I want to be homeschooled what can i do?

Question

i am in 9th grade want to be homeschoole for the rest of high school!!!! hurry

MY PARENTS AGREE!!!

Well if i cant be homeschooled can i do HIgh school online or by mail or someting please i need help.

WHY? well i am studying Acting and singing and its really hard for me to keep my schedule open.

Answer 1

Hopefully you'll be able to, but your parents really need to be the ones doing this research.

Answer 2

I am currently in Connections Academy, it is done online and is considered public school because it gives you all the lessons and it even has teachers that grade the work. It does have a few classes that have Cd's but you really don't need them if you have Internet. They give you books and if you have financial problems they will pay for a few months Internet and at the beginning of the year they will send you a computer(if you don't already have one).

It is currently only available in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. If you live in one of these states I HIGHLY recommend this school.
It only goes from K-10, but next it will go to K-11, and the year after that it will be a full K-12 school.

Oh, and it is COMPLETELY FREE, So you don't have to pay for the schools or materials (well pencils and paper, but that is easy). I started in September and it is incredibly fun, you wake up whenever you feel like it and do a few lessons, since on average you only have about 3 a day. The web design is bright and inspiring and isnt stuffy and bland like other websites.

This school sounds great for you, since school is as long as you make it. You could spend 2 hours to 5 hours on work and it can be done ANYTIME of day you can start at 3 o' clock in the morning or you can do it at 6 o' clock at night! Plus you don't have to do it one class after another, you can break it up throughout the day to fit your schedule.

Good luck finding a school, I know I had a rough time! I hope I was any help at all!

-Amanda

Answer 3

First, figure out what you want to do exactly: do you and your parents want you to have all the material provided and have somebody mark it all and have grades and an official (recognized) transcript, an accredited high school diploma? Then consider seeing what sort of independent study program or other home-based program your school district or state may have to offer. There may even be something available with k12 http://www.k12.com .

If you and your parents don't care so much about all that or want a lot of flexibility, then find out about the homeschooling laws where you live. http://www.hsdla.org has information on all the laws. Local/regional homeschooling groups will also have information and be able to tell you how the laws play out, what's available, other programs you may be interested in for high school credits... So definitely see what you can find online for a homeschooling support group.

Answer 4

Though home schooling does indeed leave you with more time, there is one downside (to some, that is... I am not bothered by it). There won't be any slacking off during 'school'. Since your teacher can focus solely on you, when you're in 'class' you won't be doing any doodling. You'll be actually working, which is partially why home schoolers get more free time. We don't spend half an hour getting to and fro from classes and we don't have to wait for the slowest kid to catch up in class.

Also, contrary to popular belief, you will most likely be in a much better social situation. The home schooled children you will hopefully meet are almost entirely all decent, polite, caring people (there are always some exceptions). Bullying is an extraordinarily rare occurrence in home schooling, and the only real pressure will probably be self-inflicted.

Thus, my advice is this: If your parents are willing and capable of doing it, by all means do. I find it an enjoyable and comfortable learning experience. However, if your parents are not very interested in spending all their time with you teaching, you may not get as good an education as you might in public school. For home schooling to succeed, the teaching adult needs to be seriously invested in your education, as do you. If none of you really care about education-as in, your teacher isn't willing to spend the day preparing lessons and you aren't prepared to pay close attention to them- it won't work.

Please don't take home schoooling lightly. You have to put a lot of effort into it to make it work, but if you do, the rewards are worth it. You'll have a better education that you would probably get in public school, you'll have good friends that actually care, and you'll spend more time with your family. All you miss out on is bullying, peer pressure, and goodness knows what other nasty things. Some people argue that children must get used to bullying in school, but really... when walking to lunch, do random people knock you down, or blow their noses in your hair, or call you rude names? Not where I live!

