Eliseo Luma: I cant believe how many of you say no if he doesn't want to do it then let him do what he wants to. Would you be saying that if he were saying my child hates school should i let him drop out...NO...Too many people think that children should be able to make these decisions if it suits what the adult thinks but then if the child wants to decide on something that the adult doesn't agree with then they say no children shouldn't make these decisions, its double standards...children should have an input yes, but the final decision should be that of the parents (we do, or should, know whats best for our children), if he doesn't like it then try a different approach, ask him what it is he doesn't like about it, compromise, he may want to go to public school to do his music studies or to be in a sporting team and do the rest via home school. Talk to your child...p.s. there is no way that Chris is 14, i didn't come down in the last shower....Show more
Nestor Klan! : Connections Academy. Absolutely 100% free, they gave me and my two brothers a computer, but idk if they give out laptops. and they ship you books and meterials for every class you need, and they even give you a 30-50 dollar internet subsidy check. Weve been going there for 2 years now. Its perfect!
Delmer Pectol: Well...I think you need to first consider why you did it in the first place. You are the parent and you have to weigh the pros and cons on this type of situation. If your child doesn't like home schooling for lack of socializing, then accommodate those needs in other ways. Really give thought as to why your child doesn't want to be home schooled and based on those reasons, see if there are ways to make home schooling better based on this information. I am all for home schooling and wish I could do this with my children. Kudos to you for making such a courageous decision. Hope this helps you....Show more
Toby Women: This is a big huge decision that aff! ects your entire family, as well as your child's future.I've h! s'ed for 9 years now and have met MANY other hs'ers in several states, and what I've found about kids who 'hate' being homeschooled are...--Some kids hate working and would hate going to school, too.--One of the two most common issues seems to be that the child is bored and lonely. I am living in a very isolated area and have about run myself to death providing activities for my 2 kids. It's rough! But they are happy and busy, and we will not be stuck in this place forever. I know other hs moms who are not willing to do much - but your kids are not home forever, so even if you are running yourself to death, it is not a permanent situation.--Some kids hate hsing because they do not have a good relationship with their family. You need to be THE MOST FUN person your kid knows; spend a few weeks really concentrating on getting to know your child and helping him feel special and loved, then see if he still wants to go back to school....Show more
Marcel Then: Continenta! l Academy is great but they only offer math up to geometry,so you'll have to take high math class at a community college.Cost around 2,000 dollars.ContinentalAcademy.com
Chadwick Schmelz: So my mom and I definitely aren't rich,no where close to it. Ive been looking up online schools/homeschooling programs but they are so expensive! One cost over $5,000. We definitely cant afford that,and we cant afford paying $124 per class.I need a good,cheap,school/program that I can try out to see if I like for a semester.If you have any ideas,they will be very much appreciated.:D...Show more
Voncile Slaubaugh: Good lord, no. You are first and foremost, the child's MOTHER. That involves a somewhat different definition in this day and age than teacher. Which many may say is too bad, but we live in the here and now and a growing child needs a constant figure who will love him/her first and foremost. The child hates it. Who can s/he run to, to confide his/her reasons for h! ating it, just in case the cause is his/her MOTHER? How do you tell y! our mother, whom you need for so many emotional, etc. things that you hate something she's doing, if you're a kid?Send him/her to public school and become PTO president so the administrators cozy up to you, you know all the teachers, and your kid gets all the good teachers every year....Show more
Oscar Wieland: It depends on the reasons that you choose to homeschool, the quality of the school you can afford to allow them to go to, and why they hate it. If your reasons for homeschooling are strong or the schools around you are poor then I would compare this question things like "my child hates school and wants to quit should I let them?" "my child wants to not have a curfew but I think _o'clock is more appropriate should I let them?" "my child is dating a boy who I think is moving too fast or is the wrong kind of influence but his family has invited her out of town with them. I don't think it is a good idea but should I let her go?'Sometimes we as parents know what! is best for our children. That being said, why do they want to go to public school? Is there a compromise you could make to add social activities or change curriculum, change the schedule up to where if your child works a little longer 3 days they could have one day they only work a 1/2 day one day and have a day off each week. Is there something else they are interested in you could incorporate to your lessons? Look hard at yourself, is it really working? How do you feel about homeschooling? Does it still work for you? From there it is up to you. Good luck. Merry Christmas!...Show more
Marcelle Vanlith: My vote is a big no. Not unless there is some dire reason you're keeping him/her from school. How about considering a private school instead? That is what I do for my daughter.
