How do I convice my parents to let me be homeschooled?

Question

I hate going to school. Everybody there hates me, and I have no friends. You are probably thinking "There are tons of people to chose from" but at my school, its a whole different story. There are only 30 PEOPLE in the whole grade (boys AND girls.) Everybody in my grade thinks I follow people around and that I am not normal. I hate it and I dread going to school every day.

How can I convince my parents to let me be homeschooled? And can you also give me some information on being homeschooled?

THANK YOU!

Answer 1

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Answer 2

My son finished the 8th grade in public school with straight F's and went from that to straight A's and B's being home schooled. Online charter schools are considered the same as public schooling. My son graduated an online charter school and now attends University of Dayton ( a private university ) with scholarships.

Home schooling can work for some. The student needs to be self disciplined enough to do the work and care.

This is the school my other children are now attending,

http://www2.k12.com/getk12/index.html

Depending on where you live they may be a help, if not, there are online charter schools all over.

They will provide you with the computer, printer, supplies and books that you need as well as teachers and academic advisors. This is the same as a public school but ONLINE at home.

My daughter too had some problems at school before we decided to home school her. She had some learning disabilities that cause other kids to constantly upset her n say mean things to her. If you need to to know anything else please email me.

Answer 3

Show your parents that you can act independently by getting information about homeschooling in your area (there are a number of sources for homeschooling information - start with your local school board because in many school districts, the school board sets out the curriculum so the home schooled students are working at the same grade levels as the traditionally schooled students. You should be able to get lots of information on the internet by putting home schooling in your search engine and narrowing it down to something that your parents might consider suitable. That means winnowing out the ones that don't apply to you - different religions and that sort of thing.

Then you can check with the local library and find out if there are home study groups that meet there - because almost all homestudy programs build in some social interaction.

You can enquire about the books you will need and what fees you will pay. In some areas, if a child is home schooled the parents get a rebate on their taxes - and your parents would probably love that!

In short, show them how responsible you can be, and present your case as one that has positive reasons, not the negative rant that you entered. The positive reasons for home schooling are that you can work at your own pace, that you get individual attention, and you can likely get better grades even though you have to spend less time doing schoolwork.

Good luck!

Answer 4

I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing problems in school.  Schooling, whether public or home, should be an overall positive experience, and it is not good for you to be in an atmosphere that you hate five days a week.

Just talk to your parents.  Be honest with them about what is happening to you at school and how you feel about it.  Also, let them know that you are able and willing to be responsible for your education via homeschooling by doing the assigned work, studying hard, and asking for help from your parents when you need it.

The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) is a good website to get information on how to homeschool/be legally homeschooled in all 50 states.  This site also has information on how to get started in homeschooling.  Read the information on this site, and also "google" homeschooling, especially sites that address homeschooling for your grade level; research information on homeschooling very well, and present this information to your parents.  The link to the HSLDA website is below:

http://www.hslda.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1

I hope this is helpful.

Answer 5

Homeschooling would be a mistake. Better would be for you deal with your school, try the best you can and remember that later on you can choose what school you go to and how you want your social life to work out. Everyone has school problems. The answer is not leaving school, but working out those problems over time.

Answer 6

You probably won't be able to convince them.

Home-schooling your kids is REALLY HARD! They sure can't do it if they both work, they won't have time or energy.

My advice to you is to just hold your head up, ignore the other kids, and learn to be happy with your own company. If they see that they can't make you unhappy, some of them might warm up to you, but it will take some time.

Having to go through this will make you a strong person, and you will come out on the other side with something more valuable than friends---self-reliance and confidence.

Good luck.

Answer 7

Search for Homeschooling laws in your state. There are homeschooling websites with links to them. That will give you some idea how difficult withdrawing would be, because some places it's tougher than others, and how complicated it is will influence what your folks think about it.

You don't say how you're doing scholastically, or what your relationships with the faculty are.  If those things are okay, I think you have more options.

Seems to me there are 2 problems to solve. The first is what I call the "hunker down" aspect of school. One of the unfortunate things about schools is that they tie up so much of your day that if it's not working it feels like your life isn't working. Well, even when they're taking 8 hours from you, your life remains your own. Take heart. If you can look into other places to build support networks (like Y teen leaders, church groups, interest groups like D&D clubs, choruses...) then the non-functioning of the school thing loses a little of its power. It's easier to take it for what it is (a boring job) and not believe it's the end all and be all of your youth.

The second part is the "sell your parents" part. As I said, the law is the first thing. Once that is settled, arranging for curriculum (there are online schools, for example) or arranging your schedule will be minor.

Good luck with it. It's good to be happy. :o)

Answer 8

Many people will say you are just running away from your problems. You are NOT running away from your problems...you are getting out of a situation that shouldn't be happening.

Nobody should have to go through anything like you have to go through when you're at school. People think that it helps you grow stronger and learn how to socialize--but I don't care what you say, no human on this earth deserves to go through that not even one day of their life.

Sit down with your parents and tell them why you want to homeschool. Tell them what is going on at school. Be serious..not just "I hate school..so can I homeschool?". Have your reasons ready and discuss it with them.

Tell them your plan. You want to finish this year being homeschooled and then go back when you start your new school. Sounds like a good plan to me and hopefully they will hear you out.

They will probably at first say no...so be ready for that. But if you come back with good reasons and show them that you have thought this all through they might change their mind.

Their main reason for saying no would be that they don't have time to homeschool you (especially if both of them work). But, the good news is that you don't have to have them home in order to be homeschooled. I know kids who's parents worked and they were still homeschooled. Their mom would set up their assignments in the morning before she went to work and they had to complete them before she got home. If there's something you need help with, then they can help you at night after work. But, you have to be responsible and make sure they can count on you to get your work done.

Good luck with convincing them..I hope they let you.