My dad won't let me be schooled online cuz he thinks i am "running away" from everything!?

Question

I have NEVER run from anything in my life. I have sat there and faced it, because i didn't want to disappoint my parents, or cause too much trouble. But i am having a hard time in school, and i asked to be schooled online, just until i move, which should be in about 3 months. But now my dad is saying that the only thing i am doing is running away from my problem! He doesn't listen!

How can i show him that i am NOT, after all, running away from my problem? That i am actually trying to solve it?

Please help!

Answer 1

Thsi blog has some good tips for talking to your parents about homeschooling. http://virtualonlineschool.blogspot.com/

Above all be respectful, state facts, and don't whine. It's kind of ironic-but most adults would never stay in a job if their job was as bad as some kids have it at school.

Remember, he's on your team and he thinks he's doing what's best for you. You might write up a list of how you have not been a quitter in other areas of your life so he can see that this situation is different.

Best of Luck!

Jana

http://www.purehomeschooling.com/

Answer 2

You might not be able to, I'm sorry to say. And honestly, if the online school knows you're going to be switching from your current school to them for only 3 months, they probably wouldn't accept your admissions. You might think you are solving your problem, but you are creating even more problems by doing so. It's not as though the online school is going to be in the same sequence as your current school or your future school. You will have attended 3 different schools in less than 4 months. It's likely not a wise move.

I believe wholeheartedly in online schooling for the right student, but not for a 3-month interim period. And from a parent's perspective, if it's only 3 months and you'll be going to a new school, then it does very much look like you are running away from whatever is causing you trouble in school. It looks like you don't want to deal with what's going on for those 3 months. Facing something is not the same thing as dealing with it.

ADDED: If your Dad thinks it's only going to be 3 months, then he probably has a good reason for believing so and won't be convinced by "it could be the whole year". I can't see how you would be able to convince him to do online schooling for just 3 months. I certainly wouldn't allow my child to do so and I'm fairly easy going! It'd be a hassle to switch schools, start a new program, and I think it very unfair to the online school to start such a thing when I'm quite sure my child will not stick the whole year out.

Answer 3

If you do online schooling you will still have teachers teaching you!  They will be teaching classes that you will be able to watch online! That is what I am doing this year. You are not running away from anything. You will be getting just as much education as if you were in a school. Nothing less. You will still be going places with the class when they do things....you will still have classmates and people to hang around with......