Didn’t do any work for nearly 3 months. Help?

Pre-College Issues Home Schooling and College
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I’ve managed to dig myself a nice and late grave.

You see, before 9th Grade, I was homeschooled for pretty much my entire life. I always got done really early (Around 12:00 pm) and enjoyed school.

But, my parents decided to put me into “Abeka” on an Accredited (people from the university grade my assignments) set of courses.

I have 7 total subjects, of which I do 6 per day.

Or I used to.

Essentially, what happened, is that at the beginning of the year I was doing great, getting pretty much nothing except A’s and B’s. But, as it’s gone on, my grades have slowly dropped as my workload has gotten more intense.

As my grades dropped, I started feeling guilt and anxious outside of school.

Everything hit a climax when, after getting an F on an English quiz, my brain just switched off.

I went from hard working to completely lazy and stupid. I didn’t turn in any assignments for nearly 3 Months, and let my guilt build up.

It wasn’t until one month ago that I started working to fix it. I made a schedule, and have been working at it since the beginning of last June.

And now I need some advice…

Should I tell my parents about this? I know that they will find out no matter what, but I don’t know if I have the strength to tell them. They love to talk about how “amazing” I am at school…

The last thing I want is to have them think of me as a lazy idiot.

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If possible, I would start submitting the assignments now. Is there a deadline to submit late work? I used to take Abeka curriculum (my mom and another teacher were grading the assignments) and it does get really rigorous but I was able to push through the school year with the support of my mom and got a good grade. I definitely recommend telling your parents bc if you don’t, the situation might get worse. And who knows, they might help you catch up with your assignment or they might look for tutors or something like that to help you.

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Yes, you should tell your parents. They are in the best position to help you. Also, if you have developed depression or anxiety that needs treatment, they are responsible for your healthcare.

4

Check out and read a post called “the dark playground”.
Then, divide the work: for non sequential courses, prioritize what counts the most. For sequential courses, start where you were last and work your way up chunk by chunk one day at a time.
Talk to your parents: the amount of work and rigor increased a lot and you weren’t able to handle it.

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Yes, they need to know. It’s also for you to find out if they are amazing parents or just fair-weather parents. My own kid told us a failing grade during the past Spring break, trending from low C to D. Using a carret and a big stick approach, the grade ends a b at the end. Let them have a chance to be real parents, please.

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You could use support right now. The backlog of schoolwork is like a bear scratching at your door, and you are terrified. That makes the brain shut down in fear. A parent can step up and help you.

You may want to talk with a counselor about your anxiety and guilt. If you can get mentally straightened out, you will be able to tackle your assignments better.

A good parent will come alongside you, offer hugs and hope, and assist you in coming up with a plan.