Homeschooling/independent studying with full credits?

Question

I have suffered a family trauma over the summer and I have panic attacks and I am mentally unable to attend school for a couple of months or so, and then I will probably be moving a few hours away (but in the same state). Is there away I can independent study or homeschool and get all my credits? My school has a thing called "home hospital" but you only get 20/30 credits. and I need all the credits... any thing I can do? Because I don't know anything about homeschooling or independent studying or anything but I am a really good student and I would like to keep it that way for my college application thing.

Oh & please don't tell me that I should just go to normal school - I need my questioned answered and those comments won't help.

Thanks.

Answer 1

You can leave school entirely and homeschool. You can get all of your credits and credits for whatever else you do. You need to do more research about homeschool though and check out your states regulations. Usually your parents have to write a letter of intent to homeschool to your school district to get started.

Answer 2

The panic attacks thing should be medically documented, and with a doctor's recommendation, you can do "homebound instruction" for the period of time that you can't attend.  If you think you will never be able to attend regular school again, you might be able to get Independent Study credits by extension courses from the state university.  Or, you might be able to enroll in an online or correspondence course from someplace that will graduate you with a real diploma because they have a "bricks&mortar" highschool someplace, and they will keep records and transcripts and such for you.

Answer 3

Hi,

I would do a web search on on line high school programs in your area. I know of a great one but it is in San Diego county and it only serves students in the surrounding counties of San Diego. Check out CAVA as well.

I hope you feel better. You sound motivated and smart so I'm sure you will get through this challenging part of your life.

Good luck!

Answer 4

It'd help to know where you live. There may be a virtual school in your state, which would be a fairly simple way to switch to a home learning program at this point.

ADDED: Have you looked into CAVA? http://www.k12.com/cava/  I would also recommend getting in touch with some homeschool support groups in your area http://localhs.com/?Ventura,CA who will be able to tell you what sort of charter umbrella schools may be able to provide you with what you are looking for.

Answer 5

IN my state employers are not required to accept homeschooling, check into that before going this route.  For example, at my job, just today we had this discussion and found that we would require someone to get their GED before accepting them into our program any homeschooling did not count.  So as far as we and many employers are concerened even though the state says you graduated, we don't consider you to have.

Just make sure that you aren't going to pay for this later on down the road, even if your state allows you to be homeschooled.

Answer 6

Options depend on where you live. Many online charter schools are popping up all over. Many of them are now using k12 products. k12 schoolsare good for many reasons. Each student is given a placement test and then given individualized curriculum based on his or her individual needs. With the help of online charter schools today, homeschooling can be much easier than it used to be. They provide you with everything you need, a computer, a printer, books, supplies, and teachers that you can both email and call for help and assistance. This is free and there are no charges. Online schools are definitely becoming a way of the future for the children in generations to come.

Going to an online school is no different than going to a traditional public school or a private school. They graduate with a real diploma the same as any school. My son graduated from an online charter school and now attends a private university (University Of Dayton) with scholarships. They will also help you with making sure that all state required tests are done yearly and proficiencies are completed for graduation.

If there are not any free ones in your state then there are ones that are affordable like Progress Academy and CLASS

Answer 7

I think your best option would be to enroll in the online k-12 program. I believe their credits are transferrable to most public schools-check with them. You would be able to take a full load and not get behind.

http://www.k12.com/homeschool

Warm Regards,

Jana

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