Is it possible to be homeschooled and go to public school?

Question

i was wondering if i could be homeschooled for the subject math because thats my weakness and go to public school and study the rest of my subjects there. please tell me if could do that and i little advice and imformation.

Answer 1

It would be neat if public schools were buffets. You could exercise freedom of choice and pick from the best teachers and courses from a variety of venues. Alas, I think very few states or school districts are that enlightened.

Since it is just one subject, had you considered looking into being tutored in that subject?

Answer 2

It depends on what state you live in.  Can your parents hire you a math tutor?

Answer 3

I don't think so.  You should probably just get a tutor for your math classes.

Answer 4

You probably can't be homeschooled for just one subject, but you can often do the reverse: be homeschooled for everything but one subject.

Check to see about academic support classes that may be set up. Or even correspondence if you are in high school. It'd give you the chance to go your own pace and get the extra help you need.

Answer 5

I don't think so.

To be enrolled in public school, you have to meet certain criteria, and that would surely include particular courses--including math. What you could do is take a remedial math class, and have a tutor at home to help you keep up or catch up.

Answer 6

This depends on your state and your local district.

My best friend's daughter went to PS for PE, Art, Music, and social skills class.  She was HS'ed for Math, Language Arts, Science & History.  *But* she's in a state that is very good at working w/ HS'ers and an even better district that allows dual enrollment.

Have you spoken to your parents and/or school counselor about this?  If you do HS for math, you're parents will have to be involved - if it's even an available option for you.

Answer 7

um, no, because if you were in public, they would count you absent for math class even though you were really doing the classes at home, so no there is no such a thing and your not gonna get any better at math if you do it at home, in fact, you'd probably be more likely to forget math all together if you were homeschooled.So probably not the best idea.

Answer 8

In our district here, students are allowed to be home schooled and also to attend classes on campus. You would probably have to provide your own transportation to and from the campus. You would have to set it up through the school somehow. Here we have the homeschooled students in an alternative program where there is a director over it. You would have to contact your school to see who you would have to talk to about doing that.

Answer 9

Its probably not possible to do just one class as a homeschooler.  Depending on your state and your district you might be able to do the opposite, take all your classes at home but one or two in the school.  If you attend more than half time you are not considered a homeschooler though.

Answer 10

As far as I can tell, it all depends on the school's preferences.  I tried to do that and I wasn't allowed to, but my friends at a school in the same state, not too far from here, were allowed to take just a few classes and homeschool for the rest.  So just ask the school... and you might want to think up a few good reasons why you should be allowed to go to public school part-time, incase they aren't in favor of it right away.

Answer 11

Homeschooling is a great way to really learn a subject that schools constantly fail in. Here in the US, our math scores are atrocious compared to Asian countries.  Math curriculums are constantly being re-invented to make them politically correct, and to appeal to multiple intelligences, but the fac tis, numbers are numbers.  You're better off getting a real math education by switching to a classic,spiraling Math curriculum (like Saxon Math) and actually learning the materials.  Meeting regularly with a Math tutor or having one to call upon when you need help might increase your understanding.

if you go to the HSLDA website (Homeschool legal defense Association) you can click to see the laws in your state, to know if your state allows concurrent enrollment (a combination of homeschooling and public schooling)

Good luck.

Answer 12

You might be able to do the majority as homeschool and take a class or two at the public school.  Can't just do one class at home because it's your weakest subject.

Get a tutor or extra help at school for your math.

Answer 13

There are home schooled students at the high school level who indeed choose to take a class or two at a local high school; this is not done regularly, but there are exceptions if the school district makes allowances for this.

More often you will find home schooled high school students taking classes at a local community, or regular college instead of a conventional high school.

This gives them credits they can transfer later when they attend a college full time.