Troy Staton: I think supporting kids in their decisions is important. It's natural to want to try school and it is important to support their curiosity. Let them know that if! they decide they don't like school that you will pull them out wheneve! r, they may decide that they like the change or maybe they just need to prove they can do this and then they'll come back.
Venetta Coulbourne: I had to deal with this situation in my home with my brother. He DETESTED being homeschooled, while I enjoyed it. The difference was, when I had 'bad school days'...I got over it, and never really wanted to go to public school. But my brother hated it so much that it hurt his relationship with my mother. My Father and Mother decided to go ahead and let him go to public school. Now, I am not saying that my brother wasn't able to be social when he was H/S'd, but he just didn't want to do it anymore. It was really stressing my Mother out. In the end, to preserve their relationship, his going to school was probably better off for my Mother. He will always be himself and I can honestly say that neither public school or home school was what gave him the attitude he has now. ***LET ME ASSURE EVERYONE*** Homeschooling is not easy, and ! for anyone to say that the reasons behind homeschooling are purely selfish is a severe misunderstanding of the situation. If anything, Homeschooling requires more from the parents (why do you think so many DON'T want to do it?) and it's even more of a sacrifice. In this case, if homeschooling is becoming a daily stress, and is really starting to hurt your relationship with your child, don't feel guilty (which some parents sometimes feel) or that you've failed. Hey, homeschooling may just not be for your kid, or for at this time. It's season may be over. It doesn't mean that homeschooling was a bad choice in the beginning, but it may not be right for your family anymore. Don't let any other homeschoolers tell you that you are failing by putting your kid back in public school, and don't let anyone else tell you that you were stupid to homeschool in the first place. You and your spouse do what you feel is right for your child, talk to your kid, and in the end, it is YOUR decis! ion....Show more
Clement Viscarro: Also,I live in Georgia,because! I know there are some schools that are in certain states,but most that I have found are either 1) not in my state or 2) they are too expensive
Rodrigo Pezley: Hello! I, as a person who had been wearing uniforms for a very long time, believe all schools (all public schools) should wear uniforms. I think school is about learning, insted of how to look. I feel it both distracts, and takes valuable learning time away from kids. When a teacher has to tell a student to "go to the office and change" it takes away time from learning. Also, it makes the school look better. When students from a school are seen dressing inappopropriatly, it makes the school look bad. Also, personally, I love my uniform!!...Show more
Jen Maday: you should sit down with your child and discuss the reasons why he hates it. make a verbal commitment to do what is best for that specific child. then, after all feelings, ideas, and reasons are out on the table, evaluated what is accurate or valid.! your conclusion will in part depend on why the child hates homeschooling. if it is because he hates doing video school, perhaps you should change the method to a co-op. or if he hates the curriculum, choose another more suited. consider getting a tutor for specialized subjects. since you are home schooling, understand the freedom and creativity that you are able to have, and utilize this to the fullest. think outside the box or the desk as the case may be....Show more
Chastity Doderer: I'm homeschooled,and i'm a mess right now. Hence why i'm browsing on Y!A. Between not being intellectually crippled,and not getting enough social interaction with my peers,all because I did homeschooling,recently i've started to be a bit up myself,and look at everyone as..Put bluntly,stupid. Yeah,i've turned into a negative person.Many times I wish I had gone to school to be normal,like everyone else. To be happy. I don't know what my problem is,but somehow,even though i've so often bl! amed homeschooling,I think the freedom i've had will help me through wh! atever my real problem is. That's what I think is the greatest quality of the way i've been educated is. Freedom. The greatest factor,but not neccessarily an upside. Simply something that sets me apart,for better or worse. The freedom to be my own person,and meet whatever potential I have,and to make my own mistakes. To experience ups and downs early on. Maybe I should take comfort in that. Maybe.Anyway,i've started ranting and going on a bit now. I'm only 14,so I'm sure i'll turn out fine in the end. As for your question.. As others have said,your child needs to have a choice,or he/she will resent you. You need to encourage your child to pursue whatever path she is keen to take,trusting he/she has some,just some idea, of what he/she is doing. If your kid really wants to try a public or private school,he/she should have that opportunity.I definitely wasn't as helpful as many of the other answers.(The one two up from me in particular. Give that answer a thumbs up.)But I enjo! yed typing this up knowing someone may read it. (Sort of an ego boost which I need, or at least,I feel I do.) Hopefully i've added a new perspective that can be of some use to you.~ChrisPS.I'm more overweight than I look in my avatar. :PPPS. I hope my enemies don't find this info and use it to their advantage. >.>...Show more
