What exactly is home schooling all about? How can you become homeschooled? Can you get into college? Read on..

Question

Do you have to have a certain cirriculum, etc.? Just really wanna know cuz i have anxiety problems and I think being home-schooled would help get rid of anxieties.

Answer 1

A lot depends on your local laws.  In almost every case people use some type of accepted method.  On line or software or a series of books and tests.

I also feel homeschool needs to incorporate real world field trips, outside the home activities (sports, Karate, swimming, ice skating, etc.) and a degree of unschooling (using TV such as Cable Science, Discovery, PBS and educational hobbies) helps even further.

You get a used copy of Visual BASIC 6.0 and learn elements of programmiing or Open GL and learn to program games and animations.  That is unschooling.

Getting a small telescope and looking at the Comet that is out now and Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn first hand and keeping a journal on it.  That's unschooling.  It teaches you more about an Earth Science.

To go to college you need to master

Algebra

Geometry

Trig

Calculus is an option

Statistics is an option

English grammar and composition including writing in style formats like APA, Chicago and Harvard

You're going to have to both homeschool and unschool on that.  Not all programs teach style formats.

History of the world and the nation

Georgraphy of the world and the nation

Econimic

Current Affairs or Politics (Civics)

Earth Science (meteorology, astronomy, geology)

Biology

Math and Lab Chemistry or Physics

You are going to have to buy some lab equipment or intern at a lab where they will let you use the equipment in your spare time.

Arts and crafts.  Working with woods, plastics, paints.

Music, which means buying and learning the guitar or a little casio keyboard.  MAybe connecting it to your computer and doing MIDI stuff.  That's unschooling.

Essays and creative writing.

Most colleges want an ESSAY about you and why you want to go there.  So learn to write with ease.

Writing is manditory in college.

Try to get published.  Write little short stories and send them in and collect rejection slips.  Write articles and send them in and collect rejection slips.

I got published in Sky and Telescope at 16 based on my lunar eclipse observations.

No pay, but it's nice to see your name and writing in print.

And it's still there. You can go to the college library and read me in that 1967 issue I think.

I was homeschooled in typing

Homeschooled and unschooled in music and I play guitar, bass and keyboards and have produced records with international airplay and ASCAP current performance status.

My homeschooled and unschooled work in writing got me published later on in music publications like Mix and Music Connection and Pro Sound News.  I got paid for some of those!

If a Private or Ivy Leage college is your goal then 2 years reading writing and speaking a 2nd language.

If you're already bilingual, then you have that wired.

ALL private colleges want to see a second language.

Answer 2

Well, there are a lot of reasons for homeschooling and why people have chosen it.  I like homeschooling because it gives me the chance to learn what I want.  I also like to know that I have control of how much time I have to do other things.  I really like playing music a lot, so I taught myself how to play alto sax and now the violin.  I spend about 3 hours playing music each day.  I break down my lessons to about 20min a lesson, so by the end of each day I have played about 3 hours of music.  My actual book work only takes me 1-2 hours a day.  I also break that down into 30min lessons.  I can't really focus for long periods of time, so I take a lot of breaks just so that I can clear my head.  

As far as becoming homeschooled goes, your parents first have to agree on it with you.  They are the ones that can pull you out of school.  www.hslda.org is where you can find the laws for homeschooling in your state.  

Homeschoolers usually get into the college of their choice because they work very hard to get their.  Homeschoolers usually finish with high school by 16 and start dual enrollment classes.  So, by the time they are 18 they have both a high school diploma and an Associate's degree.  

Homeschoolers usually get to pick the cirriculum.  Some states don't really care what you learn, while others say you have to learn the same material as regular school, but you can pick the books you wish to learn from.  

There are many ways of homeschooling.

There is the regular homeschooling workbooks that you can buy that come in sets.

There are online public schools that you could homeschool through, like www.flvs.net a public online school based in FL, but they accept students from all over the world.

There are online private schools, like www.pennfosterhighschool.com  Penn Foster high school is a great school because your tuition includes your books that are mailed to you and they are also posted online.  So, if you work better with computers, you might want to just read the lessons right from your computer, but if you are about to go on a road trip you can easily take your books with you.

