April 2022 Does the very thought of testing make your heart race and your stomach sick? How do you overcome testing anxiety when the time comes to meet our state requirement for standardized assessment? NOT the Same as EOGs It is important to...
by Jessica Frierson | Feb 22, 2022 | NCHE Membership, Testing, NCHE Blog
by guest blogger Sarah Hicks, February 2022 This morning I went online to order our family’s annual standardized tests. They were not available. When I called the company, the kind associate confirmed that the test we have used since our first year of homeschool...
by Diane Helfrich | Aug 2, 2021 | Considering Homeschooling, NCHE Blog, Encouragement, Getting Started, War on Homeschooling, Culture, High School, Graduation, Testing, College, Diversity, Reasons to Homeschool
by Diane Helfrich, August 2021 “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” William Butler Yeats In a nutshell, this describes for me the difference between homeschooling and public education. We discover and feed gifts and passions in our...
by Matthew McDill | Mar 26, 2021 | Homeschool Law, Videos, Testing, Webinars, NCHE Blog
The state of North Carolina requires homeschool parents to give their children a nationally standardized achievement test each year. In this video clip, you will hear Debbie Mason read the NC law that requires us to give such a test and explain what a nationally...
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