Help with high school transfer

[Mrsmamak]

After homeschooling my daughter through middle school, she wanted to give ps a try. She is completing her freshman year, and though she has been pretty successful, we feel that home is better to complete high school. These are our last years together!
Though I would love to plug her in to HOD, I'm not sure what guide to put her in. Her high school offered World History for freshman year. At school, she would take American History next, then the required Govt/Civics class the following. So where do I plug her in now? If she were to just follow placement guides, it would land her in another year of WH. What do I do?

[Tidbits of Learning]

What were her other classes besides history? What did she take for credit her freshman year at public school? How does English work there? Is it English 1-4 or does it separate by Literature and English for credit? Did she take Physical Science or Bio this year? Algebra or Geometry? What core 4 classes did she take?

[StephanieU]

I think the history, Bible, and English are enough for a tenth grader. The physical can be enough if you did biology in ninth, otherwise you would want to do biology in tenth. Math, as usual, you customize to what ever level your child is at. The logic course would be fine if you want that for the elective. That leaves Spanish, which is something you have to consider past experience, goals, and requirements if your state and possible colleges on.

[LovingJesus]

Is she WH on the placement chart then? If she is I would put her there. Did she do Biology this year? If not it has biology.

My reasoning, if it was one of mine, is after a year of public WH I would want them to have a year of World History from a Biblical Christian perspective, which Carrie uses in her programs. We own the David Downs book used in WH and it is fabulous and very grounded in the history of Scripture.

Where does she place on the placement chart?

[LynnH]

Did she do HOD before going to school? That would help some with figuring out placement. If she didn't then I wouldn't start any higher than the WG guide. I probably would start with that guide anyway, because it is a good way to get adjusted to how HOD does high school. You could do the WG for 10th changing up the science and math as needed, then AH1 for 11th and AH2 for 12th and that would get your government and economics credits in addition to American history.

[Carrie]

This link to the placement chart will help. Link: http://www.heartofdakota.com/placing-yo ... school.php

Once you get a chance to look at the World Geography and World History sections of the chart linked above to see if these suit your daughter, then pop back and share your thoughts. If the World Geography looks too challenging, take a look at Missions to Modern Marvels instead linked here: http://www.heartofdakota.com/placing-your-child.php

We look forward to helping you find the right placement. Since we're traveling for conventions right now, the ladies on the board will definitely be your best source of help, as I won't get a chance to get back as quickly.

Blessings,
Carrie

[Mrsmamak]

Thank you so much for your responses. I am just home from the hospital with a sick baby, and it feels so good to sit and be calm. I am just now reading these and my head is a little foggy. I will look at the placement chart momentarily, but in the meantime here's where we are:
This past year at PS:
English 1
Physical science
Algebra 1
Spanish 1
World history
Art

Next year the school has her placed as follows:
Honors English (2)
Honors Biology
American History
Geometry
Spanish 2
Health/phys Ed

She used HOD in her 7th grade year (rtr) and loved it.

[Tidbits of Learning]

Thank you so much for your responses. I am just home from the hospital with a sick baby, and it feels so good to sit and be calm. I am just now reading these and my head is a little foggy. I will look at the placement chart momentarily, but in the meantime here's where we are:
This past year at PS:
English 1
Physical science
Algebra 1
Spanish 1
World history
Art

Next year the school has her placed as follows:
Honors English (2)
Honors Biology
American History
Geometry
Spanish 2
Health/phys Ed

She used HOD in her 7th grade year (rtr) and loved it.

If it were me bringing home my girls with that recommendation by the school for courses for next year (honor English and science), then I would look at whether my state requires World Geography for history. If it does, I would buy WG and use as is for WG, World Religions and Cultures, Logic, Bible. I would buy the WH guide and use it for Health, Biology, English 2, and Geometry credits. I would probably double up on the Bible credits and do WH's Bible. I would buy the Spanish from WH but do the 2nd half for 1/2 a credit of Spanish 2 as AM1 suggests. Since you have Art credit already, you won't need it from WH. That would set up to do Am1 and Am2 for junior and senior year.
So doing this mix, you would get
1 credit Bible 1
1 credit World Geography
1/2 credit World Religions and Cultures
1/2 credit Logic
1/2 credit Health
1 credit Biology
1 credit English 2
1 credit Geometry
and if you are ambitious 1 credit Bible 2
It looks like your daughter is very smart and has done well in school. I wouldn't want to repeat credits at home with my girls if they came home. I would want them to feel that they did well in school and will do well at home without feeling like they are redoing anything they did at school. Anyway, these are the options I think would work well to get credits needed without redoing any credits.

[Mrsmamak]

We are in MI which is very hands off for homeschool. I think our only required courses are truly govt/civics.
She really wants to do American History.. And I think the school only requires 3 years of history. (Not that I'm concerned).
I wish I had the guides in my hands! Lol.
I'd like her to do a full course of Spanish 2.
Reading your response again Tidbits, but I think that could work.

[Tidbits of Learning]

I edited my post b/c I lost my train of thought on the other option I was thinking might work. I looked up your credits needed.

It seems your Geography is included in your US History and World History. You could combine in AM1/WH combo next year doing AM1, Bible, Govt., and Constitutional Literacy, and 1/2 of Spanish 2...WH doing Biology, Health, Geometry, English 2
So doing it this way you would get
1 credit Am. History 1
1 credit Bible
1/2 credit Govt.
1/2 credit Constitutional Literacy
1 credit Biology
1/2 credit Health
1 credit Geometry
1 credit English 10
1/2 credit Spanish 2
Then junior year, you would do Am1/Am2 combo of Am1 for Chemistry, Algebra 2, and English 3 and Am2 for Am2, Bible, and Economics and 1/2 Spanish 2.
So credit wise--
1 credit Am. History 2
1 credit Bible
1/2 credit Economics
1/2 credit Spanish 2
1 credit Chemistry
1 credit Algebra 2
1 credit English 11
Then you would do Am2 for senior year for English 4 and Math. You would have all your history, science, world language, health, and art credits already.
1 credit English 12
1 credit Math
This way would require juggling 2 guides for 2 years for credits needed, but would leave you a light senior year. You might could pursue dual enrollment then. The previous post with the WG option would give you 1 year of juggling 2 guides and then doing 2 guides as written basically.

[Mrsmamak]

Wow! Thank you so much for the amount of work you invested in your response. I'm still processing it! There is a chance my daughter will join a local academy, but the more I read through the HOD stuff, the more I secretly hope she doesn't. So much treasure here!

Editing to add:
Okay, I really REALLY love that idea! Especially allowing for the light senior year, enabling us to dual enroll from some art classes from the local college. I am going to start pricing (eep)!