EP10 - Managing paper in your homeschool

Managing Paper in Your HomeschoolSummary How do you tame the paper monster? 0:05 Amber has been homeschooling for a million years and has 10 kids. She has had 7 million pieces of paper over the last 20 years. Amber shares some ideas for record keeping. Doing math online and digital math. 1:40 The kids have been able to write on a writable tablet that connects to the computer and use a digital pencil. One way to reduce paper is to do math online. Science and how it prepares students for higher education. 3:44 Science is another subject that has a lot of paper, but it was the one subject that prepared her children for college level work. A bound student journal is a huge blessing. Buying a workbook. 6:02 I didn't have the money to buy five workbooks, it was not in my budget, so if you are not able to do that, do not feel guilty. Most things that are created for homeschoolers grant permission to copy those for multiple students. Create a turn in location. 8:16 Create a turn-in location, a safe place for people to take their completed work. The more concrete the consequences of unfinished work, the more peacefully the conflict in the house is going to be resolved. Record keeping and keeping transcripts. 10:34 High school students should start keeping their transcript now, even if they are junior high students. Hslda is a good source for high school transcripts. If you have a digital online source, keep a file on each child for the school year for your state. The importance of forecasting ahead of time. 12:33 Always include the title, the year of publication and the addition to the book in the addition. Record keeping is important. Write a transcript for every student. How to compile your student's transcripts? 14:06 Keep a digital file on your computer, but keep a hard copy file in their records. Keep personal information, birth certificate, important papers, etc. Keep a copy of their transcript. How to reduce paper typhoon. 15:34 Keeping the paper typhoon at bay and reducing the amount of papers to deal with on a day-to-day basis. A binder for each child and a plastic sleeve for each activity.