Create your own electives!

 First, if you need a few electives to round out your high school transcript, consider the free, online courses from Hillsdale College.  (Lacie did a few her senior year.) These are high quality electives.  Another resource is Universal Class.   Ask at your library if they have a membership.  

You can create your own electives, too.  For example, my husband, Rob, teaches guitar one-on-one with a young friend every week.  Right now they’re trying to play all of the Beatles’ songs.  They’ve been playing together for years.  Create your own clinic: writing, grammar, or Civics.  Borrow a book from the library and let your teen work through steps in Water Color Painting.  We used a video workshop from Magnolia to learn how to make the perfect French omelette, as part of French class.  In fact, cooking French dishes was a key component of French.  You could make it a workshop, too. What about poultry or equine management?  Consider the hours and hours your teens pour into their areas of interest.  Document their progress and consider it an elective.