What programs should I look into to do an individual-based education? Info on homeschooling? Private schools?

Question

I need some suggestions. I'm bored with school, highly gifted classes, I am considering advancing to college in order to specialize. High school bores me. I'm in the ninth grade. Unfortunetely, I do not live in a high profit family, so I can't do anything expensive, really.

What types of homeschooling is out there? My mom can't help me, she doesn't know enough. I'd have to do a out of school program. Are there things I can follow that let you go at your own pace?

Ideally, it would be awesome if I could have a private teacher. I'd love to speed through normal school subjects, then learn what I want to. We just don't have enough money for that.

I'm frusterated, and a bit lost.

Any ideas? Suggestions? I need some ideas to base some research on.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Go ahead and enroll in a commuity college.  That's going to be your least-expensive route unless there are virtual public schools in your state for high school.

Here are some online middle & high schools.  Most cost ~$350/course/semester:

Apex:

http://www.apexlearning.com/

K12 (uses some Apex courses and some of their own):

http://www.k12.com/hsc/flash/

Florida Virtual School:

http://www.flvs.net/

NorthStar Academy:

http://www.northstar-academy.org/......

UNL Independent Study High School:

http://nebraskahs.unl.edu/index.shtml......

Center for Distance and Independent Study:

http://cdis.missouri.edu/

Keystone High School:

http://www.keystonehighschool.com/

The Potter's School:

http://www.pottersschool.com/

Answer 2

I am homeschooled. I do Abeka Videos. They let you work at your own pace, and you send your papers into the school to be graded. I love it. I do the videos.. you dont have to, but the videos help alot .. It's like having a teacher and a classroom right there on your tv/computer screen they send the videos (170 lessons) and they tell you when to take the quizes (on the video they tell you the day to take them) and ... yeah, it's pretty great.

www.abeka.com

Answer 3

Go to www.aop.com for great curriculums. The switched-on schoolhouse curriculum is cumputer based and advanced. The lifepac curriculum is workbook based and very advanced. You can find both of these and more on the website.

Answer 4

A private teacher would be pretty expensive, but if you are intelligent and highly motivated, homeschooling is a great option.  You would be under your parent's supervision, but you would work primarily independently.

If you enjoy reading, you may like Sonlight's curriculum.  It is pretty advanced.  http://www.sonlight.com

Here are some other options for textbook and computer based programs:

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

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

You could also consider taking courses at your local community college which would transfer to a university after you graduate.

You can find out your state's laws here:

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

You may also want to check out this website for gifted homeschoolers:

http://www.hoagiesgifted.com

Good luck!

Answer 5

I don't know how much this program costs, or if it has the ability to challenge a gifted student, but try this web site:

www.edoptions.com

Answer 6

If you're in gifted already, talk to your school counselor about co-enrollment with a local university. I know that University of Oklahoma has an online high school, in which you are doing college classes and getting college AND high school credit. It does cost money, but not as much as private, and they have scholarships.

Perhaps there are other programs, I don't know. But google OU HIGH SCHOOL. My son is looking forward to it, he'll be ninth grade next year.