Is home schooling the way to go?

Question

I reli want to be home schooled i hate it at my school and i feel depressed most of the day. I wanted to know if you were home schooled, would I get as good as an education as I would in school or would I lag behind. How will i know what to learn and stuff and if one day i decided to go back to my school again, would it be awkward. Has that happened to anyone, where they have left school then gone back but no one treated them the same???????????????????

Answer 1

if i were you, i would defenitely stay in normal schools. if you wanted to go to college, not many places would accept you if your app says "home schooled", and school gives you the social skills that you will need when you get older. dont give up on school, ok heres a fact: at normal schools, not everyone is going to be in love with you, but in real life, its the same thing. i dont know, just please take my advice(:. thanks<333 .

Answer 2

Hello I am in homeschooling right now. I like homeschooling alot but I rather go to school normaly but I cant because of some problems. Homeschooling is just like normal school but your more free to do what you want and how you want to do it. You can decided to go back to school anytime you want but I do suggest that you give this a try. I was homeschooled in 8th grade because I was acting up in 7th, then I went back to school for 9 and half of 10th. Right now I am in 10th grade and I am doing just fine. I really hope though if you do homeschooling that you dont keep yourself from talking to the outside world. In 8th I withdrew from everybody and that wasnt good. I wish you luck in your decision.

Answer 3

I was never home schooled, but I work in a job where I am around hundreds of kids from all over and this is what I have decided. I think overall home schooling doesn't have the best reputation. If you want to go to college, you might want to talk to a few colleges and ask what their policy is on home schoolers. Aside from the reputation, I think it is what you make of it. If you and your parents are really involved and you try really hard you may be smarter than people from regular school. If you aren't fully into it though, you could fall behind. I think this happens to alot of people. You just have to make sure you are the type person that can do school work yourself and not put it off. My personal opinion: If you are questioning whether or not you may want to go back, you are not miserable enough to really want to leave.

Answer 4

I have not been home schooled, but I know several people that have.  Some benefited.  Most did not.  It really depends on your level of commitment and your parents' level of commitment.  Honestly, I don't think this is the best solution.  Avoiding situations is not going to help your depression.  You should face your problems at school and talk to your parents and guidance counselor to help you through it.

Answer 5

If you feel that you want to be homeschooled, by all means, do so!  

You will probably learn more, and learn faster then you would in a regular school, and this way, you can learn what interests you.

And to the person a couple above me, colleges LOVE homeschooled children. It show's that they don't have to be "spoon fed" information like traditionally schooled children. It shows they can find out information independently, and fast.

Also, just make sure to stay in touch with your friends, and it won't be ackward when you go back.

And to those that say you'll lose social interaction, you don't go to school to talk, you go to learn. and saying that if you stop going then you'll stop having friends is just showing how little some people think of their education. I'm only fourteen, and I know this already.

But if you want to be homeschooled, check the laws in your area and see what homeschooling options are available for you in your area. Such as virtual school, or "umbrella schools", etc. I'm going to  do virtual school and flvs.net, and it's counted as a public school & i go by the curriculum for my county, but it's online.

Good luck!

Answer 6

There is Deff. nothing wrong with being homeschooled.  I am homeschooled, and I have found it much better then Public School.  You don't have to worry about the idiots at Public School, or the fighting, or the drugs or anything.  I think you get a better education, because your not dealing with all the peer pressure as you would in public school.  I am in a computer homeschool.  I have found it to be wonderful.  I have not yet returned to school, so I wouldn't know how akward it would be, but I am returning to school in 11th grade which will be in 2 years, so I guess I'll find out then.

Answer 7

My sisters and I was homschooled and it was fun because we learned more, and also my mom made sure we did.  If we had a doctor's appointment or my mom had to go somewhere we could still go with her and sometimes we will bring our work with us and sometimes we will just wait until we came back home.  Don't get me wrong it's not like we did whatever we wanted, because my mom still made sure that we were learning and studying, sometimes she will just pop up and give us a test.  At the end of each year the company that she was homeschooling  us with and the department of education in my  area will send her test to give to us, and then she will mailed them back.  You don't have to worry about failing a grade when you are in home school.  We still hung out with our friends we still met new people, and went to college and we all have good jobs

Answer 8

Homeschooling could very well be a great solution for you.   You can definitely get as good, if not a better education homeschooling vs. public school.

Because you design your own curriculum, you can custimize it completely to your needs.  

And you can always go back to public school if you find homeschooling doesn't work out.  I would imagine it would be awkward at first, but then the first day always is.  

I suggest you read "The Teenage Liberation Handbook" by Grace Llewelyn.  It has some great ideas for kids in your situation.  

Good luck :D

Answer 9

Are you really concerned about the quality of education you will receive? If so, please read the answers already posted, and you will see that the homeschooled kids are much more mature in their thinking, and can also spell and use grammar correctly.

