I am currently I’m the 9th grade and I am wanting to be homeschooled but my mom won’t let me. She thinks that homeschooled students are looked down upon during college admissions and she feels that a public school offers a good education. Personally I don’t like public school and I find Common Core standards to be destroying education. I am already ahead of my achool’s curriculum and am self-studying commutative Algebra, algebraic geometry, conformal field theory, theoretical computer science, and Game Theory on my own. I also am planning to do research with a Georgia Tech proessor over the summer and next year. I feel as if public school is pushing me behind. Our school only has one AP math class(Calc AB) and you can only take it if you took Algebra 1 one in middle school. I couldn’t do so because I didn’t pass the stupid placement test.
So how can I homeschool myself if my mom is against it. Does she have to be my teacher or can I go my own way as I am capable enough of self studying. Also is there anyway you can test out of high school? I am not going to take the GED or anything like that but I am willing enough to test out of high school. Is there anything like that?
On another note, the schools I am applying to require Calculus and as my school won’t let me take it(even though I already self-studied it) I will be at a huge disadvantage.
It is going to be pretty tough to homeschool without your parents approval. In most states you cannot just leave school, you have to show the state that you are actually being educated, and your parents have to do the paperwork.
If you want to show your parents that there are options, you should start by investigating the rules for your state. While homeschooling is legal in all 50 states, each has their own regulations.
Why not start by telling us which state you are in and maybe someone from that state will chime in with info.
i do homeschool why do you want to do homeschool for and i like homeschool homeschool if fun and i get a and b on my report card .
I live in Illinois do you guys think I can homeschool myself ??
Please help
yes u can i homeschool my self how old are u read this link about your law for homeschool http://www.isbe.net/homeschool/ @xxsta1
Hi! I am a senior in high school and I attend what is known as an online private school (Laurel Springs School - Google it!). It is not considered to be a homeschool in the eyes of college admissions, and I have had no problem applying to any schools. You would not have to worry about abiding by any homeschool laws since you are attending a private school. If you are particularly worried with the math class offerings, Laurel Springs offers AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC (which I am currently taking), and AP Statistics. There are also tons of other AP courses available in other subjects. For every class you are enrolled in, you read the material online and you have a teacher who can answer any/all questions you have, so your mom does not need to worry about having to teach you. Overall, the school really allows for a flexible schedule. I have been able to take college courses in addition to my high school classes, which really helped me get into one of the top colleges in the nation. Let me know if you have any questions!
and the homeschool i go is Agora Cyber Charter School that is a good school that help you with everything you need i got A and B on my report card and give you all the stuff the laptop the books and the printer and everything you need you will get for them here is the link to it http://www.agora.org/home and here is a link to watch a video about them https://youtu.be/GFh0UVnmwM8 and let me know if you have any question for me or about the school @HawkTensei172
My mom has some type of hatred for homeschool and she won’t let me homeschool at all. I find the curriculum at my school unchallenging and wish to test out of high school. Is there any test I could use to do such? I live in Georgia, by the way.
Can you talk with your guidance counselor for ideas?
Does your district have a full time dual enrollment program that you could start 10th or 11th grade year? We have that here in Florida where I live.
Google “dual enrollment __ County” or “early admission ___ County”.
Dual Enrollment is only allowed for seniors. Our school’s main goal is to get kids into college and that’s about it. I asked if I could self-study for AP Calculus BC(as a freshman) but my counselor strongly discouraged it.
I’m worried that the colleges will find my courses lacking rigor. I am doing graduate level Mathematics and physics research on my own but I still don’t think that would make up for the lack of rigor.
I couldn’t place into any honors classes and I feel stupid for not being in any. I told my counselor about how I’ve already self-studied all of high school Mathematics as an elementary schools and she still would’t place me in Calculus.
There are options but a as a 9th grader your will need parental support.
- You can look at early college or early entrance. This can happen in two ways. One is to look for specific programs that offers students the opportunity to attend college with other students who are high school age. University of California Los Angeles, for example, takes students as young as 11. But they have to show they are ready. Here is a list.
http://cty.jhu.edu/imagine/resources/college_entrance.html
If you don’t want to do a program, some colleges will allow you to start as a traditional student but early. You would have to check each individual college for their policy on early entrance.
- Independent study private programs. These are high school programs that are not officially homeschooling. Instead they are schools that are either distance or online. Oak Meadow had an independent study program that had been around for years. Calvert has a newer program that I think started this year.
- You can discuss the option of duel enrollment with your school administrators. Each school handles this differently. In our district duel enrollment is free for local high school students.
If you are set on leaving high school, then you will need to put in the work to find alternatives. If you are mature enough to leave high school early you can show that by doing the research and come up with alternatives rather than complaining.
I am most likely going to be taking some courses at a university this summer without my school knowing. They are just asking for ACT scores and just a recommendation. I hope this works out.