home schooling and high school diploma?

Question

im writing a paper and i dont understand how you get your high school diploma whenyou are homeschool. someone please help

Answer 1

you could do a search in homeschooling on here and find that question asked and answered not too long ago, I'm thinking less than two weeks ago.
There were some fantastic answers.
Short version.
to get a diploma (like the publicschool ones) you would have to be enrolled in an umbrella or charter school.
some states control homeschooling and they issue them
the rest of us that do not fit those categories keep portfolios and transcripts of our chilren's work and issue our own diplomas (and this is within the guidelines of our states)
Most colleges and even companies are beginning to see the tremendous success of homeschooling and some no longer require hs students to take GED's to work for them or enroll in their universities. Colleges just have hs students take the same entrance exams as everyone else.
Some homesschool students take courses at local community colleges while still in highschool and then simply apply to larger universities as transfer students once they graduate.
so, you can see how having that piece of paper is not the important part, it's having the education that the piece of paper is supposed to represent.
Now, of course, we are talking about homeschool students and not high school dropouts.
Everyone needs a solid education, I'm just saying there is more than one or two or three ways to go about it.
For more infomation, hslda has tons of articles archived on this issue:
www.hslda.org

Well, so much for the short version! :)

Answer 2

Unfortunately, it depends a lot on where you live so there's no easy answer!

If you want just local information, find a homeschool support group for your area--they will undoubtedly know the regulations. If you want more than that, you'll have to contact other state support groups, too.

Where I live in Canada, you have to do the coursework, get the minimum number of credits and take certain government exams at the end of grade 12. Everywhere in Canada, the province issues the diploma, not a school or individual.

Answer 3

In the US, each state sets their own standards for homeschooling. Some require home-educated students to take the GED test in order to "graduate", while many do not have this requirement. Where I live, we have a great deal of freedom and can create our own diploma (or order one from one of several suppliers). Some homeschool curricula are accredited and will issue a diploma upon completion of their program.

Be aware that some of the information you have received is incorrect. For example, where we live, we do not have to do any state testing at any time; in fact, the state is very "hands-off" when it comes to homeschooling here. Also, the state does not issue a diploma for homeschoolers here (as I mentioned earlier). However, we are not prohibited from issuing one (so it isn't only the state that can issue diplomas).

For more specifics, check the HSLDA website.

Answer 4

I know cause I do homeschool and a diploma is like a paper, so I guess you can print it out. But your grades are recorded, so you can get into any job or whatever. I should know, I'm in 6th grade!

Answer 5

People who are home schooled have to go down to a school every two months for a test to see if they are up to date. To get a diploma you have to take a big exam with all the things you learned and vwalla! Diploma!

Answer 6

in my state you need to go to a school to get a diploma.

Answer 7

You either do a curriculum that is accredited or get your GED.

Answer 8

Being homeshcooled hellped me tree-mendussly. You see, I not only gradjitated at the top of my class, but i am also class persident, valadicktorian, and glee club extrodonair.