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homeschool
Ok i wanted to look into homeschooling because i'm thinking about having my mom put me and my sister in home school does anyone know any good websites or anything for home school things for wisconsin like Janesville or Edgerton
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Yeah, the person below me is right- the credits probably won't transfer unless you do your homeschooling through a Homeschool Academy... Just google "homeschool academy+your city/state"
Homeschool academies are places that teach classes to homeschoolers. Each class meets 1-3x per week for whatever amount of time. probably 1-1.5 hours.
Homeschooling has its pros and cons... I did it last year through a homeschool academy and a tutor (for math)...
Pros: you get a lot more free time, it's done on your own agenda, you don't have to deal with beeyotches in schools, you can sleep in...
Cons: You will have a schedule and you'll probably get behind, after a while you get really lonely because you never see friends, you have to teach everything to yourself.
and keep in mind that you have to be HIGHLY self-motivated to succeed in homeschooling. It's not like you'll have a teacher to tell you "DO YOUR HOMEWORK, STUDY!!!!! BLABLABLA"
so i hope you choose what is best for you. :)
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Well, I only know about high school homeschooling, not middle school. I'm not sure if I can be of any assistance regarding your sister, since you didn't mention her age. However, I will give you what information I can.
First rule of homeschooling, credits hardly ever transfer. If you think you can just see how it goes for a few months and then switch back to public schooling, there's no guarantee that will be accepted. Chances are that if you begin homeschooling and discover that it is not for you, you would have done whatever time you spent on those classes for nothing. Generally speaking, credits you earned from homeschooling will not transfer back to your public high school.
How do I know this? I am 19, and I just began high school not too long ago, for the second time. I dropped public school and switched to online schooling. Every single last credit was taken away from me at that time. So bottom line, you need to be 100% sure about this before you make an action.
Now, my home schooling is done through an online school. I can do school whenever I want for however long I'd like. I can do school work for ten hours today, and not again for 25 days.. and no one will give me a rash of crap. That's a major perk of homeschooling, it is all done on your own agenda. Online schooling is in no way a bad thing. It is actually quite accepted these days, and absolutely no one will look down upon you because of it.
The school I go to is Nationally Accredited, which means I can still land a university with ease. Now, Harvard, Yale and Cornell obviously won't accept me, because they want football stars and leaders of the debate club, but the University of Oregon won't see my online schooling as a problem whatsoever.
Yes, you will get a high school diploma, and it is absolutely no different than anyone else's. You'll even get a class ring, and graduation ceremony, if you so choose to go to Georgia to attend it. The school is based in Georgia, but you can take it from anywhere in the world. Almost all homework is submitted via internet; few things are sent by U.S mail.
I'm paying about $1,200 for four years of high school. Now, that may seem exspensive, but trust me.. that is such a DEAL that it's just unbelievably. There are many online high schools, so you might still want to look around. However, I completely looooveee my school. Home schooling was the best decision I've ever made. It just personally suits me best. You should know that just because it's done from home doesn't make the work any less difficult. Ironicly, I got the exact same freshman English book from my online school as I did in my public school freshman year. The work is the exact same, and the load isn't lightened at all. Most people find that hard to believe, but they're absolutely incorrect. If anything, it's more difficult. Can you imagine teaching yourself geometry? It's not easy. Of course, there's a fax number, email address, and help hotline that's open five days a week from 8:00am to 8:00pm EST. And no, you do not have to do any type of camera visit with them.
If you're interested in checking out my school for a free brochure, the website is [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) Also, feel free to message me on AIM if you have any further questions or concerns. You can find my screen name on my column. (=
There's something else I would like to add. I see that you are a freshmen in highschool. School just started a few weeks ago. It's tough on everybody at first. Most people ease into it. I suggest really giving it all you can before deciding to switch to homeschooling. Try your damnest to get out there and meet people. Join clubs and sports. Anything to make friends. Homeschooling may be more convenient and perhaps faster, but one thing I can tell you, is that I will unfortunately never have the memories of high school football games, Homecoming, Prom and Graduation. It really is an awful lot to miss out on. It's opportunities that won't ever show themselves again. Just really think things over before making any final decisions.
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