Roselee Mczeal: Wow...i get to post this twice in one day. Hope you don't mind the repeat, but it's a favorite quote of mine. If the parent will not or cannot do a good job, then public school would be better. Now for the quote, for those who say public school is *always* better.John Taylor Gotto, former school teacher:Mass schooling of a compulsory nature really got its teeth into the United States between 1905 and 1915, though it was conceived of much earlier and pushed for throughout most of the nineteenth century. The reason given for this enormous upheaval of family life and cultural traditions was, roughly speaking, threefold: 1) To make ! good people. 2) To make good citizens. 3) To make each person his or he! r personal best. These goals are still trotted out today on a regular basis, and most of us accept them in one form or another as a decent definition of public education's mission, however short schools actually fall in achieving them. But we are dead wrong. Compounding our error is the fact that the national literature holds numerous and surprisingly consistent statements of compulsory schooling's true purpose. We have, for example, the great H. L. Mencken, who wrote in The American Mercury for April 1924 that the aim of public education is not to fill the young of the species with knowledge and awaken their intelligence. ... Nothing could be further from the truth. The aim ... is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same safe level, to breed and train a standardized citizenry, to put down dissent and originality. That is its aim in the United States... and that is its aim everywhere else.But what shocks is that we should so eagerly have adopted one of t! he very worst aspects of Prussian culture: an educational system deliberately designed to produce mediocre intellects, to hamstring the inner life, to deny students appreciable leadership skills, and to ensure docile and incomplete citizens in order to render the populace "manageable."...Show more
Curtis Josef: consider letting your kid take some classes at a regular school, like an elective they might otherwise not be able to take. i have three close friends who are all homeschooled but come to my school for music classes. that way they have the advantage of being homeschooled and the advantage of having some social interaction with friends in a relatively safe environment. they all love the arrangement (three different families).just try it out. see how your kid reacts to being in a new environment and if it works out take it from there....Show more
Azzie Trembly: homeschooling is not evil... it really surprised me to see so many people who detest the idea. I ! was home-schooled for quite a few grades. but after a while I was strug! gling with having a lack of drive to push my self to study. and was afraid I would fall behind so I went the last 3months of my current grade and I was just fine.I think that this really depends on if the parents are willing and have to TIME. my parents were always very busy which is why it was a little hard for me. I guess it's true that it's hard to socialize in some cases ( including mine) but I found that through homeschooling I got really close to my family and i 'm grateful for that. Especially when I hear about my friends family situation....anyways, yes.. basically depends on the situation....Show more
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Efren Clankscales: I think if a child hated homeschooling then it will make your teaching him difficult on you and his learning will also be affected because he will be homeschooled grudgingly.Now the important question is why does the kid want to go to school. If it's to participate in activities you don't agree with, then I'd say ! sorry bucko, you're staying home. If he just wanted to see what outside school was like his only other option would be a private school. Also, never be afraid to search yourself and see if there are improvements you can make in your teaching style. Ask your child what changes they'd like to see take place as far as homeschooling goes.I would lay the law down before he goes back to school and let him know that just because he's not schooled at home, he STILL has to abide by your rules and regulations....Show more
Shemeka Laker: No there is not. Connections Academy cost $4500-$5500 a year for homeschoolers. If ItsThatChick is enrolled in CA for free, then she is enrolled in a type of public school known as a virtual or cyber charter school.With homeschooling, your parents are responsible for purchasing any materials that you use (there are a few exceptions such as a couple of states allow the local schools to loan out extra textbooks if they have them, give away ou! t dated ones etc to homeschoolers).To learn about homeschooling I sugge! st you read the beginning to homeschool info and the state specific info at: http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/...Show more
Verena Koop: You might consider sharing your specific concerns about homeschooling. It would also be a good idea to come up with possible solutions to those problems and present them to your parents. You may find that some of those solutions don't require you to go to public or private school or may convince your parents to allow you to go to school either part or full time.While the student should be allowed to voice their opinion the Ultimate decision of What, Where, When, and by whom children are taught belongs to parents and no one else....Show more
Conrad Puleio: ummm... well, its really up to the parent but if they really hate it I'd say send them to private. I love homeschooling tho...
