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The short answer to your question is (generally), yes, a high school student can homeschool themselves. You'll first need to find out what your state laws says, but I don't know of any that specifically require a teacher actually teaches you.
Once you know your state laws, you should read _The Teenage Liberation Handbook_ by Grace Llewellyn (available at amazon and many libraries). In it, she describes what self-education is, as well as how to do it, how to convince your parents, and how to get into college afterwards.
If your parents are hesitant, show them you have the motivation by starting now (while school is out for summer). Start with a list of 10-12 questions you'd like to know about topic X. Get some books from the library on that subject and start learning. Contact people in the area who can talk to you about that subject (a mechanic if it's auto mechanics, a botanist if it's botany, you get the idea). When you're "finished", write up a report about all that you've learned. Include your original questions as well as any that came up while you were learning.
Doing this should show your parents that you really will work. You and they can set out goals for your "education" (how often you turn in reports, how many math lessons to complete each week). Other options include using an on-line curriculum or distance education (offered by several universities, including Texas Tech - you don't need to live in Texas to study in their program). Neither of these necessarily requires parental involvement, depending on the program you choose.
For more information on the options available, find a local homeschool support group (either in person or on-line) and ask them what options are available and how well they work.
www.robinsoncurriculum.com. The Robinson curriculum is based on self homeschool and have forums to help with any problems. Depending on where you live, there are specific laws concerning homechool. Try looking at the homeschool legal defense association website, it can tell you the general laws in your state.
im pretty sure you have to have a legal parent or guardian teach you you cant really teach yourself...
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When all is said and done, each individual chooses what to learn and what to leave behind. In that sense we are all responsible for our own education, whether we are enrolled in a formal program or not. You not only can educate yourself, but, in fact, you must -- no one else will do it for you!
As to what it will take to dis-enroll you from the public school system: that will depend on where you live, how old you are, and what the requirements of your state for leaving high school are. This would be called "dropping out." Not recommended.
To be "homeschooled" means that you and your parents are taking personal responsibility for your education. The requirements to do this also differ based on where you live. If your parents are willing to take this responsibility, then you can find the requirements from you state's education authority, usually a state school board or a department of non-public education.
Yes, you definitely can...I'm 14 and I home school myself. Be warned: u have to be *VERY* committed and disciplined tho.
Disclaimer: I live in Oz...if you don't, you need to check out ur local rules etc.
Impossible to answer ur question r.e. what channels to go through tho for u as the precise rules depend on where u live: u may have to persuade ur mum to register ur house as a private school (if u live in Germany); U might have to do school tests to prove ur not spending all ur time at the beach (if u live in parts of america); Or u might just have to go to school tomorrow and tell your principal: "Oh, btw, I won't be coming back tomorrow..or the day after...or ever again" (If u live here in Oz). I *STRONGLY* suggest u don't follow it up with a tirade of how u reckon u'll do better without their help tho cuz u might wanna borrow books from their library etc in the future...best to keep them onside! LOL!
Ur best hope'll prolly be to contact ur local home schooling group - check with ur local library or google ur town/state/territory if u don't know where to find them.
Oh and I'd absolutely back up the suggestion of the person who suggested you take a look at Grace Llewellyn's book - prolly one of the best books for getting started as an independent home schooler.
Good Luck if U do decide to go ahead
Hannah
Since you are in high school, your main goal is to graduate with a high school diploma or a GED. Your local library can tell you what channels to go through to get to GED classes. Since you study yourself with specialized tutors, it's a lot like homeschooling.
If you are just trying to get enough high school credits to graduate, you'll need the help of your parents or guardians to monitor your classes, scheduling, tests, etc. They can buy a prepared curriculum and lead you through it, or they can find all the materials themselves and make sure you learn the subjects adequately. You will also probably want to sign up for the college prep tests and most curricula will help with this, though those can be taken at a local junior college or at your local high school with the other kids.
You have a LONG way to go to get a basic high school education. It's obvious from your post that you need some remedial work in English language arts. That's why you need help with it either from a bought curriculum or the teachers at the GED center.
