What all does it take to be homeschooled?

Question

I was wondering what all does it take to be homeschooled or to be able to take all of my high school classes online?

Answer 1

To be truly home schooled you'd need someone (usually a parent) willing to spend the time homeschooling you. There are plenty of places you can do correspondence classes, including online so research your decision before jumping in to it.

Answer 2

It takes alot of discipline i'll let you know that now. I'm homeschooled in High School, and i pretty much do it myself. It's not an online program, but it's a dvd program. So I watch pre-recorded classrooms, and then my parents grade my papers, and tests and stuff. But everything else i basically do myself.

Answer 3

It does not take a load of money. I am homeschooled online (this is called "virtual-school") and there is no tuition. All you have to have is a computer and some software such as Windows Media 2000. Some virtual schools require a grade point average, mine required a 3.8. Over all, it is a great way to go. I hope this helps and God bless!

Answer 4

blech...the only answer i agree with is thrice blessed (ok, after rereading the answers there are many more...sorry. I guess the negative ones stuck in my mind better). It does not take a lot of money, and it isn't the soul sucking parent energy and time trap that it sounds like in the other answers. You do not have to be a single income family, in fact, I know many families who work differing shifts, or telecommute, to make homeschooling work. Some work full time during the day and the kids stay with a friend or grandparent, and get homeschooled at night. Some single parents take their kids to work with them. There is no state that requires homeschoolers to follow a prescribed curriculum, although most have minimum standards and demand that you teach the same subjects. Some have mandatory testing, most do not.

So after all of that, the most important things are 1) the law of the state in which you live, which can be found at www.hslda.org and 2) the willingness to learn and think outside of the box. You could find an online school if you wanted. You could join coop classes IRL. You could get paper books and work through those. It's how you want, the beauty of homeschooling is that it is flexible enough to meet the needs of each different family.

Answer 5

There are not many homeschool online schools. In order to find out what it takes to homeschool in your particular state you may want to search on line for your state's home schooling organization so they can explain and assist you in pursuing this endeavor.

Answer 6

You have to learn the local laws and then find a program that meets their standards (if any).

In most instances that requires $$$

Only two or three states have free on line.  Colorado, Florida I know for sure.

Answer 7

To be homeschooled, basically, you need a full-time teacher responsible for you for the length of every school day; for homeschoolers, this is usually a parent.  This takes a tremendous amount of effort and time on the part of the parent; often parents who choose to homeschool do so for religious reasons, or fear of poor quality local schools, and have two parents with one income sufficient that the other can stay home with you and devote most of the day to your education.  Laws vary from state to state, but generally you are required to pass tests showing that you are receiving at least as good an education at home as you would have at school, I believe.

I searched online for some references: http://homeschooling.about.com/ http://www.nhen.org/newhser/default.asp?...

http://www.homeschool.com/new/faq.asp

Answer 8

Look for your state's homeschooling laws here:

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

Answer 9

Um...well my mom homeschooled my sister and I from 2nd grade to high school and I remember we had to pick a particular type of curriculum and complete the chapters, take the tests, log our scores, and do yearly projects and stuff.  We also took physical fitness testing and Standardized testing each year with other home schoolers in the community.  I loved it...lol...we had a blast.  I've never taken online classes...sorry.

Answer 10

What it takes depends on the state you live in and what program you want to use.  Find out your state laws here:

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

Here is a good school that offers both mail correspondence and  on-line courses, both Christian and secular programs.

http://www.sycamoretree.com/

Here are a few others:

http://www.edanywhere.com

http://www.abekaacademy.com

http://www.aopacademy.com

Here are some resource sites:

http://www.rainbowresource.com

http://www.homeschooldiscount.com

http://www.hewitthomeschooling.com

http://www.timberdoodle.com

While this program is not my favorite, it is a virtual school that is offered free in many states (not just 2 or 3 like Earl D. said).

http://www.k12.com/getk12/index.html

Answer 11

If you go with an online school it is much easier than trying to do it on your own . There are many options out there depending on where you live. Email me if you need anything else I can help you

Answer 12

I'm homeschooled, and don't take online courses. All you need is book money, and someone who can help you out. You still need a schedule, and, as in real schools, good grades! there is more to it, for more info go to a homeschool provider in your area or online.