My mom just gave up on my homeschooling!!!!!?

Question

me and my mom got into a little argument over math and she blew it WAY out of proportion. she just quite on me. i know pretty much everything i need to know or the next grade...except for math. since i live in illinois it doesnt matter how long i went just what i know. She told me she is going to tell the school next year i am lacking in math and probly gonna try and hold me back just for that. i REALLY need help here!!!! i have never been good in math (its pre al) but since i cant even try harder now, im gonna get screwed. my mom wont even let me try and teach myself. everytime i tell her i can do it she laughs. help?

Answer 1

Have you looked into other curricula? Try Teaching Textbooks or Math U See. Look for a program you can understand and can learn on your own.

Sorry you and your mom are at odd with this. I hope you can find a way to figure it out. Good Luck!

Answer 2

I'm sorry to hear that, Tyler. Do you often have arguments? Is this likely to blow over? There are at least 4 months until the next school year starts.

If not, how is she going to stop you from learning math? Do you have texts? Access to the library? You obviously have access to the net--lots of places on the net to learn the math you need. Take a deep breath, let your mother's fit be her fit, consider what role you may have played in it and apologize if necessary, then go on your merry way learning the math you need. And, if she's going to be that unsupportive (although, it sounds like the lack of support might be more of a general relationship problem between the two of you--be humble!), don't tell her that you'll do it yourself. Just do it. Keep all your work, keep records of resources you've used, and if you end up in school next year, well, first, you might not have to worry because they might require a placement test anyhow. If not, meet with whomever from the school privately and show them what you've done. Ask them to test you for proper placement.

Answer 3

I'm sorry about that. Try to talk to her and apologize but if not search for online math help then impress your mom on it. It's ok to feel upset about this. SORRY *hug*

Answer 4

I'm so sorry to hear that.  So she threatened to send you back to public school?

If you're in middle/high school, they won't "hold you back", you just may have to repeat Pre-Algebra before taking Algebra I.

Could you convince her to purchase a different curriculum for you?  My son really likes Teaching Textbooks.  He's doing Algebra I now.

http://www.teachingtextbooks.com

Again, I'm really sorry your mom is like that.  I hope I'm never like that with my son!

Answer 5

Sounds like this was more than a "little argument."  Maybe it was the final straw, the last thing she could take in a long string of conflicts with her, or she wouldn't have reacted so.

First of all, how can she stop you from trying to teach yourself?  If you are really determined to learn the material, then do it.  You might need to get other materials from the public library or from sites online.  However you do it, go somewhere and work on it.  Keep working and reworking math problems.  Find friends or neighbors that you can ask for help if you get stuck.  Or ask online for help.  Or see if your public library or local school system offers an on-the-phone or online tutoring service to help with homework questions.  But keeping working at it.  If you really manage to learn the needed material, rather than just saying that you want to learn it on your own, that may change the situation.  She can't laugh if you actually do it (rather than just talk about doing it).

But it could be that your mom is reacting more to the attitude you had, than to the argument itself.  Apologizing to her could be a big step in fixing the problem.  Remember that she is older than you and really does know more than you might always give her credit for; respect that.  If the attitude changes, she might be a whole lot more willing to work with you to solve this problem.

Good luck.

Answer 6

omg i know what you mean I'm terrrrrible at math. I've been on pre-al for 2 years and i still dont understand it. but i understand and am wayy above average on everything else.

my mom says she's gunna send me to school all the time.

give it sometime...... it will blow over. i hope. GOOD LUCK!