I've been homeschooled since I was in grade 2, now I'm in grade 9, I want to go to school next year for grade 10. Have any other homeschoolers ever done this? If you have did it work out all right?
2006-11-28 06:20:23 · 9 answers · asked by Rae 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
I did the same thing. I was taken out of public school after first grade, and began homeschooling in 2nd. I continued to be homeschooled through 10th, and went to public high school my Jr. and Sr. years. I did it for the chance to make friends and also to graduate with an accredited diploma. I am now a Jr. in college and doing great, no problems with the transition. I would say go for it, and here are a few things I delt with.
1. make sure your parents or whoever made the decision to homeschool you is aware of what you want to do and you have talked about it, this was a little rough for me!
2. You are most likely ahead of the other kids in your grade so far as schoolwork is concerned, as usualy homeschooling curriculum is more advanced, you have no one to copy from, and you are an independant learner, so you absorb more. Keep this in mind as you enter publoic school, and don't let your study habits go, even though the work will seem easier. keep pushing hard, you will need the good reccomendations from teachers when you need scholarships and admissions references.
3. since you have already had a year of highschool in homeschooling, check with your highschool guidance counselor over whether or not those classes will transfer to their school, since usualy you are starting to accumulate high-school credits by now. They may have you take a placement test for credit in some areas, and they may have you re-take a class through the school in the evening or summer - A pain, but I thought it was worth it.
I wish you the best of luck with this, and hope it helps. I LOVED my two years of highschool, and made some wonderful friends. If you have any questions for me, or need help with anything, you can email me at this addy!!!!! Good Luck!!
2006-11-28 06:35:19 · answer #1 · answered by makesmurfsnotwar 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From what I have found online, it sounds like Mississippi's laws indicate that you are a non-public school. You shouldn't have to take classes for credit--your parents can decide the credits, the work, etc., or work with you on that. Unless you mean counted for entering public school at some point. You would have to follow a complete public-school-at-home program to have the guaranteed to be counted. I'm not sure if your parents have their information correct. Educationally speaking, I don't see why there's a need for you to go to school NOR to go to these classes your parents seem to think you would have to take. As for adjustment to college, if you can get involved in other activities, it won't be a big deal. Find some community classes that interest you--cooking, sewing, photography, writing, anything. Volunteer. Just be in different situations around different people. I grew up in a very small place. Was in a program throughout my whole scholing where I was with the same kids every year (each year, fewer and fewer students left in the program), although got a bit more variety once in high school. Some of my classes my grade 12 year only had 4 students! I still went off to a major university, having classes of 400+, having to travel back and forth between two campuses (which were further away within the city than the full length of the town I'd grown up in), manoeuvred my way to different buildings for classes... Experience is only part of it. It's mentality more than anything. I didn't see university as something scary nor as something I might not be able to adapt to, so it wasn't scary and I adpated just fine. Experience with different situations can help create that mentality, but it's not always necessary. Just do stuff and you'll be fine. Plenty of homeschooled students do fine in college after only having been homeschooled. Btw, college is really VERY different from public school and colleges existed BEFORE public schools did. Which means that for many, many years, plenty of home-educated people were going off to college and that college was not designed to be a follow-up to public school.
2016-05-22 22:46:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure you can start public school any time. It works out fine. Your parents just transfer all records to the school and sign you up. I'm sure the kids will have a lot of questions for you like why did you homeschool and why did you quit. Most public school children are envious of those who are homeschooled. They would rather be at home learning with there parents then at school dealing with teachers, principle, and other kids. Good luck and God bless!
2006-11-28 07:46:31 · answer #3 · answered by lilmama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I have done that to my kids. what the school can do is give u a test to see what grade u can do and what level to put u into. U can be surprised where u can be at. I was homeschooling like level 8th grade and she got put into 10th grade. U can graduate at age 10 in home schooling. Check about it with the school u r about to go to.
2006-11-28 08:36:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plenty of homeschoolers have done something similar. It used to be the norm around here. It worked out fine.
Contact schools in your area to see what they are like, what kinds of programs they have, if they have any information session nights you can go to, things like that. Also find out about academic requirements so you can make sure you know what you need to know for next year.
2006-11-28 07:25:45 · answer #5 · answered by glurpy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah it's not bad, can you go before grade 10 tho just so u can get used to the system before all grades count for your GPA? i think you'll like it. but seriously, it's easier to start in 9th. an yeah, it worked out gr8!
2006-11-28 06:29:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not a bad idea but you should know...school isn't always fun ^_^ Most ppl won't say the truth.
but you can choice the best way to do it.
It's dif. needed a lot of wisdom.
It's up to you!
2006-11-28 08:45:14 · answer #7 · answered by KK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact your local high school. I am certain they will admit you to high school but you may need to take tests over the subjects you were taught in ninth grade.
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2006-11-28 06:26:57 · answer #8 · answered by Serendipity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really should go to school, you'll get a chance to make friends! Which is awesome! ^^
2006-11-28 11:29:29 · answer #9 · answered by Vanessa R 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