Coy Tapley: Here is the Georgia Virtual Academy. It is a publicly funded online school made by K12. It is completely free and you get a comp! uter and everything. The 5,000 dollar program you were referring to could perhaps be the private school version of K12. Since a few of K12's State Virtual Academies have been ranked as the best high schools in the state (they have all the grades btw), this seems to be a high quality program. I am using K12's private school right now (International Academy) and am really loving it. It is the same curriculum. You can also try Connections Academy. It is free but not by state. You will do better with the Georgia Virtual Academy in my opinion though....Show more
Tory Clapper: I think you should let your child try something new. Public school might be too much of a shock. Maybe try a semester at a private school, or a couple classes at a homeschool coop. You can try something without being totally committed!
Oda Mauson: maybe i can help.1. not really as long as u study and keep notes also u can use ur notes on the test2.not at all. there are only 5-10 questions usu! ally. the questions are always from the reading.3. u will get points ta! ken away but it depends how late it is.4. i didnt have to give speeches so im going to say no.i liked the school u can go at your won pase and also go ahead and you wont get in trouble.im hoping to go back to finish my senior year...Show more
Brice Greczkowski: I would say if your child wants to go to public/private school then they should. However, it depends on the reason they are being home schooled in the first place. If they are being home schooled due to behavioral issues perhaps you can tell them this is there last chance or they will be home schooled until they graduate high school. Or if it was just something you wanted them to try and they do not like it then let them go back. If there are just a few classes that you pulled them out for see if they can take the other classes at public/private school and the ones they need help/more time/ect. at home. Schools should be willing to let children go home early/come in late if they are taking classes elsewhe! re. They do it when students take courses at colleges for high school and college credit. At least they did when I was in school and it was fairly new when I entered high school. I believe it started when I was in high school so it should still be done. Unless it is restricted to certain areas. Hope this helps. One last suggestion is to have you and your child list the pros and cons of going back to public/private school. And then discuss the concerns with one another. This way you know where they are coming from and they understand your concerns....Show more
Minh Lefrancois: My mom wants me homeschooled but don't know excatly how things work and of things are free for education sake
Eldridge Rieves: I think it's going to depend on the reason the child hates homeschooling and why s/he wants to go to school.For example, if the child hates homeschooling because of general attitude problems, especially if s/he has recently been pulled out of school, then no,! sending them to school may not be the best thing.Another example, if t! he child hates homeschooling because it's just not meeting his/her needs anymore and the parent is having a hard time figuring out and meeting those needs, then sending the child to school may be a good thing to do.Every reason needs to be taken into consideration individually....Show more
Irma Poiter: No, I don't think it is. Children need to be socialized and deal with the normalcies of life that are presented in school settings. I am a big believer in public education for that reason. My husband and I then augment our children's studies and teach them many things at home, but I don't believe home schooling is beneficial for a child.
Alane Antes: NOT AT ALL LET THEM HAVE A GOOD NORMAL CHILD HOOD IF THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT. BUT IF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOLS DO NOT WORK OUT THEN PUT HER/HIM BACK INTO HOMESCHOOL. SET RESCRTIONS.HOPE I HELPED!
Whitney Saborido: If your kid hates it let him go.
