I am 16 and in the 11th grade. I absolutely despise going to public school and I always have since I have began school. I fear I may end up failing or dropping out because of my mental instability. I have been trying to find information on homeschooling but haven't been successful. Could someone please give me some information or a link that can lead me to find out details like costs, time-length, laws (South Carolina), and the process of getting started. Any help is much appriciated.
2006-10-16 04:35:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
You're in the same situation I was in! If you have money to pay for home-school (exams, books, etc.) you can go to www.americanschoolofcorr.com and have test, books, exams,etc. mailed to you. You just read the books, complete the test, mail them in, and you'll get a diploma. If you want to go to college take the college prep courses! I highly recommend this school! It has teachers that grade your test, counselors, guidance, people you can talk to! Good luck! If you need more than 1 year of H.S go to tha site, and look up the prices. Please make sure you talk to someone about how PS was. My experience was TERRIBLE! Good luck!
2006-10-16 06:11:58 · answer #1 · answered by Nerds Rule! 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Just one comment....there are MANY DIPLOMA programs offered within different states where kids get an official state approved diploma. I live in PA and here, in my area you can go through the Mason Dixon Homeschool Association. They offer three or four different types of diploma programs...you should check out their web site www.mdhsa.pa.net There are programs like this all over. They tell you what you NEED to have to get the diploma, you have to keep detailed records, but it isn't that hard. Here, they have an annual graduation ceremony held on the Gettysburg Battlefield. It is really cool.
Good luck with whatever you choose to do. Don't feel afraid of following your heart. There are loads of local support groups everywhere and co-op classes where you can learn with other kids you age. Again, good luck.
2006-10-16 19:51:27 · answer #2 · answered by Greencastle PS 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should start at www.hslda.org for your state laws.
Then you should look in your phone book, talk to your library or look at Yahoo Groups to find a support group.
Costs can be as little or as much as you want. You can learn everything you need to know by using the internet and libraries.
It doesn't take long to actually DO the work. Just a couple of hours, depending on how motivated you are.
Please look seriously into this option. Any education is better than NO education. Please don't let the public school stifle your love of learning.
And, BTW, a GED is a diploma and can be used to get into college.
2006-10-16 15:30:23 · answer #3 · answered by Jessie P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am getting homeschooled and i disagree with chicken farmer or whatever her name is. i am getting homeschooled online. I really like it and it's not that expensive you get books and everything you can submit youre test online and you get your grades in an instant. here's the website. www.pennfoster.edu i hope this helps i really like this program good luck. oh yeah and another thing you get an accredited diploma and you can get into many colleges with this just check your state laws cause i live in Houston Texas and the online program is in some state that starts with a p but anyways good luck
oh yeah and i am also 16. And another thing you can send in your transcript and get farther into the programand graduate even faster
2006-10-17 20:28:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I disagree with chicken farmer....Homeschooled kids can ABSOLUTELY get a diploma!!!!
2006-10-16 16:05:19 · answer #5 · answered by maccrew6 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are many similar questions in this category. Some of them are specifically about students in your situation who want to be home schooled and have to convince thier parents. Here are some of them:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Av3UqnG497m.aiw3Fixvd4_zy6IX?qid=20061013071353AAKk1DO
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhzcGr3ZE1z2nwuhXSdT02_zy6IX?qid=20061011173957AAYuY2s
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsA2vyASWUDOsT1mWtyLUrfzy6IX?qid=20061010173014AA8rjsC
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=An3Vl517CVh9f5nCJPmMPeHzy6IX?qid=20061009190810AAiO9ug
http://www.hslda.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1
2006-10-16 12:14:28 · answer #6 · answered by Gypsy Girl 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Here are some starting points:
http://www.hslda.org/
http://www.amazon.com/Prides-Complete-Getting-Started-Homeschooling/dp/0736909184
http://www.geocities.com/athens/8259/how.html
http://www.thehomeschoolmagazine.com/
http://www.home-school.com/
2006-10-16 12:15:22 · answer #7 · answered by Iridium190 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well darlin. Tough it out if you can. My sis was home schooled from Kindergarten and at 16 got her GED and started college since when you are homeschooled you cannot get a diploma.
2006-10-16 11:37:58 · answer #8 · answered by chicken farmer 2 · 0⤊ 8⤋