There are also online charter schools.  www.connectionsacademy.com  and www.k12.com, these are great ways to homeschool because online charter schools will usually give you a computer/printer/supplies/and even pay for internet connection, too.

I can't sit down in a chair for 7 hours and do school work.  It's just not me.  I couldn't stand being in a classroom for such long periods of time, so I asked my parents and they said it would be fine to homeschool.  I do independent study with Penn Foster High School www.pennfosterhighschool.com  

they are a greatschool and they even keep records.  The tuition is $900 for all four years of high school.  If you have credits from a regular high school you can transfer them over and your tuition will be a lot less.  Also,  when you have finished the high school program you could also go on and do their college program.  www.pennfoster.edu  Good Luck to you!

Answer 3

I had anxiety problems at school too, so I hope you can find the best solution for yourself. :)

In answer to your questions, homeschool is about learning at home, in a less distracting environment, and away from the bullying and peer pressure that so many schools have today.

I suggest googling home school courses around your area, or checking out some online schools.

For example, my best friend takes this course-

http://www.compuhigh.com/

I don't, but apparently it's very enjoyable.

And most homeschoolers that are taught by actual teachers do go on to college / university.

Even some of the ones that weren't still do.

And, with the curriculum, it's entirely up to you.

If you're learning out of books and such, you and your parents can decide your curriculum, based on your needs and skills.

However, if it's an online / phone / etc; home school, the curriculum is usually set out for you. But if you need help, there's always someone there to assist you.

Answer 4

Hey man homeschooling is great :) The only problem is it's harder to make friends, but that's easily fixed if you get involved in sports and things. Anyway- yes you can get into college, but make sure once you are in high school you need to start making a portfolio each year. http://ezinearticles.com/?Creating,-Main...

I'm in 8th grade and my mom is making me research them and get practice making one for next year. There's no set curriculum, if you email I can give you advice but I'm in the middle of school so I can't give the deats right now- my email is [e-mail] or you could AIM me at bumpsetspike459

I hope I can help :)

just email and I can give you all the pros and cons, good, fun curriculum ideas the whole 9 yards... my mom reads books on homeschooling all the time and she's tried out so many different curriculums on me I should have plenty of knowledge to share with you :)

Answer 5

It is fun and you get more freedom - WAY more freedom, it probably would help if you started to home schooling, all you have to do is ask your parent or gaurdian to look some books up online and you don't have to have the same cirriculum for everysubject, I don't. You can become home schooled by just leaving your previous school and starting up at home with books and stuff, my mom used to be a teacher, so i geuss that makes it easier but you just have to order some kind of course setup thing to know what you have to do each day and things, i think you should start home schooling you get to blow ballons up and pretend to be a puritan speech writer and stuff, you do repeat some things when you home school because it is a different typr of course, but you get everything done right?

Answer 6

Home schooling doesn't actually mean that a parent or guardian is actually teaching you all it means is that you are using a  chosen curriculum to complete your classes at home. For schools a good program to use is; www.edanywhere.com. You can do all your work on line and submit to your teachers. It is automatically graded and there is no time limit to how fast or how slow you can go. You are right that homeschooling can get rid of many anxieties. Give it a try!

Good Luck!

Answer 7

What is it all about: Good starting point is HSLDA.org

How to become homeschooled: Talk to your parents about it.

You and your parents can decide the curriculum.

I think you have a misconception about homeschooling - it is not a way to avoid stress or stressful situations.  If that is your sole and primary reason for wanting to homeschool it might not be a good decision.

What are your anxiety problems?  If it relates to the specifically to the public school social (peer pressure, bullying, poor learning) environment, you might be on to something. Don't listen to those who say that homeschoolers are unsocialized.

It is NOT about sitting behind a computer all day doing online courses, or sitting at the couch or kitchen table... If you approach it like most serious homeschoolers you will be active in the community like never before.

College: Yes a lot of homeschooled students get in to the college of their choice including Ivy League.

Answer 8

I know alot of kids who are homeschooled alot of counties have home school assoc. that you can join. There are numerous curriculums out there, One of my friends I think said his kids are doing the University of Miami Home School program.  I could be wrong, and he was homeschooled and went to UNC-Chapel Hill