School Question. Not About Homeowrk, About Actual School....?

Question

Ok. Well, I have a really hard time socially in my school. No, Im not like emo, or anything. I just have rumors made up about me constantly, yada yada yada, anyways, to the point where it got so bad, that my mom is thinking of pulling me out of school, and homeschooling me. I dont really have an issue with that. But, I do think I would end up geetting very bored. I am interested in going to a type of school, like a one-room school house type of thing, I dont think that they are actually around except in Amish communities, and obviously im not Amish, since Im on the internet. But, are there things like that, that run just like it? I dont just mean like crossroads, (for troubled children) where the classes are smaller and such. I mean that actually run like that? Also, something I would be interested in: I have heard that there is like school, for homeschooled kids? Where they goto likesomeoneshouseorsomething,andonlylike... you learn there?Is there that? plz let me know=)

Answer 1

Ok so im 17 yrs old and im home schooled.I do this program online called PennFoster.They send you your books and you take your test online.To me its pretty easy and i've been doing it for a year and a half and i've been moving alot faster then most of my friends i know have been doing it.They say it should take about 3 yrs to do it but i should be done by the end of this year if i stay consistant.

Yes homeschooled kids do know how to Socialize with other people.I'm a very good speaker and i always speak in public.Anyways with this program you'll get your diploma and some credits so you can go to college.This program is a work at your own pace but if you're consistant and do regular school hours you're more then likely will be finished before most highschoolers.

Being homeschooled keeps you more focused on your schoolwork,and not having trouble with ppl bothering you,parties,and trying to find a boyfriend.Like i said i like home school its really fun.

Answer 2

PLEASE don't do homeschool! I took charter school, pretty much the same as homeschool, and it ruined my entire life! I tried to go back to real school, but the school didn't take me back in.

About bullies and rumors.... most importantly, you can't have the good stuff without the bad. What if every single day was a good day? Then there wouldn't be good days anymore. It would be the same thing every day. Also, if you quit real school now, then those bullies and rumor starters GET AWAY with doing you wrong.

Whether you are the head cheerleader, captain of the football team, or the nerdiest nerd who gets picked on by 5 different bullies everyday you WILL miss real school after just a week.

Don't let the homeschool articles written by parents fool you! There is NO prom, NO teams, and you'll lose all your friends 'cuz they won't see you anymore. You won't get to see your friends everyday. No one to talk to. You'll be very lonely. And a teen loneliness is really bad for human growth.

Even having just two good friends is better than homeschooling. Two good friends is all it takes for you to enjoy real school.

You won't get to hang out at lunch at "lunch period" either. When you homeschool, it FORCES you to be an adult. Therefore you miss out on being a teenager. Being a teenager is the most important part of your entire life, and should be the most fun. If you fail in school, you fail in life! Failure includes "quitting" and doing homeschool is the same as quitting.

If you can't handle high school, imagine what your life would be like as an adult.

Please take it from me, go to school.. REAL school. Enjoy being a teenager while you still can.

Answer 3

1)jaw dem ******

2)ignore [BOOOOOO!!!!!]

3)make up rumors about THEM

4)jaw dem ******

Answer 4

Different areas have what are called "cottage schools", which is sort of like a one-room schoolhouse sort of thing; you could hook up with some homeschool groups in your area to find out if one exists near you.

What you're much more likely to find though, would be a homeschool co op.  This is where homeschool kids get together to take classes once or twice a week, and then do the remainder of their work at home.  I teach at one of these, and the kids really get a lot out of it.  They get the benefit of the classroom and learn how to deal with another teacher's expectations, but don't have to sit there 40 hours a week.

At co op, you can take whatever classes you choose.  If you're strong in lit and history but really need a math teacher, you can do lit and history on your own but take math at a co op.  If they offer something that you'd really like to take - lit discussion, drama, robotics, chem, whatever - you can take it.  Most co ops hire in teachers that are either degreed in their chosen area or have a lot of experience and research under their belt.  My major was in linguistics, I teach a foreign language.

There are tons of co ops in my area, I've either visited or taught at several of them.  One thing I've noticed about the hundreds of homeschool kids I've met is that they are very accepting of each other.  They all have their own interests and personalities, and they allow everyone around them to have the same.  There is no cookie-cutter mold, and there's no expectations that you have to "fit" except to do your best, be who you are, and get along with others without demanding that they be like you.  Basically, it's like real life when you get out of high school :)

Homeschool kids don't just stay at home - actually, most of them spend very little time there!  "Homeschool" is really sort of a misnomer...it just means that you and your parents are responsible for charting out your coursework and educational goals, but your learning can take place anywhere.  It doesn't "fit" everyone - you have to be willing to motivate yourself and take on more responsibility, as you won't have your teachers telling you daily what you need to do - but from what you've said, it might be a really good fit.  :)

Hope that helps!

Answer 5

and they say homeschoolers don't socialize.

to answer your question there are Christian schools that run like that.

here is one that I went to last year

http://www.magnificatacademy.org/index.p...

Answer 6

Homeschooling is what you make of it.  I can honestly say that my kids are very rarely bored.   They get to choose most of what they learn, so they're always interested.  We only school in the mornings, so our afternoons are usually used for field trips, play arrangements, outings, hikes, workshops, music, arts, sports and volunteering.  Because there's no "homework", the afternoons are free for whatever they want to do.  There are several families in my area that homeschool.  I make trades with two other families.  I teach two monthly book clubs for ages 9-12 and ages 13-16.  The kids suggest books, vote on which we're going to read, read the book and meet at my house for discussion and activities based on the book.  One of the other moms recently did rat dissections in her garage with some of the older kids.  There is one family here that had a sort of "one room school house" like you're looking for, but the kids that come to it pay her for it.  It only lasted a couple of years, though.  Most people discovered that they were perfectly capable of doing what she was doing, on their own.  We use a program called Sonlight.  Here's their link:

http://www.sonlight.com/

It's a really good program, especially if you love literature.  It's fairly expensive but EVERYTHING is provided, even the schedules.  

Don't worry about what people say.  The whole "socialization" thing is a crock.  It's just what people regurgitate when they don't have any concrete reason to be against homeschooling.  It bugs people that this whole thing actually works.  My kids are way better off and far happier, this way.  They're way ahead, too, because they can work at their own pace.  We are just wrapping up our school year.  They're already clamoring for me to order next year's materials.

EDIT:  To Slifer:  I'm sorry to hear that somebody messed up the whole homeschooling experience for you.  That scenario is NOT typical.  Every year, we offer our kids to return to school and it is ALWAYS a resounding "NO".  We DON'T sit at home, never seeing anybody.  As a matter of fact, my kids are with other kids pretty much every day.  They have formed their friendships (more than 2) based on common interests.  They haven't just been chucked into a room of thirty kids and told to find someone to tolerate.  We also go places and see things that they would never experience in school.   A good homeschool experience is highly attributable to the family's attitude and involvement.  I agree that if you are just left home to do your work by yourself, it would be very boring and lonely.  But that's not the usual way it's done.