Homechool to real school?

Question

Ok well im in 9th grade right now ive been homechooled since 8th grade now.... im begging my mom to let me go to real highschool for 10th... wut can i tell her that will have her realize that this is big... she keeps saying that means no more vacations ect... wut are things that i can say that well make her feel sad not to let me go.... ooo and wut are some fun stuff u do in real highschool

Answer 1

Maybe your parents could talk to the local high school about joining an after school club/activity that they offer (if any). Also, you could go to the dances. You would just need to get a guest pass from the office. Maybe try these options because the first poster is right about the homework and classes and such. If you really have your heart set on going to a public high school, set a time to really talk to your mom about it and let her know how serious you are about going to public school. But do realize that, if she lets you go, you shouldn't complain if you don't get to go on vacations or have to wake up too early.

Answer 2

The only fun stuff I recall was bad caffeteria food, being bullied and pushed around, watching 15 year old girls leave becuse they got pregnant, smoking in the boys room, getting busted for smoking, gang fights, detention for doing silly things.

School is about an education, not about fun stuff.

You want fun stuff, go the Mall.

If you're going to school for fun stuff you are hurting those who are going there to learn Chemistry and Physics and Trig

You are part of the problem, not the solution.

School is about work, hard work and work is not fun stuff.

Answer 3

Um, I may come across as a bit harsh here, but you sound really manipulative. "What are things that I can say that will make her feel sad not to let me go?" You want to PURPOSEFULLY make your mother sad so that you can get what you want??? Playing the whole guilt trip on people is manipulative and selfish.

If you have no other reason to go to high school other than you think it will be fun, then you probably won't be able to convince your mother otherwise. Figure out why you want to go to school, then think about if those are really good reasons in the grand scheme of things (will you still think they are good reasons when you are 50?). It has to be something that will really BENEFIT you and that can't be done through homeschooling.

I've been to high school. It wasn't the big deal you seem to think it is. Those caught up in the superficial aspects found it a big deal, but most of those have crummy lives now as adults (no joke). Those who thought about themselves on a deeper level, in terms of the kind of person they wanted to be and their future lives, didn't find high school all that impressive. If you want to go to high school just for the superficial fun stuff, then keep in mind that you are giving up something deeper that will benefit you more in the long run.

Answer 4

my daughter was home schooled and now she is in public school and hates it and begs me to let her be  home schooled again. I want her to have some sort of social life and join activities at school, like volley ball, or just getting out of the house and being with friends. she wants no part of it, she said she can call her friends or see them at church. I told her I would think about it. she wants to be at home. I think your mom should at least try it and see how it goes. you can at least try it. if it doesn't work out you can always go back to home school.

Answer 5

first of all, not all public highschools are bad, I personally know two students that have transitioned from homeschooling to publicschooling and they actually have LESS homework because the homeschool curriculum they used was much tougher. And as for bullies and weridos, well, they are everywhere. There are also good kids in ps.

Now, my advice to you is since you have this mind set that what your mother is doing for you is not "real" and the public highschool is "real" then you may do better in ps because of your attitude. Some students that start off hating homeschooling come around and end up loving it, but not everyone. you may be one of the ones that is just not cut out for homeschooling.

This may sound anti homeschooling and it is not intended to be. I am a proponent of what works best for the family.

If you want to have an adult conversation with your mother about this, sit down and ask her to talk to you without using things like "no more family vacations" as leverage.

I seriously doubt that was her main reason for wanting to homeschool you in the first place. Ask her to share her heart with you on the subject. You may begin to understand things a bit better and decide staying where you are is the best thing for you. And on the other hand, once you have had the opportunity to share your heart with your mom, she may decide it is time to let you go.

good luck.

Answer 6

The only fun stuff you can do in real high school is clubs and stuff.

Other than that, your mom is right about no more vacations and such.  You have to eat when the school tells you to, get there and leave when the school tells you to, and go on vacation when the school tells you to.

You'll have to deal with unruly classes, where you end up sleeping the whole time, or listen to the teacher scream.  You'll have to deal with bullies and such.  Sometimes there is the occasional weird kid that after you talk to them once, they follow you around for the rest of the year.  

And expect a lot of homework.  

Good luck.

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Answer 7

I work in the public high school in our area.  I don't see much  of the fun stuff.  I drive a bus and work in cafeteria.  The kids on the bus usually spend their time complaining about the long route and annoying behaviour from others on the bus.

The kids in the cafeteria rush through the line,  gobble down their food in the few minutes they have to eat, and rush out to next class.  We have occasional food fight which always ends with group of kids being put in detention.  We have occasional real fights which end with several being expelled for few days.  Other than that, it is just normal kids.  A few are there for education.  Most are there because they are forced to be there.  

I think that home school is real school.  

I wish you luck.  I hope you enjoy your experience.   It is not like 'Saved by the Bell" or any of the sitcoms that you see on TV.  It is a bunch of kids that are basically the same age, trying to conform to each others' standards, and trying to hang in there until they graduate and get on with real life.

Answer 8

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