If you are self-motivated and willing to do the work, yes, you can. There are many curricula available that are very self-paced, many homeschooled high schoolers are responsible for their own work. As far as the GED stuff, your mom can process your diploma after you have completed the agreed-upon course work.
Yes! There are alot of ways to teach yourself.
Some of the school districts have a program from advanced academics (or maybe from somewhere else) that allows you to take classes online. The classes are easy, but you still are supposed to put in 6 hours/ day five days a week.
There's a home hospital program that basically gives you work to complete. You need to have an illness, though...
You could do normally homeschooling, with your parent involved, but just have them be less involved. If they work at home, the could "supervise" your work and you could teach yourself.
There are definitely alot of other ways to home school yourself, so I would check with your district. Go for it!
I homeschooled until 8th grade and lost the motivation to teach myself, so my parents wisely put me into public school where basic competition and respect for my teachers became my motivation.
My good friend homeschooled his self through highschool from 4th grade. He is amazingly dedicated to his education and motivated.
What makes it even better is the fact that he DID NOT receive a high school diploma nor his GED. He graduated number one from our university with a math and physics double major in honors and participated in a numerous amount of social clubs and activities. No one would have ever guessed he was homeschooled.
My sister also finished the twelfth grade without receiving her diploma nor GED. She is majoring in Nursing and is doing extremely well in school.
There are many many home schoolers who do not have the high school diploma/GED and are doing just fine in college amongst their peers.
So, please do not take advice that says that your main concern is to get a GED or diploma.
Your main concern should be your motivation. Do what it takes to learn, discover, and educate yourself.
Some schools will allow you to take some classes at the school and do your other course work on your own. As a citizen of the US, you have a right to use their classrooms, curriculum and labs, just as any other student does within the rules and regulations of the school.
My sister took all of her math courses, anatomy courses, photography/art/ music classes through the school, but she left early in the day, went home and worked on her writing/English/history, etc. She is amazingly more proficient than I was at her age and it is all due to her self-motivation and concern for her own education.
Colleges want students who will be involved in the community of the college and who will be able to give/improve their talents and abilities.
As long as you have this, you will do just fine! Best of luck to you.
Your parent has to be on board with the idea, but you can do a lot of the studies on your own.
Your parent or guardian would need to withdraw you from school and file the necessary paperwork for homeschooling. What that paperwork is varies from state-to-state. Visit http://www.hslda.com for more info.
If you are planning on doing your studies mostly on your own, check out http://www.rainbowresource.com to see lots of curriculum choices. Request their print catalog.
Also, you might want to look into http://www.schooloftomorrow.com... the curriculum is Christian, if that's all right with you it is also largely self study material.
You might want to check out K12.com - they have a high school program which is for serious students who are willing to work on their own, and many states offer it thru a local virtual academy system (a public school for homeschoolers), so it's all paid. Also, have you looked into homeschooling options locally - not sure where you live, but it's more commonly available than in years before.
Otherwise, check out your local state's GED requirements... if your spelling doesn't hinder you (your message contains misspellings and grammatical errors, but maybe you were just using email shorthand...?), you might test out just fine. what do you want to do after high school? most people won't make a reasonable living without a college degree anymore. This is the time to get smart and serious. Life is good, but can be expensive... especially if you like things like computers, a nice place to live, decent food to eat, a car with gas in it, etc! Take it by the horns and go for it - no one is stopping you from succeeding! Have fun in the process (keeping it smart fun, of course!)
Yes!
Well first it depends on what state you live in, here in Texas all you have to do is send a letter to your school saying that your parents will be having you taught at home blah blah blah. But all states are different. Then pick a curriculm, you can use the Abeka dvd program( very homeschooling yourself user friendly, or Bob Jones, or you could have a different curriculm for each subject. To homeschool yourself you need to be very motivated! Also look around, find a homeschool group near you, you can make some new friends. Some groups even teach classes and have some Physical Ed activitys.
Hope this helps.
Godspeed.
The Internet is a great way to home school yourself.
You should be able to find out information through your local schools.
If need more helpful information on home school you should visit http://home-school-now.com
Good Luck,
Tom
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