Jayson Brod: Well it sounds to me that home schooling is not w! orking out for your child, and your child wants to go to a public or private school, let him/her. He/she will be much happier in school then being home schooled.
Tatiana Evanosky: It's fine because it's the parents decision.
Frances Macky: I am homeschooling my son using our own curriculum. We teach the things that he has to learn according to our state and then let him pick whatever else he wants to learn that semester (or year) and it has worked really well for us. He is 6 1/2 and has been working on a 3rd grade level in science and math this year (because he LOVES these subjects and is able to do more of these courses if he chooses) I would highly recommend doing it this way. I hope this helps and Good Luck!!!...Show more
Todd Stogner: Hello, so next year I am going to start going to connections academy and I have a few questionsThis one is the most important one to me:1) Are the final tests/exams extremely hard?2)Are just normal tests hard/diffucult?3)! Can you turn things late or will you get points taken off?4)Do you have! to give speeches?...Show more
Kate Baune: Homeschooling is a good thing, if it works for your child. I was homeschooled for a few years because I was very sick as a child. I then went to a private school for grades eight to twelve because the classes I wanted to take could not be taught at home. When I was homeschooled it was easy to get bored, so my mom found a homeschool group in our town that did field trips and went places together to hang out. Find out why your child hates it, tell them why you want to do it and have faith that you and your child will be able to come up with the best choice for them. Never simply say that they will be homeschooled because you are the parent and know whats best for them because until they tell you how they feel you don't know if you a meeting all of their needs that perhaps public school would take care of, and this will cause them to hate school and no parent wants that. Good Luck!...Show more
Toya Braskett: Find out why ! the kid hates it. Is it because they have no social life? Then make one. Find a support/social group to begin with. Volunteer. Join community clubs and sports. If none of those social outlets work, then send them back to school. But find out why the kid hates it first.
Marjory Stromme: Depends on where you live. My daughters used BSO.Branson School Online is tuition-free, funded through the Colorado Department of Education. Computer in on loan for full-time students with supplemental funds for internet & other educational materials.
Cyndy Grimes: Absolutely not, it's a horrible thing. If a child wants to go to ps or hs, I think a parent needs to seriously talk to their child, and let them try it. After all, it is their life and they have to live with the consequences. I read a post about someone who said I can't belive how many would give their child the choice, well honestly, i'm shocked at the posts I read on how many wouldn't give their child a choic! e. Don't force your child into doing what you want, i hear too much of ! " I want my child home with me." " I want to be their teacher." HS is my hobby and I think it's fun." It's not about you it's about the child!...Show more
Dexter Dicostanzo: I am homeschooled and love it, and a previous post is written by a person that doesn't know what they were saying. I am completly socialized, homeschooling is the best, and for their information parents that homeschool sign their kids up for sports or start them up on something where they meet people all the time, I play guitar, I play sports, I ride horses. I am surrounded by people, meeting new people everyday. I babysit. Homeschooled kids aren't locked up inside. I suggest getting your kid involved with Sports and other activitys where they get to be with kids their age almost everyday. If the kid still doesn't like it then put him in a private school, don't put them back in Public. I am a 13 year old girl that is homeschooled and everytime someone comes on one of these posts and says th! at homeschooled kids aren't socialized it hurts my feelings and offends me and makes me upset. I am always getting compliments on my social skills. My skills when answering the phone and so forth. When you are in public school then yeah you're being socialized but by the wrong people, your parents should be teaching you. I have learned who the right people to be involved with are and I have a better education then any of the kids that go to public/private school. Unless you have expierience as a parent that homeschooled or did or you are homeschooled then you have no right to come to the category of homeschooling and completly put it down, it is a inexpierienced opinion....Show more
Roland Stampley: Check your local school district. I'm guessing this is for high school? Some districts now offer online schooling. They might provide laptops.
Donnell Nocella: no its not a good thing cause they probbably want friends and wiil rebel
Agustina Stimmel: H! ome schooling should be banned. The idea of a school is not only to su! dy but to make friends and socialize. The daily interaction with peers is necessary. It helps a person far down the road not only in terms of forming healthy relationships but also to be more adaptable. Moreover, one cannot have too many friends. The more friends the merrier. :)
