Schooling Options?

Question

Next year I will be in 10th grade, and I DO NOT want to go back to the school I go to now. I've considered all my options, home school, boarding school, and being an exchange student. I brought up the idea of homeschooling to my parents. They said no. Then I asked about online school, and they said no. So I think that option is out. I will be an exchange student for a year, in 11th grade, since that's the only time I can go. So that leaves boarding school. My parent's are okay with this idea. So I've looked at some boarding schools online, and all their applicaton deadlines have passed. I can apply as a late applicant but my chances of getting in as a late applicant are very slim. If I don't get into boarding school this year, then I don't know what I will do. I will NOT go back to my school next year, and I've told my parents that, they don't seem to take me seriously. But where I live I can drop out of school at 16, which would be this September for me. I would rather not drop out.

Answer 1

You should do the SMART thing, regardless of how you feel about things: apply to the boarding schools anyhow, see if there are others you could apply to, but be prepared to be back at the school you are in. Sometimes you've got to do what you've got to do no matter how much you hate the idea. If you were almost homeless and had no job and had to get a job that very day in order to not be homeless, and the only job that came up was cleaning toilets all day, it would be stupid to not take the job, no matter how much you'd hate it. It's not forever. It's one year. You could apply for boarding school for grades 11 and 12 if you can't get in for the coming year.

One thing you've left out, though: are there no private schools where you live? Or are you in a private school? What about a different private school or attending public school? If it's a public school, is there any kind of alternative program offered through the district that you could attend? Or what about dual enrollment with a college? I'm not sure how that works since that kind of thing doesn't exist where I live, but I've heard many people in the US do it. It might mean only going to your school part-time, and college the other part.

Your parents don't have to agree with you to take you seriously. You are not an adult--you can't simply decide things like you want to decide and expect to have them say, "Oh, okay."

It would be very stupid of you to drop out. Truly. Besides, would your parents honestly let you drop out if they aren't willing to have you do homeschooling or online school?

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Perhaps you should re-approach the option of home shcool.  Tell your parents that they can order you a tenth grade curriculum and you could do all the work on your own.  If you work really hard, you could also graduate early from a home school and start college.  Do some research about homeschool curriculum, Alpha Omega press (what I use) is a college prep curriculum and very reasonably priced.  Perhaps they think they will have to stay home from work to homeschool you, but that is not the case.  Alpha Omega has a curriculum that is easy to use on your own and has a great support system.  Do your research before you talk to them, and give them my email if they want to talk about this more with some one who is homeschooling now. [e-mail]

Answer 4

You can concurrently enroll in a community college as a high school student. However, you would need to be enrolled in a high school. Propose to your parents that you attend a home school but you will actually attend a class or two at community college. Your counciler would need to approve this. In Los Angeles I know there are Community Day High Schools in which you are provided with a little more flexibility, and you may be able to leave at 12:30 PM for a class at community college or work. (However, I would recommend that you try for community college concurrent enrollment no matter how you can because these classes are worth more credits than traditional high school classes and they tend to be easier, depending on where you attend)

Answer 5

Why is the school you go to so bad?

Answer 6

If they won't let you homeschool, will they let you drop out to find a job? If so, you can use your own money to finance your schooling and continue studying at night, on your lunch break and on weekends.

Did your parents give reasons why you can't homeschool? Try addressing them. It's probably because they know nothing about it. Put in the applications for boarding school, see what comes of it. Ultimately, you have to please your parents. If you can't afford to be independent, you can't afford to defy them.

Answer 7

Read "The Teenage Liberation Handbook" by Grace Llewellyn.