Answer 5

Check out these websites for information on Alternative Education - including Homeschooling. ALL kinds of resources are available, especially if your parents agree. There are other types of schools available, depending on where you live, that might be better suited for your learning style if your parents don't have the time to home school. Check out unschooling too.

http://www.educationrevolution.org/

http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/supportgroups/a/hsingusa.htm

Answer 6

Hi,I teach home schooled kids in Southern California. Some of them use an on-line school called BYU. Also Laurel Springs is another one. You can search their addresses on the web and check them out. It shouldn't be too hard to find a tutor to help you get started with the whole thing. I have done that and continued tutoring them in only the courses they needed help.Good luck.

Answer 7

Check out FLVS.net it is Florida Virtual School and has real classes for students in homeschool programs or students in regular high school just looking for extra credits. I take eight classes with them online and then I go to my college campus to take three clases there through dual enrollment. FLVS is free to all florida residents. But if your not in Florida you cna still take classes wih them. It is a great progam. The classes are harder than regular high school classes because you are expected to know the information and teachers call parents once a month to discuss the students progress in the course. Your expect to do anywhere around 3 to 5 assignments a week, depending on the class your in. Also parents can access the students grades at anytime they would like to. Once students have completed the class they recieve their credit which is applied to their high school diploma, just like a regular school class. Also students are allowed 4 weeks to try the class out and if they decide it isn't for them they can drop the class without penalty and it wont go on their transcript. I'll say it again, it is a great program and top notch. They also have student clubs that students can join and participate in by traveling or going to competitions. Here is the list of the high school course offerings with FLVS.net (Keep in mind they also have honors credit classes and classes for middle schoolers) -

Art / Visual Arts
Adv Pl Art History
Business Systems and Technology
Web Design I
Web Design II
Adv Pl Computer Science A
Computer Programming-Basic I
Adv Pl Eng. Lang. and Composition
Adv Pl Eng. Lit. and Composition
English I
English II
English III
English IV
American Studies
Chinese 1
Latin I
Latin II
Latin III
Spanish 1
Spanish 2
Spanish 3
Adaptive Physical Education IEP or 504 Plan
Fitness Lifestyle Design
Life Management Skills
Personal Fitness
Adv Pl Calculus AB
Algebra I
Algebra I A
Algebra I B
Algebra II
Geometry
Liberal Arts Mathematics
Pre-Calculus
FCAT Prep - 10th Grade Review
FCAT Prep - 10th Grade Review
FCAT Prep - 8th Grade Review
SAT Preparation
Driver Education/Traffic Safety
Adv Pl Biology
Biology I
Chemistry I
Earth-Space Science
Marine Science
Physics I
Adv Pl Macroeconomics
Adv Pl Microeconomics
Adv Pl United States Government and Politics
Adv Pl United States History
American Government
American History
Economics
Global Studies
World History

Answer 8

I'm in the 8th grade and this is my first year doing online courses. I still have to go to school but it's more like a learning center so if anybody needs help, teacher helps.

I really like online courses and would continue doing it forever if my circumstances are like yours.

This type of thing is perfect for you. You can go ahead of the syllabus and it's pretty fun.

I think you can email me through YahooAnswers if you have any more questions about online courses.

Hope this helps.

Answer 9

I thought this web sight might be helpful. I went through this program and I really enjoyed it. It's quite different from normal school because the main thing is you go your own speed and learn how slow or fast you want to. They also have a free online diagnostic test you can take so they know where to place you. And I started around ninth grade to. Goodluck:)
www.schooloftomorrow.com

Answer 10

Well, you would most likely miss out on some social skills development, something that may be necessary for quite some time.
On the other hand, if the school environment is too distracting, and you are not really getting the education you require, speak with a counselor about different programs more suited to your needs. I'm sure some formal education is required for furthering studies in college, as well as extra-curricular activities for the more desirable schools, which have become increasingly more competitive regarding admissions. This is especially true if you desire a scholarship.

Answer 11

in most cases its not free..but i understand that there is a fee involed in most public schools now, so it may average out..

i homeschooled from 10-12th thru American School..at the time it was 30. a month and that included books and everything i think..

be warned though, when you homeschool you do miss out on some opportunities with getting into college..they also offered a precollege prep curiculim (see, i cant spell) so you may want to check that out.

its also easy for some people to slack so if you dont have good self-discipline it may not be right for you.