What about homeschooling?

Question

So I've been thinking about homeschooling. I'm a junior in a public high school right now..and i have a lot of absences. I think it is mostly because I am always so stressed out,and i get stomach problems because of it and its hard going to school dealing with that. My parents are seperated and getting a divorce soon..and I have a lot of work I'd like to do on myself..lose weight,start feeling better about myself, and just gain some self confidence. I am sick of all the immature people at my school, and I feel like I would get so much more done doing this. I have already been in public schools for 11 years, I have a lot of friends so I don't think it will cause me any problems socially. I haven't brought this up to my parents,and im unsure if I should because I don't know what they will think about it. Is anyone else home schooled online? Any tips for what to say to my parents..any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

go find another public high school

Answer 2

If you stay home from school and don't do your schoolwork because you have "stress" what makes you think that you will be diligent about doing homeschool? It sounds to me like you are trying to drop out of school but pretend you are still studying. I'm sorry that your parents are going through a divorce- that's unpleasant, but plenty of kids I went to school with had much worse problems than that and still made good grades so they could get scholarships to college. Some kids had horrible home lives, were beaten by their parents, or had to go to work full time and then attend high school at the same time. Maybe that will put things into perspective for you.

Every high school has "immature people." Yes, it's tiresome. Go to school, study, get good grades and stop worrying about what other people are doing with their social lives. Believe me when I say that these issues are insignificant compared to what you will have to deal with as an adult. You are old enough to start thinking about having a sense of responsibility instead of just concerning yourself with how you feel. Have you taken into consideration what your parents might be dealing with? Divorce is terrible, and you aren't the one having to go through it- you just have to deal with your parents not being together anymore. Maybe you could make their lives a little easier by attending school when you are supposed to, and doing your schoolwork.

Answer 3

you can check if their any home studies centers around where you live its basiclly a place were you go turn in home work you only go 2 days a week for an hour.

Answer 4

Calmly tell them exactly what you have written here..good luck

Answer 5

I think you should talk honestly with your parents about how you are feeling.  You have alot going on in your life right now, and homeschooling won't necessarily fix them.  With homeschooling, you will have to be very self motivated to complete your work and take charge of your life socially.  

That being said, homeschooling could work out for you and if you really want to do it, start by gathering information to share with your parents.

Here's a place where you can go find out your state's laws:

http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp

Here's some information on homeschooling statistics:

http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/...

Here's some general homeschooling information:

http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/...

Here's some information about computer based and traditional programs.

http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/...

http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/...

Make a list of reasons you want to homeschool so you can organize your thoughts.

Good luck!