Can I be homeschooled if my mom is a single parent who works full time?

Question

I want to know if I can be homeschooled, although my mom works full time, and she is my only parent. We have been looking into online homeschooling and things like that, but she can't be here as the adult and my grandma is avilable. WHY I want to be homeschooled is because I have school phobia it's real, lol] and it makes me have panic attacks when It's time to leave for school and stuff like that. I am 13 also. But yeah, please tell me if there's a possibilty for me to be homeschooled....?

Answer 1

if you have panic attacks over school now and are  homeschooled how the heck are you gonna manage real life after school is done and you  are thrust out into the real world...

homeschooling is ok if done right... but all too often its used to 'cushion" a child and that kid doesnt grow up with proper social skills..

Answer 2

At that age you're on the gray line for staying home alone.  It might be possible, but it would be best if another relative could stay or check up on you.

Answer 3

Yes.  It is possible if you are motivated, a hard worker and can stay on task without  an adult breathing down your neck.  A very few kids can do it.  It would also be great training if you could cook supper and clean house for your mom as well, while she checks over your work and works on your lesson plans.    Part of the reason why we send our kids to school is because it is a great worry and work to homeschool kids and work as well.  Being a working single parent is hard enough as it is without the homeschool concerns as well.   How mature are you?  That is what will tell the tale.

Answer 4

YES!! i get home schooled and my father is at work during the day and my mom is a math teacher as well so they dont come home till like 5!! home schooling is they give you a computer and a site and you do all your hw on it you dont need anyone at home to do it unless you need help!! its more like online school, well anyways i hope this helps:)

Answer 5

As long as there is an adult around to supervise you during the time your mom is at work, there's no reason you can't be homeschooled.  The great thing about homeschooling is that your lessons don't have to be during regular school hours...your grandma could help you out during the day, and your mom could pick up any remaining questions/lessons after work.

It will take motivation on your part, and organization for your mom and grandma, but it's definitely doable.

If you go through an online school, they will take care of all of the scheduling, as well as (most likely) the grading and record keeping for you, so there's less for your mom and grandma to do.  You have to keep up with your work, but you seem to be a fairly bright kid.  It really shouldn't be a problem for you.

Just check into your state's homeschooling laws; homeschooling is legal in all 50 state, but some states require you to notify them (or even get permission) prior to or within a few days of beginning to homeschool.  To find your state's laws, just click on this link, click on your state, and go to the upper right hand corner to a link that says something about "How to Homeschool Legally" or something along that line.  Then, just follow what it says, and start right up.  :-)

http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/default.as...

Hope that helps!

Answer 6

You're over 12, and I believe that makes you old enough to stay home on your own, but I'm not 100% sure. Also, your grandmother is allowed to help with your schooling or watch you while your mom isn't there. You can do online schooling without a parent present (if you're old enough to be home alone or have someone watching you) but that isn't what most consider "real" homeschooling... Just taking the school situation home with you, really. If you want to homeschool with your own curriculum you can still do that as well. You just have to see if your grandmother will be able to help you when you need it, or if you can just do the assignments/lessons you need help with in the evenings when mom is home, and work independently while she's at work. The great thing about home schooling is how flexible it is. There's no cookie-cutter routine, no one-size-fits-all philosophy.

Answer 7

It can be done but it is a lot of hard work.  I homeschooled my son as a single mom who worked full time on the midnight shift.

Answer 8

You need to take a look at the homeschooling laws for your state.  If it is not specifically against state law, then it would be fine for you  to homeschool at your grandma's house.  If that won't work, then I'm sure other arrangements can be made.  There are many homeschooled students whose parents work full time.

Here's some information on single parent homeschooling.

http://singleparenthomeschool.christianh...

I think online homeschooling is a great option for you if you are having anxiety at school.  Real life is NOTHING like a public school classroom.  Getting out of a traditional classroom environment will give you an opportunity to participate in the real world.

Answer 9

I've homeschooled while working full time. I would prepare my kids book work on Sunday evenings for the week in the subjects of english, math, spelling/vocabulary, etc., and leave them with their grandmother and they would do it in my absence, I would take their work every couple of days and check it on my lunch hour.

We'd spend a couple of nights per week and Saturday mornings going over things such as mistakes or new concepts. My kids also were given free reign on certain other independant unit studies on topics of their choice and they would have to put together a project of their choice as the culmination (oral report, project board, experiment, essay, a website, etc.) to present to me. Usually these would be social studies, science, art or technology based projects.

If you do this, you're really going to have to work in partnership with your  mom and be responsible about studying, researching, reading, learning and doing things. Your mom doesn't have to hover over you a few hours per day to learn, especially at your age you can do a lot of work independantly and just go to her when you need help or guidance or to keep her up on what you've been doing.

It'd also benefit you as well to do some things outside the home-- take a class at a museum or community center, or get a volunteer position at the library, or join a teen writing group or chess club-- things you can get out and be socially active and gain a wider variety of experience than just book work and research at home.

You may find this article helpful: http://heartandhomeschool.googlepages.co...

Good luck to you.

Answer 10

I homeschool and you can home school even if she is a full time worker. Because you can do it whenever you want as long as you do it you can do it whenever right?!?!

Answer 11

You might be able to....Look into an alternative school...I don't know if you'd be able to get into one at 13 but an alternative school really helped me.  Problem kids also go there but they don't talk to you or anything.  The one I went to was independent learning...so when you finished the requirements for one class you went on to the next one.  Like in math we were given all the books and everything...even the answer books for reference.  It wasn't clique-y at all. I was in exactly the same boat you are in...with horrible depression.  I hated it there.  I used to throw up every day before school when I was in regular school.  Try to look into alternative schools in your area..some may have bad raps but you never know until you look into them.  My school was considered "the naughty people school"  but really it was totally different. I'm glad people thought it was a bad school kind of because it kept enrollment down.  It was like Heaven for me.  I made a lot of friends there at the time that I normally wouldn't have made at all. You also learn to be around different kinds of people.

Answer 12

If you are going to do online public or charter school, then it's fine for your grandmother to be there with you. If it's some other program, then you'd have to check with a homeschool association to find out the specific legal stuff with that.