Is 4 Hours a Day Enough for High School?

Simply Charlotte Mason Homeschooling

Sonya Shafer

Education, Parenting, Kids & Family, How To, Self-improvement

4.8 • 553 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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With the short lessons and full attention of a Charlotte Mason homeschool, even high school students can be finished each day in just four hours! But is that enough time to earn required high school credit? // MENTIONED Transcript with schedule download https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/4-hours-for-high-school/ Your Questions Answered: High School https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/your-questions-answered-high-school/ // FOLLOW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplycharlottemason/ Facebook News: https://www.facebook.com/SimplyCM SCM Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1445273695729787/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/simplycm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimplyCM SCM Forum: https://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ Subscribe Listen to the audio version of the podcast https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/4-hours-for-high-school/#audio Read the blog post version of the podcast https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/4-hours-for-high-school/ Upcoming Events https://simplycharlottemason.com/events-speaking/ Contact Us https://simplycharlottemason.com/contact/ Tags: #CharlotteMason #homeschool #charlottemasonhighschool

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0:00.0	Those of us who attended a typical high school for seven hours a day might find it difficult
0:05.4	to wrap our minds around how a Charlotte Mason approach can work for high school.
0:11.0	If we use the concept of short lessons that we discussed last time, will a high school
0:16.3	student be able to earn all of the credits he needs to graduate?
0:20.3	Can he really do that in just four hours a day?
0:23.9	Let's take a look. Welcome to the Simply Charlotte Mason podcast. I'm Sonia Schaefer. Today we're
0:36.0	talking high school schedules and earning credit
0:38.7	hours for graduation. If you look at high school graduation requirements across the 50
0:44.9	states of America, you'll find that expectations vary widely. Some states require 17 credits
0:53.0	to graduate. Others require 24. And the number of credits per
0:58.6	subject fluctuates as well. So check your state's homeschooling laws to find out what is expected
1:05.7	in your area. Let's talk about how a student earns credits.
1:11.7	He can earn them in two ways.
1:14.0	By completing a high school level course, or by adding up the hours he spent studying
1:21.3	a particular subject.
1:23.6	In a Charlotte Mason approach, I like to combine the two approaches.
1:28.4	Subjects such as science and math are easy to do as course completed.
1:34.0	But language arts with all of its components, or fine arts, which includes picture
1:39.9	study and music study and art and music instruction, those often work better by calculating
1:46.3	time spent. How much time? Anywhere from 120 to 170 hours of study in a given subject
1:57.4	equals one full credit. Usually, 120 hours are considered enough for elective courses
2:05.3	like fine arts. The top end, 170 hours or more, is considered an honors level course.
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