Homeschooling is it right for me?

Question

Please please help!

Im moving to Fort Worth, Texas. I'm 14 and going to be in 9th grade next year. I have never been homeschooled before, its hard for me to make friends so i'm going to try homeschooling or cyber schooling.

I have questions about homeschooling:

1. how do you start or do you register?

2. how do you learn or get a diploma

I also have questions about Cyber Schooling

1. Is it available in Fort Worth, Texas, for grades 9-12 and free of cost?

2. How do i sign up

3. How does Cyber Schooling work?

(i tried many websites and none of them gave me good information about homeschooling/cyber schooling in Fort Worth, Texas)

thank you i need to know about this information soon

Answer 1

i agree with the other answer.

online schooling is not the

answer.  Everyone needs

to learn how to socialize

and make friends. I was

nervous the first day of

high school , being that i had

no friends in my classes or even

lunch, but youd be suprised

how friendly people can be.

i made lots of new friends on

the first day alone.

Answer 2

If you want to try online high school it is available in every state but it is hard to find one that is low cost. You would most likely have  video lectures, email assignments, and take exams online.  

  You would of course need to register with the online school you are enrolling in and possibly need to inform your local school district that you will be taking classes online (that's the law in Maine where I'm from, not sure what the laws are in Texas) so they won't consider you truant.  

  As for getting a diploma that depends on which online school you use. Many are not accredited and you can't earn a real diploma nor can you earn a real diploma being homeschooled the traditional way because although the government allows this kind of education they don't "approve" of it.   The only way you can get around this is to return to an accredited school before your senior year or to take a GED test.

  As for socializing, I think it's overrated. I was homeschooled for 10+ years and am now a 25 year old wife and mother....you should have friends as everyone should but a traditional school isn't essential to learning social skills, you could probably find lots of other homeschoolers and helpful info from this site...

http://www.home-school.com/groups/TX.htm...

Answer 3

No.

Answer 4

Regardless of your choice of school (although it's easier with homeschooling), pursue your interests.  If you're unaware of your interests, keep trying different things until you discover some.  This is part of taking care of yourself, builds self-esteem, and provides natural opportunities to socialize without all the drama sometimes present at school.

There are a ton of homeschooling options, with or without online courses.  Who are you living with that can help you plan?

Answer 5

go to school.  You need to learn all your subjects AND to socialize.  Avoiding socialization will not help you in life.

Answer 6

1) You just start.  Check the state laws, but I think in TX you don't have to do anything if you aren't already enrolled.  

2) You learn however and whenever you like.  Your parents can make a diploma for you when you are ready to graduate.  They should keep a record of the activities you do and consider what kind of a transcript they will eventually need if you want to go to college.

BTW, if it's hard for you to make friends, you are not alone, it is not a cause of homeschooling (obviously since you haven't yet begun) and it won't be changed by homeschooling.  Some people just aren't a social as others, it's not a pathology.  Just be yourself and polite to others and you'll be fine.

Good luck :D