Don't worry about feeling weird if you try homeschooling and then go back to public school. If people are treating you like you have three heads, then they were not your friends to begin with. Just make sure you don't say, "I'm leaving this school because I hate it here and I'm depressed most of the day." That will make it hard for you to return...

Those who say homeschoolers are not properly socialized are DEAD WRONG! There are tons of opportunities for homeschooled kids to participate in, and you will most likely develop a wide group of friends.

Some states require that your parents provide an idea of the curriculum you will be using, and that you take annual standardized testing. This is to make sure that you are keeping up with the standards in your school district. There are online schools you can enroll in - Keystone National High School, for example - that give you access to actual teachers to guide you through the curriculum.

The main thing is, you have to be self-disciplined with homeschooling. You can hang around the house all day and do nothing constructive, but that is not the same as homeschooling! You will need to make a schedule and stick to it to keep up with your work. However, you will probably find that you don't need to spend nearly the same amount of time on school as you do when you are actually attending a public school...

Good luck!

Answer 10

You can still get into college by being home schooled. Anyone who says that is lying to you out of desperation and ignorance.

Our kids are covering areas of education that public school kids won't even try to comprehend. Especially in history and geography.

We pulled our kids from public schools because the kids they went to school with had the idea that socialization meant stealing our youngest sons lunches and beating the h**l out of our oldest one. Our oldest one was a quiet kid that worked very hard and the failing and loud students hated him for it. Our youngest one lost his lunches to a fat welfare boy. Not to mention that many teachers are nothing more than glorified babysitters today and only care for the attractive or well to do students.

Home schooling is up to you. If you think it will suit you and you'll have no regrets than go for it. Education is more important than friends anyway. But you can't tell that to many public school kids. They care merely for friends and even less for education.

Edit: Today, socialization is nothing more than beating the h**l out of someone that your friends don't like. Persecuting someone for being different. Hating another for being quiet.

Comparing IPod's, IPhones, talking about the best car, who was at the party last week, texting over a lecture, who wants to date or s***w whomever, who is the class tramp and such.

Socialization should be about something kind and wonderful. Not about organizing hatred and oppression.

Answer 11

If you are depressed all day and hating school then homeschooling would sure be an alternative for you.

A lot of people think you get a better education when you are home schooled. The program you use to  home school will provide you with what you need to know and when, so you don't need to worry about that. If you do it totally on your own then there is a pamphlet called "Typical Course of Study" by World Book It  costs about a dollar. It tells what things you should cover by grade level.

In the U.S. and particularly in Calif. we have charter schools or schools that you can sign up for and that follow the same curriculum your own school does and provide the books for you and your "teacher" at no cost. They provide lots of extra classes you can take and field trips.(the field trips cost money). You take your work samples in monthly to a certified teacher who helps your parents stay on track so if you do decide to go back to school you will not have gotten behind. If anything you will be ahead. Ask your school district what programs are available to you.

I doubt that it would be any more awkward to go back than  it is to go on the first day of school. Just   don't insult your current teacher, classmates or school as you are leaving. Just let them know you want to try something different and may be back.

I have met many home schoolers. I only know of one that went back to school but she had really liked it to begin with and missed it and all of her friends, so it was great for her. Everyone else I know didn't want to go back.

I agree with Curly on the Teenage Liberation Handbook. It is full of great ideas for you to ponder. I would also like to recommend :

"The Real High School Handbook: How to Survive, Thrive, and Prepare for What's Next" by Susan Abel Lieberman

and "The Teenagers Guide to the Real World" by Marshall Brain

This website will let you read 20 chapters for free and without signing up for anything. Check it out.

http://bygpub.com/books/tg2rw/tg2rwbookt...  

These are all great resources for you.

Best of Luck!

Answer 12

Well,  if you  really  hate school that much  and  your parent is willing to homeschool,  it sounds like a great idea.  

I'm homeschooled and I get a great learning experience.  I've been homeschooled since kindergarden (and I'm 17 now.    )

As for what to learn and  the education,  it depends on what  homeschooling system you go through.  In my  homeschool  my mom  orders  the books from the school.  She buys the cirriculmn from that grade level and it supplies everything  needed.  It has subjects from math,  science, history,  goverment,  literature, spelling  (depending on the grade)  and it supplies the  tests  and  answer key for the teacher (or my mom in this case.)

Also homeschooling may go on a totally different  schedule than public schools.  For example,  my homeschool  has a year around semester.  So  while the other kids go back from vacation  in August in the next grade,  I'm still finshing up.  But  this is because  we usually finish up our books completely  and move on to the next semester in December.

I don't how it feels to go back to an old scool because I've been homschooled since the beginning.   But I hope everything goes well for you.  Best wishes!

Answer 13

You miss out on all the social parts of school....

Answer 14

Nothing woring with being homeschooled as long as you still get a quality education.  I know that there are a few online schools out there (one is definitely in florida and i think there is another in PA).  They are expensive but worth it.