Does anyone know how you can home school your child?

Question

I have a daughter in the 11th grade and I know if they do not give her credit due to too many absences not by choice she has dr excuses but that doesnt matter to the school would anyone know how you would go about doing home schooloing for a 16 yr old

Answer 1

Contact your county board of education First for information. Each county has different procedures. But basically you will register with them and they will give you paperwork which you will turn in each month. They will also give you a list of home school information in your area. You will be able to contact other parents from the list for information and suggestions.

Many home schools now organize classes, sports, proms, field trips and parent support groups. Remember that children need "kid contact" for continued social development. Tons of programs, books and software available on home schools. Make sure your daughter gets the education that will prepare her for college.

Consider talking things over with your daughter's current school again before making the decision. You might want to consider speaking with a lawyer regarding your daughter's situation. Thoroughly research all your options before making the decision.

If you choose home schooling, consider tutoring -- we used Sylvan to supplement my son's experience. Sylvan allows low interest loans, if needed. My son got into the college of his choice. The home-school experience worked for us.


EDIT: When I told my son about your situation, he reminded me that your daughter at age 16 would be eligible to test for the GED which is the High School Equivalency Diploma (www.rea.com offers a study guide with 3 full-lenth test with answers explained in detail and can be bought at both Borders and Barnes & Nobles for $18.95). To take the test she would need proof of withdrawal from school; and the testing dates and information can be located www.gedtest.org. My son suggested before taking this option, to visit or contact the colleges she might be interested in to see what they would require for entrance. After passing the GED (and probably taking the SAT - although some local and community colleges don't require SATs) it might very well be possible for her to attend classes (even remedial for prep) or distance learning programs offered by a local community college. Distance learning sometimes involves classes offered on TV, along with instruction material. Some have online classes as well. This would just be another option to consider.


I'm sorry you've had such difficulty with the public school system. Sometimes it seems that our current educational system misses the point entirely with its directives. How insane is it to deny your child credit due to a 2 day over-limit of doctor excused absences? Your tax dollars are paying for the education they are denying her. I still urge you to fight the system and try to get her back in school, where I'm sure she has friends and interests. Maybe she could even attend summer school ... which has an abbreviated schedule, if that would get her back on track.

But at least you know regardless, you and your daughter will be able to work together to get her the education she deserves!

From my family to yours... Best to you!

Answer 2

It depends on what you want to do and where you live.

If you want to just continue her education at home and be responsible for finding resources and all that, you undoubtedly can. Check with http://www.hslda.org for more information on your laws. Also, do a search for a homeschooling group for your state or more local area. They will be very helpful in finding out how about finishing high school at home, creating a transcript, providing a diploma, etc. If she's done the work or can quickly do enough work to satisfy what you think is necessary for the credits, you can probably give her credit for those courses and move on.

Other possibilities would include using an online program. Your state may have an academy through http://www.k12.com or some other way. If there's nothing through K12, check with your state education website and then check with your county or local school district site (although that probably won't help at all since the local school is being so difficult). If nothing works with that, you might consider looking into Penn Foster or American School of Correspondence.

Of course, if you are not in the US, checking HSLDA and searching fo a homeschooling group are the only things that apply!

Answer 3

You have many choices:

GED then community college is one option.

Dual enrollment (meaning she gets high school AND college credit) at community college part time, with online or textbooks for classes needed but not taking at college. Chose typical courses for that year (sophomore or junior), whatever she hasn't already taken (for example, Geometry generally follows Algebra, and Biology if she hasn't had it yet, etc)

Many homeschool high school programs give transcripts; costs vary! American School, Keystone, Seton, Conlara with CompuHigh, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, North Dakota Division of Independent Study, Univ. of Missouri, Oak Meadow, etc. (websearch this and request info. from your favorites).

You can homeschool and make your own transcipts, too, piecing together a curriculum from various sources, but since you're new to homeschooling, you might not be comfortable with this.

Do a websearch for homeschool groups in your area to see what homeschoolers do locally. See also www.hslda.org for your state laws; hslda also has a high school section!

Good luck!

Answer 4

I get home schooled at the moment cos of health probs...

and we just like searched around and phoned up certain schools and colleges and distant learning programs...

I'm still doing the same work (maybe not as good) as i woud be doing at school.. like most of the same lessons..

Don't try and teach her yourself because no offence but she will not learn as much. She needs to learn the right way and get the right qualifications if she wants to be able to go to college or get a decent job... a G.E.D (not sure exactly) is nowhere near as good is it??

So ring around... Look on the net.

I don't know how it works over there in the USA but..

Good luck :)

Answer 5

First you need to know your laws regarding homeschooling for your state. One site to find them is: www.hslda.org (It stands for Home School Legal Defense Association)

While working on complying with your state laws (if any), start looking and deciding on curriculum. There are overwhelming options out there ...... traditional, religious based, computer based, unschooling, a mix and match of the above.

See if you can find a local homeschool support group. Do a computer search. Ask at the local library. Most area have homeschool groups.

Personally we use Abeka and Alpha Omega's Switched on Schoolhouse for the bulk of our school work. Plus we utilize the library quite extensively. Search for the above key words to find their websites.

Join some Yahoo group sites that focus on homeschooling. Ask questions...

Best of luck to you.....

Answer 6

It depends on lots of things. What state do you live in? and how your child learns best. I basically homeschooled myself for 3 years and graduated at 16. Just find out what your state requirements are or study according to her goals.

Answer 7

Try
www.americanschoolofcorr.com
www.pennfoster.edu
These are both accredited courses. Just contact the schools, and see what you think.
These are also both distance ed. courses (and even if it is regular homeschooling, you do not need to know as much as a teacher does, and teachers do have answer books, as you would.)

Answer 8

I have heard of a company called K12 or somthing that a few people have recommended

Answer 9

I would consider the g.e.d,if not that I would consider taking a look at her schedule and purchasing books from a local library.Hire a personal teacher,to instruct these things on a daily basis.

Answer 10

Well, that is kind of hard. You need to know as much as a teacher, possibly more. I'm not sure but I think you need to go to college to give your daughter the proper education. Maybe you should talk to the school about the doctor excuses. The best of luck to you and I hope you do well!