15yrs old and i really need your help!!!!?

Question

Well, my parents decided that they cant afford for me to continue going to a christian school anymore, and I hate public schools because of how awful they are, and my mom doesnt think that I have enough will-power to do home-schooling, but I think I do but I dont know how to prove that to her, I also would appreciate any other suggestions you all have. I really want this to work out.

Answer 1

If your parents are having financial difficulties, is one of them going to be able to stay home and home school you? Is one of your parents willing to home school you? I home schooled my daughter for a year and can tell you it's a lot of work. She would tell you it was the hardest year of her entire education.
Sit down and really talk to your parents. If the problem is that they will both be working or it is too much for them to take on at this time (they may be stressed), then you will have to get along at public school.

Answer 2

I went to public schools and a public university and I turned out fine. I am an even stronger Christian now than I was in high school or college. There are plenty of Christians in public high schools. The setting may not be a Christian one, but the true test of being a Christian is being able to be a Christian when others may not be. Besides public schools are not uniformly awful. There are many excellent public schools. It all depends on where you live and what school you go to. If your parents were paying to send you to go to private school, I don't imagine you live in a poor neighborhood with bad public schools. The quality of education you receive any where you go depends on the effort you put into it.

Answer 3

God has a plan for you.We don't always know what that is,but if you allow this to get the best of you,you could miss out on a real blessing.Maybe He wants to use you to witness to someone at the public school.Turn that public school into a Christian school.

Note: Please don't let no one tell you that you cannot pray at a public school or talk about God.Thats a lie thats being told to stop you from worshiping God.We still have what is called free speech in this country and can talk about,pray about,and even pass out Bibles if you choose to do so.

Answer 4

Don't be afraid of public school. It will make you a stronger individual. You will meet a greater variety of people from different backgrounds than you would in the Christian school. Just have an open mind, then you will make friends and have fun. Everyone has a hard time going to a new school (my family moved across the country when I was going into 10th grade). You can probably still hang out with your old friends if you are not moving and meet new ones. The only way to deal with your fears is to face them. I'm sure you'll be fine.

Answer 5

I love your name.
Maybe you could get some pamphets and information on home schooling and show your mother.
Do some research and find out as much as you can about it.
Ask you mother how you can prove you have the will power to stick to the discipline of home schooling.
Ask her to take you for a ride, and take her outside the public school that you don't want to go to, and show her how it doesn't suit you. Take her at a time when all the children are out of school, just wandering around, preferably just after school, this will show her the influences that you are not used to in your life.
Is there anyone you know who is being home schooled that you can get to come over and talk to your mother as to what is involved.
Enlist some support people to plea your case.
Family and friends can be helpful here.
Pray for help in this matter.
Ask your minister at church to talk to your mum, especially if they know you to be responsible.
Good luck I trust it will work out for you as you want it.

Answer 6

Public Schools Are Ok, Just Trust The Lord

Answer 7

I was homeschooled for 10 years and I loved it so much that I homeschool my kids now. Homeschooling isn't for everyone, but if you think you would like it and are committed to making it work then I'd present how you see this working in a mature and open way. Research homeschooling laws in your state at Homeschool Legal Defense. Write out your daily schedule. Find text books or other homeschooling materials that appeal to you and list not only full prices, but second hand options (Amazon is great for this). Put thought into who will be home with you and how your being home will change the dynamics of the family. REALLY put time and effort into it and I know they will at least seriously consider it.

Answer 8

My kids are homeschooled. The eldest is using Keystone National High School and it has worked well for us. I wish you would have been asking this question earlier in the summer, as I would have told you to ask your mom if you could take a course or two over the summer to prove it to her that you're serious. You could still do that for the first semester. Tell her to give you a semester taking a couple of classes online/correspondence and see how you do. Explain to her the reasons you don't want to go to public school. I'm thinking they are related to your faith, so she should respect that you are trying to safeguard your faith and keep yourself away from all of the temptations in public school.

Answer 9

Can you do both, attend public school while also taking correspondence courses?
For example, Texas Tech University http://www.depts.ttu.edu/distancelearning/
has a good high school curricula where you get credit for classes that you send in by mail, and take proctored exams at designated sites.

This way, you could find out and demonstrate how much you can do on your own at the same time. You could either graduate early, or choose either program or stick with both.

Is there a church or school counselor who can help you research and work through your choices, or help you and your parents make decisions where you could still change later if needed?

Also, since you are 15 and can work, are you willing to work part-time to pay to take courses for credit?

Believe it or not, some students do better in school when they are working part-time to pay for it themselves because they feel more in control and are compelled to stick to a regular schedule so they waste less time, and their level of esteem and independence is higher.

Answer 10

Talk to your mom suggest going to the public school and taking one or two home school courses at the same time.. Look up home school programs on the Internet there are several that are Internet based..

By taking the home school courses while attending public school you can show you ability to complete the work...

Present it to your mom as a test to see if you will be able to do it.. Agree with her that if you are able next semester you will try your whole semester home schooled.. If you are unable you will continue at public school with no further complaints..

By doing it this way it all hinges on you.. Prove you are able and you get the home school you want so badly...

Answer 11

Ask her to give you a month trial in homeschooling so you can prove to her that you can do it. That is a reasonable request. If she feels that you can do this yourself, then let you continue. If not, send you to public school.

Do some research on home school materials and testing requirements, and show her what you find, that should impress her that you are serious about this.

Pray about it too, asking God to go before you and prepare your parent's hearts concerning this. I'll keep you in prayer also.