im 14 and am in year 10 i go to a private school but i wish to be home schooled what do i do?

Question

i havnt been in school alot thsi year due to illness and would like to be home schooled but do i have to have special permishion and how do i go about this?

Answer 1

ask your parents. if they think its a good idea then they will sort it out for you. good luck and make sure you do it soon year 10 and 11 are important years for you with exams ect. i hope you settle down either way.

Answer 2

Well, first your parent(s) would have to be capable to actually do the home schooling, there are many subjects that just don't come that easily to teach. I wonder if maybe you have some other reason for not wanting to go to school. There is more to school than books. What about athletics, friends, social dates with friends? If you are having trouble learning and need more help, ask for it. The library has programs, and there are after school programs that can help you catch up if you are feeling behind..Please whatever you do learn to read and write. Words are powerful and the right ones can sometimes save a life or change an attitude. Learn a new word each day if you have trouble with spelling, stair step words, like this: TIRED
T
TI
TIR
TIRE
TIRED
It almost never fails, and if it's the "popular thing" trust and beleive it will get better but it won't matter one whit, when you are my age

Answer 3

Your teens are a time for making friends. In fact your mates are soon going to be the focus of your life - going out and about together, talking about music, going to gigs, talking about boy/girl friends, clothes, movies etc etc.

I thought about home-schooling my kids but it was the social side that made me decide against it. OK, you can see people out of school but they are going to form closer bonds with the people they are studying with. If you're not in school you can't talk about the teachers, the other kids, the food, the school cat, whatever. You will feel left out.

Plus primary schooling is one thing. It usually means one parent has to give up work but the curriculum isnt too demanding. Secondary education is quite another thing. For one thing, will you have the choice of subjects you would get at school.

Private schools can be very pressured because parents want value for money and expect results. If you havent been to school much recently you will have fallen behind and some teachers can be more patient that others. The more competitive students may take pleasure from pointing out your shortcomings (as they see them).

Maybe what you need is another school. If you are in the UK, a good comprehensive. Somewhere that every kid is treated as an individual. There will be children from all social and economic backgrounds, and if you are lucky, lots of different cultures. They won't all be perfectly turned out high achievers from supportive homes - some of them will have deadbeat parents, quite a few will have disabilities of one sort or another. You will be able to choose your friends from all the many subcultures of teenage life. There will be a huge and incredibly exciting range of educational experiences to choose from as well.

I am sure you will think carefully about this. In the UK there is no legal requirement to go to school. There used to be an organisation called Education Otherwise and if it is still going I am sure they will help you.

Finally, I have experience of children who have not wanted to go to school through anxiety and depression. There are lots of possible causes for these feelings. If you feel that affects you, perhaps those are the issues you should be talking to your family about - and maybe your doctor as well.

Answer 4

I found this really good website that has TONS of information about homeschooling and how to start. They're also having an essay contest, in which the top two essayists will each win a Nintendo Wii!! The essay must be 500-1,000 words, and the question to be answered is: How is your family putting "Christ" into Christmas this year? The contest ends December 31st, 2006.

Check it out at www.learningbygrace.org

Answer 5

i wouldnt recommend it no matter how bad things are at school i began home schooling at 14 because of being bullied and i can honestly say id rather be bullied then the emotional stress of being home schooled sometimes i didnt see any one my age to talk to for 3 or 4 months at a time, also i had to spend an extra year doing my exams! you will regret it i promise after the first week i ended up at the doctors being diagnosed for depression!

Answer 6

I think your parents would be accomodating in your circumstances. Studying at home requires much more focus, concentration and most importantly ORGANIZING. You've to make a study plan and stick to it.

You can study at home and appear for GCSE in one of the centres.

In case, you're interested in the British studies you may appear for O levels exams after studying at home. This can be followed by A levels, and if you study really hard you could save yourself some time overall.

Answer 7

Well, you have to have a list of reasons titled "Why I Want to Be Home schooled". Then you have to lat BOTH your parents know and as soon as possible talk with them and give them the reasons. Hope this will help!

Answer 8

Your parents would have to tell the school. It is perfectly legal to be taken out of school as long as you are getting a decent education.

Answer 9

Year 10 is quite a difficult year to change things as its the start of GCSE's. It will be quite hard for you.

But good luck!!!

And sorry that I haven't actually properly answered your question!

Answer 10

It depends on where you live. The fact that you say you are in 'year 10' would indicate that you are not in Canada nor in the US. See if http://www.hslda.org has more information about homeschooling where you live.