I move a lot changing schools, house, countries and stop studying after 2nd year high school. I missed school for 2 years and now just doing my 3rd year in LHA home school. I'm not that motivated and do a little a week. As now i'm 16 and my friends are in college and me moving slowly with limited school funds. I would potentially finish next year august when i'm 17. I feel frustrated with lack of interactions and haven't experienced prom. I feel like i'm drowned in my studies when everyone is moving on. But i learned a bit about life while home schooling, still it feels like everyday is in a loop. How can i be happy?
2006-07-26 08:44:26 · 5 answers · asked by Kohn 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
You may not be able to be happy.
Many people are not motivated to learn. They find it boring.
The problem with this is that high school grads earn a lot more than dropouts and college grads earn on average 1 million more than high school grads. Since you are destined to work 40 years, do you want to be unhappy doing low level work at minimal pay for 40 years or would you rather grind through the next 2 years and have something better for the next 40 years?
Logic tells you to delay gratification and get that diploma. The problem is gathering the energy to get through it. There are several methods. You can coast through it doing the minimal amount of work. You can find something fun that will provide you with sufficient energy to complete school. I got a job that I wanted which caused my grades to soar.
I have to do a bunch of unpleasant things now and so I've rented CDs and DVDs from the library. I just reserved 50 top titles and a few come in each day. I intersperse them with work.
If you have money, you can reward yourself with a treat each day. My kids get Dairy Queen and Starbucks coupons for every half hour of school work that they do during the summer.
The point is to find something that helps get you through school.
After high school comes college and that is comparatively easy to get through if you plan for it. You can go to a college where the kids are not as bright as you are and then you can coast. Also you get to pick your subjects which helps a lot.
2006-07-26 17:54:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Happiness has nothing to do with what's out there. Homeschooling or not, you have to find your happiness from within.
Some questions for you to answer for yourself: Why aren't you motivated? Is there a possibility of depression? Is there a way for you to have more interactions with people? Since you're not spending a lot of time studying, what are you spending your time on? What would you like to be spending your time on? Have you considered volunteering somewhere? (It can be a huge boost--interaction with others and simply giving of yourself for a good cause!) What do you love doing? (And I don't mean things like playing video games, but something that gives you a sense of satisfaction.)
I have not read the book I'm about to recommend, but have read its "parent" book, so I feel confident in recommending it:
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
If you like it and want something more, try The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and The 10 Natural Laws of Successful Time and Life Management. This last book has a great section on figuring out what's really important in our lives so that we can start acting on it.
Also, where I went to school, we had no such thing as a prom. So don't feel like you are missing out on one of life's necessities. (That's probably not helpful, but I think it still needs to be said.) And stop comparing yourself to others! If we were all the same, things would be pretty boring...
Another thought is that what you are going through is not that different from what some kids I knew went through when I was in public school. Being a teenager can be a difficult time and everybody has different things going on that can affect the outcomes. Just because your path is different than your friends doesn't mean that you should be on their path. Be gentle with yourself, okay? But do figure out ways to boost yourself towards more happiness.
2006-07-26 09:08:52 · answer #2 · answered by glurpy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read The Teenage Liberation Handbook.
2006-07-26 17:12:30 · answer #3 · answered by cassandra 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 01:13:59 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well talk to ur parents and try to get them to get u into skool its for better teaching for the most : \ and when u answered my question u didnt read that im a gurl :P and im 12 and ive changed and ket the secret for 2 years lol
2006-07-26 10:05:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