I want to be home schooled? How much it will cost?

Question

I hate public school, I'm a junior at high school, its h**l. Most of my friends dropped out of school and did drugs, becuase it was to stressedful, I'm scared of that happening to me. I'm comfortable learning at home rather than school, I have good grades, my favorite 6th grade teacher is teaching me if I was home schooled, so my parents don't pay a penny for home school, my teacher is paying for everything, I feel so depressed at school, I want to make my education not wasted, and it will be fun if I go to school in my PJ's and have more freetime, I have friends, I go to volleyball practice, so I'm not isolated, my school is the worst, they have fights everyday, stupid arrogant whores, I heard that someone is kidnapped in my school, it isn't safe for me. I want to have the best education, and be happy for that. My parents said no, what should I do.

Answer 1

I like to compare home schooling to eating.  Yes, it sounds funny, but stay with me on this thought. ;)  You can eat out all the time and because someone else is servinng you and cleaning up after you and cooking for you, the cost will be much higher.  You could purchase premade meals and bring them home and heat them up on your own.  These meals would cost less than eating out but they would take a little more time.  They would still be expensive, but not quite as expensive as the meals at restaurants.  You could purchase real foods grown from the ground or cut up at the butcher and fix your own meals from scratch.  That would be the cheapest option but it would take more time and thought.  Some might even add that it is the best choice because you get exactly what you need and not a lot of additives.  Home schooling is like that.  You can purchase a program that gives you lots of books and assignments (possibly more than you needed to learn the objective) even provides teachers who will grade all of your extra work.  This option costs the most, in most cases.  The cheapest way to be home schooled would be to find just what you need through books at the library or on Ebay or perhaps from free internet sites or even borrowed from home schooling friends and taylor your education to only you.  You remove the extra things you do not need (additives) and streamline the educational plan to what will best help you meet carreer goals, ect.  The less you do to create a curriculum, the more it will usually cost.  (In my opinion, the student often does more work and the teacher does less in such cases but [oops] this goes beyond my analogy.)

Your situation is wonderfully unique and creates an extention to my little analogy!  You have a teacher who has offered to grade your work and give you the materials you need while tayolring the education to your specific needs and yet this kind-hearted soul is willing to not charge you!  Your parents will not have the great cost or extra work involved in bringing you a personalized educational plan.  WOW! You have been given the best of both worlds.  This is like having a chef volunteer to purchase all the fresh food and then cook your meals for you!  Hey, I would take THAT!

Still, respect for your parents is paramount to good character!  Treat them with honor.  Share with them the analogoy I shared with you and yet let them know that you value their final decision.  I truly do believe that home school is the best choice for every child but I have to tell you that it may not be the best choice for ever parent.  Let them know how important this choice is to you and yet remember to show that that they are more important, still.  

They will also need to have concrete and valid reasons for why you want to home school.  They may not take you seriously if you give learning in pajamas as a reason.  ;)  Tell them that you know you can be responsible.  Show them  how home schooling will help you reach your carrer or life goals.  Do you have experience in presenting a speech?  If so, treat this like preparation for a speech.  Make a list of pros and even possible cons you think they might have.  Be ready to resonsibliy explain your case without beggin or whining.  They will need to not only see something new in home schooling that they have not seen before but they will need to see that you are also up to the challenge!  

It sounds as if you have the stuff it takes to be a great independant worker at home but also to endure even the struggles you have at school.  Either way, I believe that you CAN succeed with determination.  If, after hearing your honest debate without whines or disgust on your part, they are still unwilling to try home schooling, tell them you will still do your best to not let them down.  I am sure you already have great respect for your parents. Continue that.  It may be that your mature responce to their retisance will be what makes them decide to give home schooling a chance with their very mature and responsible daughter in a few more months.  (maybe next semester)  

Hang in there.  Adults do not always change their minds quickly.  Your parents have handled your schooling the same way for at least 11 years and maybe longer.  They love you very much and won't want to rashly jump into any choice they make.  

One more thing, if possible, have the teacher schedule an appointment to talk with your parents alone.  If they refuse, remain respectful and (if you beleive in the true God) pray to Him. I know He answers with the best for us at the best time!

Answer 2

My son graduated an online charter school with a 3.5 and now attends the University Of Dayton with scholarships. Online charter school are accredited and they give you the same diploma that any public or private school would. They will help you with making sure all your state required tests are done (proficiencies etc )

Depending on where you live they have some all over. This is the one we currently are using, and it is great !

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

It is free, they will provide you with the things you need, a computer, printer, supplies, books and teachers are there to help you as well. If you need anything else please email me

Answer 3

Do your parents know what exactly goes on every day at your school? I think since they are saying no to homeschooling that maybe they don't quite know just how bad your school really is.

I couldn't imagine having to go through that everyday. Nobody should have to go through that. I mean, if your parents went to work everyday and the people at work were fighting and doing drugs they would probably quit and find a new job. That's all you're doing here is finding an alternative to this school.

Sit them down and tell them what goes on at school, that you don't feel safe, and then tell them your reasons for wanting to homeschool.

Be serious about it. Not just "School is scary..I want to sit at home and do school in my PJ's". That won't change their mind if you say things like that.

Good luck..I hope they let you homeschool. And if not, just remember you only have the rest of this year and then one more and you'll be free :-)

Answer 4

If you do it online its free.

Answer 5

It won't cost much to home school,I'm a home schooler and it's pretty cheap!even though I'm only in sixth grade,I know that high school-home school will be good!

Answer 6

I did homeschool for my sixth and 1/2 my seventh year it costed about 2,000-3,000 dollars for calvert homeschool which is very good

Answer 7

Your school doesn't sound like a safe place to be, and I totally understand your desire to be homeschooled.  You are to be commended for wanting to focus on your education, and it's great that your 6th grade teacher is willing to teach you.

The cost of homeschooling varies depending on the curriculum you would use.  Some curriculum is expensive and some is relatively inexpensive.  You need to do some research.  Do you want to use Christian or secular curriculum?  Do you want to obtain your high school diploma via a correspondence school or an online home education program?  You might want to take some classes at a community college.  The option you choose will determine the cost of homeschooling.

You said your parents said no.  I would suggest that you try to calmly talk to them again.  First, do some research on homeschooling and find out how to legally homeschool/be homeschooled in your state.  Do research on different types/styles of homeschooling, curriculum, etc.  A good place to start is the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) whose website has good information on how to legally homeschool in all 50 states, how to get started in homeschooling, etc.  (Present the information to your parents.)  The link is below:

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

If your parents still say no, there is not much you can do.  The ultimate decision is theirs.

I hope things work out well for you.

Answer 8

We could home school with only library and internet.   We do buy few books at used books sales.  We create our own curriculum with focus on language arts and math.

Answer 9

Not that much all you have to do is by books and study. I would suggest going to Mardells they have some good school books study hard.