My parents act like they don't know why i don't want to go to a private school

Question

THEY KNOW. I've been going to a private school my whole life, and i've always been the ugly black girl. While everyone was dating and slow dancing i didn't get to do any of that.

Since the ending of last year i started to go out more and meet people who went to a normal school. I found it so much more fun and people thought i was attractive. When i'm outside of my school it's like im a diffrent person like i have a diffrent identity. I was very popular with my outside friends.

I want to go to a public high school. But the one im zoned to is very bad. So my parents MADE me try out for private school i got into one very far away.

my mom is saying if i go to this "bad" school i cant go to prom, homecomming,paties,dances,games.

She tries to act like she doesn't understand why i dont want to go but she does. she makes hints.

i can never talk to them. It always ends to them yelling at me the minute i open my mouth so i just go along with anything they say.

I want my highschool year to be fun.

How can i convince my mom to let me go?

i cant say anything about friends and boys.

Answer 1

Hun, High School is School - it's about getting the best education you can, despite your friends. You can still be friends with them outside of school! Plus, she doesn't want you to get hurt. They want you to get the best out of your education, and they do trust you - they don't trust other people. Please consider your parents side!

Answer 2

I had the same promblem my parents wouldn't let me go to public school either tell your parents that you want to go to public school and try to talk to them when their in a good mood to avoid yelling but tell them what they want to hear but make sure u do what you say your going to do you are going to make some sacrifices and miss out on a few things but you will at least be at public school and explain to your parents how u get treated and private they used to and still do call me white boy because I'm really light but I'm actually black but I'm mixed with some white  but anyways. Just try what I said I hope it works  

Answer 3

okay. i am white and i grew up in Lawrence Massachusetts. the public school i went to was also "looked down upon" and was said to be a "bad school" and even though there were a lot of gangs that went to that school, i never got into any trouble, because i never joined any gangs, therefore, i made no enemies. after going to a public school, your parents saw you as safe there, and they might be afraid of change. do talk to them about the situation and maybe you will change their minds.  

Answer 4

Like you said the school has a lot of gangs and stuff,they don't want to risk you getting hurt,I've wanted to go to schools that had gangs and drugs because some of my friends went there and my parents both said no and I thank them for that know because all my friends who went there ended up crack heads or gang members.

Its not that they dont trust you,they don't trust the other kids.

Answer 5

d**n i can't stand Girls like you.

I WISH I could go to a private school

I live in Washington DC The school i go to everydI'm im dodging bullefor realeal) 1 time im walking home and theredrive-byeby shooting thank god i was standing next to a payphone or id be dead........Stop being so dumb and gratefulful

Answer 6

READ WHOLE THING PLEASE!!!

heyyy well i started going to a private catholic (VERY STRICT) school since jr. kindergarten when i was 4 yrs old!!! I graduated from 8th grade (in that same school) in 2007 and even though the public school i coulda gone to wasnt bad- my parents would NEVER let me go there!!

fortunately i didnt mind going to the private high THat i go to now!!

out of the 530 kids in my class- at least 75 of them went to my old school! Most of the kids at my school i hated too! They were always mean to me and not many ppl were my friends! I never had a TRUE best friend there! i had a couple but things cdgs to my face like ur fat or ur parents dont love u... they sometimes would fake ask me out and i knew they were faking too! its hard! they also knew that i was adopted so they were always makin rude comments making fun of me! but then when i started high school i was able to branch out and make Friends outside of my own little suburb!

my school was one of those RICH school where there might of been one or two african-americans and maybe 3 asians max and sumtimes a couple hispanics in  each grade!

my grace had one african american and like 4 asians i think im not sure on anythingg else but w/e...

when i started high school it was different b/c it was SO DIVERSE

compared to my grade school... and its not even that diverse!!! now most of my freinds are asian and african american and hispanic!! I love EVERY ONE OF THEM!!!

what im saying is i love my high school more than i ever though i would!!

actually at in september 2007 i met MY BESTEST FRIEND EVER!!! and she actually goes to a public school OUT of my district!

and it happens to be my school's BIGGEST rival!!! and i met her and another girl at a school dance for a whole different private high school!! turns out they were friends with my f becameriend who goes to the school that the dance was at!! i also met 4 boys one of them became my bf and i met 2 other girls that i hate!!

my parents get mad at me ALL the time b/c im constantly with my friends i met from the rival public school instead of kids from MYYY school!!

what im saying again is that sometimes u need to branch out in order to meet your best friends!!

i did it and so can u

so just sit down and talk to hem one night!! but tell them to listen!! tell them to hear u out!! u should have a fair say in what the future brings u i mean u only live once so live it happily!!!

re-explain first on how u feel about the grade show u felt whenchool u were in and how ppl in it made u uncomfortable!!

+ adding tears is a PLUS!!!

and then talk about how u felt when u were with public schoolers then explain the fun u had with them!

**** REMEMBER**** ur parents want the best for u! and theyll do anything they can to give it to u!!!



say things about why u feel going to public school would be good for u!

FINISH off by saying public school are FREEEEEEEE!!!!! all parents like hearing that!

also!

ur being discriminate against ALL private schools (NOT ALL OF THEM ARE BAD!)

ur parents are being discriminate against public schools (JUST BECAUSE THE ENVIRONMENT IS BAD DOESNT MEAN THE SCHOOL IS BAD TOO! SOME PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE GOOD TOO)

if u can do this setup tours with both schools!!to pub have ur parents come with and let them see y u want to go to public school then let them show u y they want u at another private school!!

HOPE I HELPED =D

xo kelly

Answer 7

its not that they dont understand that you dont wanna go to private school but they care to much about your safety to let you go to a school like that..maybe you could see if there is another school near by and if it is see if your parents would let you go to that one..if they would then they could talk to the district about getting you a zone varience..that way it'll still be a public school (which will make you happy) and it wont be the bad one (which will make them happy). but if you do get a zone varience i think you're parents will have to drive you to and from school cuz it might be far enough away that the school wont be able to bus you to and from school..be sure to discuss all of this with your parents cuz if you dont then private school it will be. anyways...good luck.