I cant take it anymore!!?

Question

Im a freshman and i have told my mom that public school is making me depressed and angry and i makes me stress out soooo bad. I tell her that i cant deal with the people there they are sooo rude. i asked her if i can be homeschooled but she just said freshman year is the hardest but it's been happning for as long as i can remember so if any body can help me on how i can get my mom into homeschooling me that would be GREAT!!

Answer 1

i thin your mom just is concerned about you social life... kids who are homeschooled generally dont have as many friends thier age. by going through all of this you learn how to deal with people. all of this helps build important social skills becuase not everyone is gunna be your best friend all your life... if you become homeschooled for the rest of highschool you will most likely not learn all the social skills that you peers have and will give you less of an advantage when working with others then you are older.

and bad as it seems now, looking back it wont seem that bad. try to find some solid friendships and stick with that, the rest doesnt matter.

Answer 2

Leave information about homeschooling laying around--positive articles and the like.

Watch "The Secret" then work on a Vision Board and affirmations for the schooling situation you want. Not only will this benefit you just in terms of how you deal with life, but your mom will be wondering what you are doing. She'll see how important it is to you.

Talk to her about why she doesn't want you to homeschool. Really listen to her reasons. Then ask her under what circumstances would she allow it. Let her know that she can get back to you in a day or two if she can't come up with reasons on the spot; you don't want her to just say no because she's put on the spot.

Answer 3

tell her your haveing problems there and ask her if shell homeschool u

Answer 4

Try and tell her that you're school has such bad learning areas and people in class are disturbing you from working so you're not going to learn much at school and then ask her if you can do home schooling!

Answer 5

Maybe you should transfer to a nice private school in the area...

Answer 6

go talk to your guidance counselor, that's what they are there for, to make the transition easier. But don't forget to just be yourself, and do what makes you happy, and forget about those other people!

Answer 7

Sometimes it takes time for someone to see the benefits of homeschooling. Here are some ideas:

    1. Ask her for a 'trial run", say, one year.

    2. Ask her what her exact reasons are, for not wanting you to be homeschooled. (Eg maybe she is concerned that then you wouldn't have any friends your age - so contact the local homeschooling support group and get details of the zillions :-) of group activities available.

    3. Talk to another adult she respects (eg your Dad), and see what he thinks.

    4. Tell her about some homeschooling families you already know, and point out how nice the teenagers are to their parents. :-)

    and ...

    5. Pray.

    Miracles can happen. :-) 17 years ago my husband wasn't very keen on homeschooling - and now he is even more enthusiastic about it than I am!

    HTH

    Regards,

    Rosalind

Answer 8

I absolutely hated the first semester or so of high school.  I went to a private Catholic school from toddler school to 8th grade.  Our 8th grade class had ten people in it.  Only one other person from there was going to the same high school as me, so he was the only person I knew. Obviously the transition to a big public high school was extremely difficult.  I'm a senior now, and I can tell you that every year is better than the last.  I promise you that if you make a few friends, you will grow to love high school (or at least moderately enjoy it).

Answer 9

I left public school after my freshman year and started PCDI (Professional Career development institute) I think they go ny Ashworth collage now. If you look them up online you can get a TON of info Just print out a bunch of flyer's and have her sit down with you a read them!!

Answer 10

tell her about the ABEKA academy program.  

It costs about 800/year and they send you DVDs with a real teacher/classroom setting so the parent doesn't really have to do much except check up on your homework and grade your papers... in fact they even have a program where their teachers (in FL) will do that as well.

It is a christian based curiculum though, so I don't know if that's ok with your parents, but I'd rather do that than have my kids deal with the c**p in today's public schools.

By the way, the ABEKA program is pretty fast paced at that level so it would be rather challenging for you until you get used to it, but at least you know you're learning a lot as opposed to public schools... sorry, but their standards are just not high enough.

BTW,  the socialization aspect is just a bunch of baloney... there are lots of places to socialize ok... kids should go to school to learn... you can always socialize after school.

Answer 11

You need to gather info on homeschooling to show your mom. Start with books by John Taylor Gatto, Linda Dobson, Grace Llewellyn, Charles J. Sykes & John Holt. Go to homeschooling webs & blogs for more info, print out & give to your mom. Pour it on! If that doesn't get her attention flunk out at school...I'm sure that will get her to recognize she isn't being a parent in the true and natural sense. Public school is an institution and you are feeling the effects of being institutionalized. Your mom needs to wake up to your legitimate suffering. Good luck!

Answer 12

WOW.. if your mom doesn't let you than you must be a very lonely person.. Maybe you need to change your attitude or personality

Answer 13

If you can't handle high school...then you won't be able to handle life. HA! High school is NOTHING compared to the real world...just wait girly.

Answer 14

Tell her you want to start doing spelling bees and memorizing the capitals of all of the different countries in the world.  Seriously- If you feel threatened it's one thing.  If you just don't like rude people and think it's not "fun"- grow up.  High School can be a blast and it can suck, but it is just a few years of your life.  If anything it helps you deal with the world on a scale that's safe and manageable.

Answer 15

talk to your school counselor, they should be able to help you with your problems, and if that doesn't halp, then lease ask your counselor to talk to your mom about how stressed and worried school has made you. alsohave her metion a homeschooling program, and if all else fails, try transfering to a different school, new people.

Answer 16

Tell your mom that the problems you have to deal with on a daily basis at your school are disrupting your learning...tell her that if you were homeschooled that you would be able to learn more without all the distractions brought on by your peers.