Does homeschooling work?

Question

I'm in homeschooling and I'am not doin well at all. At the begining of the year our internet was working and a variety of different things didnt work out as planned and now were behing tremendously. I' am 24 lesson behind and my sister is 21. And the previous year the exact same thing happened with the complications with the internet; we failed, a big humilaition because when we where in public school the lowest grade we ever got was about a C. And now this year would look to be the same if we dont get help fast. My parents dont want to put me back in school because of just the basic enviroment but this school is still our future and what we will become and with the grades I have it does look bright and I really do have big plans for my life really big. Help me out, what should I do?

Answer 1

It is working in my house. My husband and I are very hands on with our child's education.

Where are your parents? It seems like we hear alot of dissatisfaction from kids who are left alone with a computer all day.

Whatever you've been doing, isn't working for you. Try another method of homeschooling. Don't worry so much about "catching up". Worry about learning and enjoying learning. Focus on mastery of the subjects you study, not on quantity of information. Sit down with your folks and make a plan. Study all of your options. There are many more than pre-packaged curriculum.

Answer 2

homeschooling usually does not work because you can't usually get into a good college unless you go to a lower scale one first so they can be sure your grades are legit. Even though the environment may not be the best in real schools, in the end its the better way to go

Answer 3

You know that you DON'T have to do internet schooling to homeschool, right? What you are doing isn't exactly homeschooling. Go to www.hslda.org and look up the laws where you live. Do a search for your state and homeschooling. Even do a search just on homeschooling. Find out how actual homeschooling works rather than through an online program.

If it's not working, don't blame homeschooling--blame a mis-fit between you and the chosen form of homeschooling. Talk to your parents about other options.

Answer 4

Yeah you're doing distance education or virtual school

It's a type of homeschool but not what most people use

Most people buy complete programs (school in a box) with software and work books and tests.

They also buy text books and reference books and work free form.

Homeschooling doesn't work for everyone, just as brick school doesn't work for everyone

But there are homeschoolers here who get into Stanford University while they are 18 or less.

The thing of it is, you have to cover the work so go to the library or book store and buy a few texts to cover your math and history.  Check out some books to read for Literature.

Answer 5

I'd recommend going with a different home school program I never personally went through one that was internet based I am sure that there are some programs that aren't as strict but are still a valid program.  You might also want to contact the program/company that you are doing your homeschooling through and ask if something could be taken into consideration due to technical difficulties that are no fault of your own.

Answer 6

Home schooling works very well for those who understand that you have to adjust your schedule, and the program you use to each individual student.

Most home school programs that are dependent on the Internet, or any virtual school for that matter is bringing the school home; this simply does not work for most, and really defeats the purpose of home schooling.

My advice is to change programs, adjust your schedule, work at your own pace, and remember that you can never be behind in home schooling since you are on your own time schedule.

You can also home school year round, and take breaks when you need them if that works better for you; we do; we take time off when it fits our family schedule.

Our children finish a basic high school program in about 2 years, but I have known several families who have allowed their children to take five years to complete it simply because they were so involved in sports, and other activities;

the choice is yours.

FYI; most all go to college no matter how long they decide to take to finish their high school programs.

Good luck.

Answer 7

I applaud you for taking your education into your own hands. I homeschool my son (age 7) and it is sometimes a battle for us to complete what we need to by the time it needs to be done.

You don't really say why you've fallen so far behind in your lessons. Is it because your 'net connection isn't working? Does your curriculum depend completely on the Internet?

I can tell you this, from my own experience, homeschool works for some, and doesn't work for others. If you are taking full responsibility for your lessons, then you also need to take responsibility for completing them as well. Homeschooling takes dedication, drive, and determination on the part of the teacher and student. Without all of those, it is doomed to failure.

In my opinion you should buckle down and hammer out your lessons to the best of your ability. If you do your best, and still fail, at least you know you've tried and failed. If you fail without a full attempt, you'll never forgive yourself for not giving it your all.

Good Luck and I hope this helped.

Answer 8

What you're doing isn't homeschooling, it's distance education.

Seems to me you can either find a different provider if you still want to go with distance education or you could make the switch to homeschooling proper.

Answer 9

what do you mean not working try ww.k12.com free computer lessons follow along teachers fun stuff

Answer 10

Okay... if you went to school and didn't pay attention, didn't do your work, and never tried at all... would school work?

Homeschooling works, but only if the parents make sure the kids are doing what they should.  Even though older kids can complete most of their work on their own they still usually need accountability.

Homeschooling will work for you if you and your family work at it.

Answer 11

If I understand correctly your school work is done online... is this right??? If so then you could always go to the library and use their computers. You can always talk to your parents and explain to them that you need some sort of internet access to complete your lessons. If they are teaching you then they should already know this. I would also suggest trying a different method of homeschooling. We use the computer for resources and research. I make my own curriculum up for my 7th grader and then we go to the library or other places and pick out the books we'd like to use.

Good luck and don't give up......you have dreams and you need to follow them!