tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598841562237715955.post1434094615413722959..comments2024-03-22T03:02:50.755-07:00Comments on Almost Unschoolers: Homeschooling the Teen Years - Don't Fear the Gap YearAn Almost Unschooling Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07784076035361200243noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598841562237715955.post-38577845296241931362019-02-11T08:19:03.366-08:002019-02-11T08:19:03.366-08:00There are also some amazing gap year programs out ...There are also some amazing gap year programs out there that give teens a chance to work/serve and learn more about the world.Ticiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970101432834731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598841562237715955.post-16172994275112172232019-02-09T06:13:36.275-08:002019-02-09T06:13:36.275-08:00I think homeschoolers tend to look at their kids i...I think homeschoolers tend to look at their kids in a more individualistic way. Gap year is great for some, like my daughter (although it was years for her) but my don was ready for an academic life right away.Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09217282962233011656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598841562237715955.post-14101623975662253422019-02-08T06:48:03.172-08:002019-02-08T06:48:03.172-08:00My daughter, Darcie, who is 23 and now a graduate ...My daughter, Darcie, who is 23 and now a graduate from her university with a degree in technical writing, took a gap year and loved it. We were living in Peru at the time and she spent her gap year volunteering in an orphanage in Lima. She even organized and directed a big fundraiser for the orphanage (involving the youth from our church), cleaned and organized their library, and put together personal hygiene kits. She kept a blog detailing her volunteer work as well, which she later used as part of her college submissions and for at least one school assignment. My oldest son and youngest daughter didn't take gap years, but each took time off from college to serve full time missions for our church. My son came back after his two year mission and returned to his university, more focused than before and with excellent study habits. My daughter finishes her 18-month mission this summer and her place is also being held at her university. Camiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17019972786838081366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598841562237715955.post-71539314266411124142019-02-07T18:05:34.568-08:002019-02-07T18:05:34.568-08:00Thanks for sharing T's story. My A is also rai...Thanks for sharing T's story. My A is also raising an idea of taking a gap year since she will be only 16 when she graduates from high school. Her current thinking, however, is to apply to colleges who allow a gap year to incoming freshmen. But she still has 4 years before any decisions need to be made, so we will see what she wants to do then.Natalie PlanetSmartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531558038661679151noreply@blogger.com