Preparing Your Homeschooled Kids for College | Lauran Kerr-Heraly, AlteringCourse.com | The Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms, S2 E88

About the Episode On the Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms this week, I chat to Lauran Kerr-Heraly. Lauran is an award-winning educator and author who has dedicated her career to empowering students and their parents to transform their lives through education. She was homeschooled all the way through high school, which allowed her to develop a deep appreciation for self-directed learning and a passion for helping others to take control of their education. Lauran has worked in college readiness in American high schools, taught history in international and British schools in England, and is currently a professor in an American community college. She developed her program Altering Course to empower parents to prepare their kids for college and beyond. It was really great to chat to Lauran about getting kids ready for college because her outlook is so holistic. It's important for her to help parents and kids get into college but also thrive while they're there. So many of the skills she speaks about are useful for all humans. You can find Lauran here: www.alteringcourse.com www.instagram.com/alteringcourse www.facebook.com/lkh_alteringcourse And here is the free infographic she mentions in the episode: ⁠www.alteringcourse.com/infographic⁠ WHM Collective If you're looking for support on your working homeschool journey, then the WHM Collective is for you! Be sure to join the WHM Collective monthly membership on Patreon. Claim Your Free eBook: How to Prioritize Self Care when You're Busy In the crazy-busy life of a working homeschool mom, it's easy to forget about taking care of yourself. Juggling the responsibilities of educating your children while managing a career or business can leave you feeling overwhelmed and depleted. That's why I've created How to Prioritize Self Care When You're Busy, an empowering eBook specifically designed to help working homeschool moms prioritize self-care and find balance in their lives. Sign up to my newsletter to claim your eBook. Sponsor for the Episode Working homeschool mom, I know how overwhelming it can be to choose a math curriculum for your homeschool. That's why I'd like to tell you about the online math curriculum we've been using for years – CTCMath.com. As far as math curriculums go, it has loads of great features that solve lots of the math issues we've had and I know a lot of homeschooling families have. Here are a few of the features (from the many) that we really like: Questions are adaptive which means the interactive questions change in difficulty depending on the student's ability. They use a smart algorithm that tracks the student's progress and delivers questions based on their unique needs. The student doesn’t even know this is happening, helping them to build confidence and master concepts! Concepts are delivered through video tutorials and summaries which are clear, complete, and easy to follow [like having your very own teacher]. This ensures your children understand something before they're asked to practise it. And then for us parents, CTCMath has: Extensive reports which are valuable in monitoring your child's progress and spotting any gaps. And they offer a 12-month money-back guarantee if this curriculum is not for you and your family. CTCMath will provide a full refund, no questions ask