How do you get Homeschool?

Question

Also how much does it cost?
I live in Colombus Ohio.

Answer 1

Your family certainly can give you an outstanding home school education for little more than the cost of pencils, paper and library/Internet access if that is what you choose. There are thousands of free and low cost on-line classes in every subject and every grade as well as community classes through your health department, library, community center, community college, county extension office and church, etc. If you join with other homeschoolers in a local or state homeschool support group you certainly can have dances, field trips, participate in sports and extra curricular clubs or events, have a graduation ceremony, high school diploma that is accepted by colleges and technical schools...however much or little that You want. Your costs could go up if you have an area that you want to put more into (like a chemistry kit) or if you want outside tutoring but, again, that is all about what your family wants. More money does not neccesarily mean a better education. Before you make decisions it would be very helpful and interesting for your family to check out the answer to this question and many more at websites like the Home school Legal Defense Association at http://www.hslda.org ; C.H.E.O. at http://www.cheohome.org which offers a graduation/diploma with the other graduating homeschoolers each year. Also The Home School Mom is an excellent starting point of information for Columbus Ohio; go to http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/states/ohio.php. To be fair to Dad see Home School Dads at http://www.homeschooldads.com/state_organization/ohio_homeschools.html
Ohio Home school Support Groups and Resources is at http://www.homeschoolcentral.com/support/ohio_homeschool.
There is so much more out there for you to explore in your city, county, state, nation and internationally but this is a starting point for you. Good luck and God bless you!

Answer 2

Talk to your parents, yes.

Homeschoolings cost is different from what you do. You can enroll in an online school for like $250 a year I think it is. They send you the books, lesson plans and then you do your tests online. It pretty cheap compared to pirvate schools tution being $4,000 a year here. Or you could chose not to enroll in a school and chose your own books and what ever you want to do. You will not be able to get a real diploma but its still called "homeschooling." Personally I don't think chosing your own books and subjects is a wise choice. Mainly because you may be missing out on certain things you may need later on in life or college. Alot of my friends do there own thing and it makes me mad because they don't have to do the hard things like book reports or research reports that have to be 5 pages long, and I do have to do them cuz Im enrolled. But it will pay off.

Answer 3

I, too, thinks it's important to talk to your parents.
I researched this topic last year in preparing to home school my kids. You have to understand what the requirements are for your state and area. Each state has it's own requirements (for carricula, testing, etc) and local school systems may add more.
A place that really helped me understand it all was the Home School Legal Defense Association. It is full of information and you can find them on line if you search for them. You can easily find your states requirements here, at the least.

Answer 4

talk to your parents first
its more their decision than yours