ok see im a junior in highschool and this is my first year ever doing home schooling because my mom thought my highschool was a bad enviroment for me to learn in and i thought so to anyways so i have a teacher and i meet with her every month and she gives me homework for the up coming month and i give her my old homework from the last month and so far im not liking the whole home schooloing thing because all my life i been in regular schools, regular elementary, junior high and highschool and im used to having homework being assigned to me one day and then due the next day because having to turn it in at the end of the month makes me think like oh i have alot of time ill do it later and end up waiting last minute what do you think i should do and please dont say go back to regular highschool because thats not going to happen............
2006-11-21 13:03:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
Set up a schedule for yourself. This is mandatory with some school boards here for high school students who are enrolled in certain homeschooling programs. And they don't have a month's worth to work out--a whole semester or a whole year!!
Here's an idea I just thought of: You take one subject, figure out what's been assigned and at what rate it needs to be finished and create an assignment calendar for that. Do the same with the other subjects. Then you will be able to see each day what you need to get done.
Don't let yourself think you have a lot of time. Remember: it's a month's worth of work you're being given!!! It'd be better to work hard at the beginning of the month and find you are finished early than to let it sit and be forced to work hard while stressed out. I agree with the person who said that this is preparation for the real world: you are not going to necessarily be told as an adult in your job what to get done each day. It's important to learn to manage your time.
2006-11-22 00:28:47 · answer #1 · answered by glurpy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was homeschooled because i was severely ADD and was having a hard time in school. Homeschooling gets a bad rep and i hate that. People think your kids won't be socialized well and that's just not true. I think homeschooling can be an amazing thing if you, the mother, are willing to REALLY work hard. And be creative with your children. My mom was very creative. Like for anatomy, when i was learning about the body, we got this big paper and made an outline of my body on it. and then as i learned about each different body part, everyday i got to color it and put it on the drawing where it should go and then tell her what they did and stuff. I think you will find kids that have been homeschooled but their parents didn't do very much and then you'll have the homeschooled kids who you can tell were REALLY taught. I'd say, sure go for it. it is a lot of work but can be so rewarding for you as well as the child. If you have any questions, feel free to email me. Best of luck to you. PS. I completely disagree with the fact that your children won't be able to handle normal social situations. You just need to make sure your kids get plenty of interaction growing up. Me and my brother are completely normal, everyone is shocked when i tell them i was homeschooled. My mom even got us involved with a homeschooling gym class that got together every wed and so we had that socialization as well. If you put the effort into it, your children will be fine and the better for it. I did however go back to school my freshman year, and i would suggest that. yea it was scary, but i adjusted within about a week and never had any problems after. there are a lot of things you can miss out like football games and such, but for the younger years, i think its very smart.
2016-03-29 04:54:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your teacher (ES) to help you with a schedule. Are you involved with a homeschool group? There are tons of things that you can get involved in sports, dance, clubs, classes, field trips etc...and if you have a regular schedule and say to yourself I need to get "X" done before I can go to (whatever) Then you will be able to get your work done timely...If you are just rushing to get it done at the last you won't be learning. My other suggestion is to have your teacher call you once a week to see about your progress until you get a good habit established.
2006-11-21 13:18:23 · answer #3 · answered by creative rae 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Give it alittle more work. Homeshooling is alot harder. Well mine is anyway. Do the homework right when you get it. You may hate doing it right then and there but it will pay off.
I don't really have homework you just to the work right then and there everyday. And mine is all laid out in a lesson plan anyway... give it a little more of a chance, it will get better.
2006-11-21 13:19:13 · answer #4 · answered by Andrew90 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This type of schooling is really great preparation for college and the "real world", where professors and bosses give out assignments and tell you to turn it in at the beginning of the month.
You have to learn to discipline yourself. Look at what you have to do and break it down into smaller, more manageable tasks. For example, say you have a book report due and the book is 200 pages. Give yourself two weeks to read the book (which would be 100 pages each week, of course) and two weeks to write the paper. You can even break each of these into smaller daily goals (read 20 pages, or write the first two paragraphs).
That's the "real world" and that's one of the advantages of homeschooling - real preparation for it!
2006-11-21 14:48:07 · answer #5 · answered by homeschoolmom 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I feel your pain my mom put be in cyber school and it sucks!!I'm having allot of trouble when i used to be a A+ student!! and it's for the same reason I'm so used to have someone there that i'm having a hard time getting used to having to go through ALL my books to see what i have to do!!(my mom put me in cyber school cuz she's OVER PROTECTED and now cuz of the school shootings i'm going to graduate in CYBER SCHOOL!).Tips:try......um....(i'm kinda new to this too)try having something to look froward to like if i get good grades I'm get to go on a shopping spree!! or something like that. Advice i give to all moms don't put your kids in cyber school!!.....opps!...gatta get back to school!
2006-11-22 01:44:25 · answer #6 · answered by gnarhobbit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its good to get a schedule or do the same thing as you did in regular school
2006-11-21 15:48:34 · answer #7 · answered by o 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
have you told your parents about your problems?
do you share a goal, like gettig into college?
is this method producing results?
you and your parents should re evaluate this lesson plan
2006-11-21 16:11:22 · answer #8 · answered by mike c 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