Does a high school student need a resume? In a word, YES!
Many people are aware that a high school student needs a resume for employment. But there are two different types of resumes. The high school to college resume and the employment resume. You will need one or both. This LINK tells you the difference.
For those who are homeschooled, we homeschool parents tend to think everything goes on the transcript. Not so fast!
Be careful not to put everything your high school student does on the transcript.
Why not?
Because the purpose of the ‘transcript’ is to demonstrate the student's academic ability. Only that which is learned and graded is placed on the transcript. The purpose of the resume covers everything else: community service, activities, leadership, awards, honors, employment, ….
Parents who choose to put everything on the transcript are doing their students a disservice, including athletic activities that they want to use as PE. Here’s why this is a bad idea.:
PE in most states is a very...
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