how do you get home schooled?

Samatha Nicar: Nobody likes school. The question is: would you like home school any better than public school? Are you capable of learning on your own? Following a curriculum without someone looking over your shoulder? If not, then stay in public school where your teachers can keep an eye on you. If so, then look up your state's requirements and convince an authority figure to supervise you. Good luck!

Lionel Tanen: Well, I'm not sure how old you are or where you live but you can find out the laws for home schooling by just googling your state's government page and searching for homeschooling law. That's pretty important when you're getting started so that you know what your state's requirements are. Each state is different. Some states require registering with your local school district. Some do not require any thing at all. Some states require annual standardized testing, others do not. Another way to get important info is just to find a homeschooling g! roup locally and/or to attend a homeschooling conference. Most of these things you can find also by just googling. We homeschool and we love it! There are so many homeschoolers now and there are a lot of ways to get information and support especially when you're first getting started. It's a great way to get an education! Hope this helps!...Show more

Monroe Rainey: Be sure to look up the homeschooling laws in your state...each state gets to decide their education laws, so what works for you in Ohio is gonna change once you move to Georgia or for your buddy in Michigan. The next thing to realize is that there's a whole spectrum of what's called "homeschool." Some people sign up with an online version of public school; that’s really technically not “homeschool,” since you're counted as public school student and you have to have regular contact with teachers, submit work and tests, etc. The dirty little secret here is that the school district gets to keep the ! federal funds for you, as you’re a public school student thi! s way. (Quite obviously, your school district will like this option best. Often when one queries the school as to the options available for “homeschool,” the school administrators will smile sweetly and mention just such an arrangement, conveniently omitting the rest of your options. This “lie by omission” quietly implies that this is the one and only way “homeschooling is done.” There’s a quite a debate in the homeschooling community about whether or not this constitutes an effort by the educational bureaucracy to redefine the meaning of homeschool, and what effect that would have on legislation and regulation of more traditional homeschool. But I digress.)Other people may choose to buy materials from companies and enroll with online schools, but they're "independent" of the school districts, and they don't owe anyone a darned thing...their test scores (if any; few homeschoolers in the traditional sense are obligated to take state standardized tests) are thei! r own business, as is the pace, order or depth at which they choose to go through the material. Other people make up their own curriculum, based on their own personal criteria. Some states want you to keep a portfolio of material to prove you're doing something there at home, other states want you to submit your curriculum for the year for approval, others may require testing that could send you back to public or private school if you fall below a particular percentile...just in case. Again, depends on the state. Still other people endorse what they call "unschooling," and they throw out all books and tests altogether and simply follow what interests them. (See the writings of John Holt, or Google "unschooling" for more on that theory of education.) A good book for anyone over 12 years old is “The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education,” by Grace Llewellyn. Here’s an excerpt:"Did your guidance counselor ever tell you to cons! ider quitting school? That you have other choices, quite beyond lifelon! g hamburger flipping or inner-city crack dealing? That legally you can find a way out of school, that once you're out you'll learn and grow better, faster, and more naturally than you ever did in school, that there are zillions of alternatives, that you can quit school and still go to A Good College and even have a Real Life in the Suburbs if you so desire? Just in case your counselor never told you these things, I'm going to. That's what this book is for."Even if you don’t hold with what the author has to say, the point of view she has is dramatically different and can be a great springboard to help you get in touch with what you believe school and learning should be like. As with many things, there’s a wide spectrum of “unschoolers,” as well. Many of them have a certain set of concepts they want their kids to get and don’t care HOW they get the information, while others take a much more laid-back approach and allow the student to set the list of concepts themsel! ves...or not set one at all. All of these people will still consider themselves “unschoolers.”...Show more

Mack Ukich: There are two basic ways to be homeschooled:1. Through a cyber school2. Being taught directly through books or your family.If you go through a cyber school, everything is taken care of for you. If you choose the "triditional" way, you must keep a note book of your best work and show an evaluator (a person that tells the state that you passed a grade). There are laws depending on what state you live in, however, if you choose cyber school, they usually do not apply. For more support, feel free to join a fan club on facebook called East Coast Homeschoolers. They can help you with the little details....Show more

Sonya Volcko: To do well in online homeschooling you have to be very self-motivated. It is easy to fall behind. It depends on what state you are in but I know the school my children attend are in 3 states and they are amazing. My child! ren attend an online k-12 tuition-free charter school named OHDELA. It ! has proven to be one of the best things we have ever decided to do. Our children get to learn for the comfort and safety of home, with out the peer pressures of public school. They offer the students to learn at their own pace and encourage them to excel in the areas they enjoy.They are great from the teachers to the curriculum. They have schools in Ohio, Colorado and Pennsylvania. You can call and get more information at 1.800.493.8680 or go online to http://www.mydela.comOHDELA and it's affiliate schools provide you with everything including a computer, printer, books, gift card for cartridges, field trips, clubs you can join like ski club, national honors society and more. They even reimburse you for internet and provide a myChoice account which allow you to do things to learn that you enjoy. For example you can take swimming, or visit museums, or buy books or other resources with it.Some other options include connections academy, and K12 has schools in alot of states al! so....Show more