One of a homeschooling mom's biggest concerns during the high school years is whether her teen will be prepared for college at graduation. I didn't think I would be among that camp, but when the day drew near the thoughts surprised me.

 

 

Will he really be prepared to take notes in class?

Will he be ready for college discussions?

Will he be able to handle the work load?

Will he be prepared for all the research papers he has to write?
 

 

I felt really confident about the education my children received through our literature-based approach to learning, but when the day for college arrived I somehow found myself wondering if it prepared him for college learning. College and classroom are a much different method of learning than my teen had ever been exposed to in our homeschool years.
 

I don't have them take notes while I teach. I certainly don't lecture. We have discussions about what we've been learning, but did I really challenge him to go deep enough into the subject matter? We research lots, but he only wrote one real research paper for me– the others were much lighter than a college prof would expect.
 

I waited with trepidation to see what he would report after the first day of classes. He was excited and thought the semester wouldn't be too bad. He diligently did all his assignments because he wanted to stay ahead. So far, so good.
 

Finally after the second week of classes, the news came that I had been longing for…

 

Judah: Guess what? My anthropology professors gave us a question that will be on the test. He also gave us the answer. And you know what? I was the only person in the class that wrote it down! Can you believe that?!
 

Me: What were the others in class doing? Maybe they were taking notes on their computer or something?
 

Judah: No. They were just staring into space. The guy next to me was texting the whole class. Can you believe that?!

 

Yes, it was a proud moment for me. It seems that my grown-up son is taking notes in class and discern what to write down even though he has never really had to take notes before!
 

I could breath a sigh of relief. My hope was rising that our relaxed, literature-based, Charlotte Mason-y approach had served him well after all.
 

Now I wait for the first set of grades…
 

But I'm hopeful…

 

 

 

 

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