Homeschooling and diploma?

Question

If I decide to home school my children through high school can they still get a diploma? If so how? And what would it say for a school on it?

As much as I love everyones opinion that is not what I am asking. I said IF I decide to keep her home how will she get a diploma. And BTW she does go out and see friends everyday, she is not a hermit crap that sits home all day.

Answer 1

In the state of Ohio as of when i graduated you had to go to a school to get an actual diploma. I did do alot of home schooling but my parents ended up putting me in private school for the rest of my years. I learned alot in home schooling i think but, i had teachers that either came to my home or i went to theirs. I did not do well in public school at all as far as learning but, then im bi-polar and ADD so that didn't help any. Hope this helped you some. I don't know current laws but, call the school board or a principle or who ever handles this and ask them maybe all states are different too i don't know for sure. Good luck

Answer 2

A hermit crap? OMG I'm laughin' so hard I can hardly type. Whew! Tears and everything!
I know that's a typo, but it is a wildly hilarious one. I needed a good belly laugh!

Ok. If you homeschool you will not receive a diploma unless you are enrolled in an umbrella school. Christian Liberty Academy and A Beka are two that come to mind, I know there are more. In some states, from what i've learned on this forum, if you homeschool you are basically still a part of the school system, so i'm assuming they would issue a diploma (may be wrong, there) and then you have charter schools and part time schools that will issue diplomas.
But, if you do not decide to go that route, or if you don't have to, then you would put together a portfolio with a transcript, and then you could issue your own diploma with the name of your own homeschool on it.
The portfolio and transcript, along with college placement tests will be for college admissions or job seeking (sans the admissions tests), and there are many many seminars that explain how to put one together effectively. Many universities are beginning to offer workshops to homeschool parents to help them make sure the student gets full credit for all work completed and for all extra curricular activities.
Hope this is what you were looking for.

PS thanks for making sure your daughter does not grow up to be a hermit crap. :)

Answer 3

One option would be North Atlantic Regional High School (NARHS). It’s based out of Maine and allows you to use your own curriculum toward a real diploma from an accredited school. Your work is gone over by certified teachers and at the end you have a diploma from a private school. Not only is this helpful with work applications and so forth, it can also be a good thing with some insurance companies that give you a lower rate for good grades. I’m not an expert on their program, so I suggest you check out their website for details http://www.narhs.org/ But as a past graduate I would highly recommend it. It’s a lot of work, but the NARHS staff is very helpful when you are putting together your documentation for the portfolio and it is very worthwhile. I believe they currently have graduation ceremonies in Maine and Florida, but some state home school organizations hold open graduations, so I would look into that if neither of the NARHS graduations are close by.

And please, do not listen to the ill informed when they say that home schooling leaves you unable to live and work in the real world. My first job after I graduated high school was teaching music at a community college—to a room full of people twice my age. Home schooling taught me how to live and work with people of all ages in the real word since I was being raised the real world.

Best of luck!

Answer 4

I don't understand "managed to obtain a high school diploma?" Homeschool is a perfectly legal option in all 50 states... your parents make a list of what you studied (transcripts). They can have a diploma printed for you when you're done just like schools do. Homeschoolers don't need a GED... GED is for drop outs. Homeschooling isn't dropping out.

Answer 5

Wow, I mean no disrespect but I am totally amazed to see that even veteran home schoolers are giving out misinformation. If one prefers to use an accredited school or go through other schools or even through a virtual school, that is great, but people should know that those are not the only options.

First check with your states home school laws here at http://hslda.org , if you go through the school district you are likely to be led astray as they usually do not know the home school laws and will make sound fact, something that they "think" they "know." If there are no listed restrictions on who can issue a diploma, all you need to do to issue your children a high school diploma through your home school is to keep transcripts beginning with 9th grade. Check into your states graduation requirements. In our state for instance, you need four credits for English which equals out to one hour of English a day 180 days per year. Do that for four years and viola, you have your four credits. Some courses require four, some two, as well as any optional courses. Also keep track of any volunteering your children do as long as a nice portfolio of their work. That is just as legal as any high school or online course, or "accredited" program giving your child a diploma and please do not let anyone lead you to believe otherwise.

Here are some links regarding making your own real legitimate diplomas, how to make transcipts and portfolios, etc. :

http://www.hslda.org/highschool/faq.asp
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/articles/031302.htm
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/olderkids/Portfolios.htm

Good luck! :-)

Answer 6

You could get a customized diploma from a group that sells diplomas for homeschoolers. I graduated from high school over a year ago and I was homeschooled. I have my own diploma that we got from there. As far as school name, we just made our own school name. If anyone were to look at my diploma they would not know I had been homeschooled.

Answer 7

Depending on the state you reside in, your daughter may have to take the GED, which would negate the need for a diploma. Check the HSLDA website for specifics.

Where I live, we don't have that requirement, so I can print up diplomas for my sons when they finish high school, with whatever name I choose to use for our homeschool. There are also companies that will print these on fancy diploma paper.

Answer 8

In most states homeschooling families are considered private schools, so you can think up a name for your school and print a diploma off the computer. There are also different curriculum providers that offer accredited studies and they will be given a diploma upon completion. My husband was homeschooled, as well as our daughter now, and he done the first option. He has not had any problems at all.

Answer 9

She can get a GED or you can join a homeschool academy that gives diplomas, though these will not usually be accredited, it makes very little to no difference in college admissions (though there are a few schools that require an accredited high school, if that's the case, go with the GED).

Answer 10

When you decide to home school, you still have to register your child with your school district. Once they reach fourth grade, they will take proficiency exams each year. Upon completion of high school, they will receive a diploma from the school district. (At least, that's how it works where we live.)
If you're not sure, talk to your school administrator or the secretary at your nearest school. They'll have that information.