Can a single parent homeschool?
I say yes. I myself am home-schooled by a single parent. In the middle of 7th grade we decided that it would be better for me if I was homeschooled, and I left school. I am now finishing up 8th grade, still being homeschooled. I learned much more than I did at public school, my mental health was far better off, and I’m just as smart as, if not smarter than, other kids my age.Now on the side of the parent’s capability, you have to be willing to teach, to help out the kid, answer they’re questions. You’ll have to teach them the core subjects, plus the arts and PE. You have to do at least 180 days of school, and mark down every day that you did it.No doubt, it’s very a daunting task. But you can find a lot of resources online, you can probably find a group near you where you can talk to other homeschoolers, and you can order books online (or do a online course).So I think that the answer to your question is “It depends.” If all this sounds good to you, and you’re willing to spend the time to teach them for possibly numerous years, then go ahead, you can probably do it. But if you can’t stand the thought of spending more than a hour (let alone 3+ hours) sat down at a table with your kid, then homeschooling probably isn’t for you.
How can I convince my parents to let me home-school?
Middle school and high school can be full of anxiety and stress. If you are really that unhappy at your current school and want to attend a different school or homeschool, I would present your parents with some options. While homeschooling may seem like the ideal solution, it is not as easy as you may think. It would require your parents to develop a curriculum and to make sure that you are learning everything you are suppose to. Depending upon their jobs this also may not be feasible. An alternative solution you could look into is cyber schools. There are tons of cyber charter schools out there, many of which are free or are funding by the money your school district would have used to fund your education. Cyber schools connect you online with teachers who will ensure that you are learning the information you should be while providing you with the books and exercises necessary for you to keep learning. Another benefit of cyber schools is that you won't lose the interaction with other students. Many classes offer chats so you can speak with other students in the class and the teacher and learn from each other. They also offer field trips and all the other "fun" stuff in school. If you think that homeschooling or cyber school is really the route that you want to go I would encourage you to do the research and present the ideas to your parents. Gathering all of the information on their classes, curriculum, costs, etc will show your parents that you are really serious about getting out of your current school and providing them options. Hope this helps, and best of luck. Just remember each experience we have in our lives makes us stronger for tomorrow. Good Luck!
How can I convince my parents to let me see a psychiatrist?
Wow. Sounds like you're in a bit of a predicament. I know there's no counselor at your school, but do you have a teacher you can trust, someone to confide in, and someone who can possibly help you figure out some sort of arrangement which will benefit you? Do you have a school nurse? (I went and saw my school nurse as well as seeing the psych when my problems first emerged, and she was quite good.) Because you do need help, and I'm sorry that your parents can't see that because of their views. How old must you be in Canada before you can see psychiatrist by yourself? Is there any way you can make a doctor's appointment and see about diagnosis and a referral to a psych? You could also try calling a hotline. These are the ones I could find for Canada: 514-723-4000 1-800-667-5005 Kids Help Phone - Tel: 1-800-668-6868 http://www.suicide.org/hotlines/internat... Or join a mental health forum: http://www.psychforums.com/viewforum.php... http://ehealthforum.com/health/bipolar_d... http://www.bipolarworld.net/ http://www.golivewire.com/ http://www.teen-moods.net/ Other than that, I'm not sure what to suggest. I really hope that you find a way to manage in the meantime, and that one day you're able to move out of home and control whether or not you see a psych and get help. Message me if you like. Good luck.
How do I convince my parents into letting me move out?
My name is Larissa and I am 16 years old. My friend Brittany is going to be moving down this June and she'll be staying with me and my family. I want to get a place of our own because by then I will be seventeen and she will legally be an adult and her soon to be boyfriend is gonna move in with us and help us pay the bills. My mom always wanted to treat me like an adult and now that I'm closer to being eighteen she wants to control me more. I get that she don't want me to move out when I am seventeen but I have even offered her, my dad, and my aunt a house key so they could get in whenever they wanted to. Only reason I even want to move out is because we live in a four bedroom and we have eight people living with us. The only thing I really hate about it is that we got a grandpa here that is an alcoholic and he is sexist to ALL females. Me and him are always fighting because I don't like how he treats any female and he only does it when men ain't around. I'm not sure what to do anymore. I wish she would just let me do what I know is right. What should I do?
I want to go to one high school but my parents want me to go to another one. what should I do?
I am in this exact situation right now with my daughter. She is also a 4.0 gpa 8th-grader, and our school district allows parents to request an inter-district transfer to a school other than the one indicated by the location of your home. (In other words, there’s a default area for each school, but you can ask to go to a different one. There are five in the district.)I’m literally going to register my daughter this afternoon, after I post this Answer.In her case, her primary reason for attending a different school is that she believes that most of her middle school friends will be attending that school. All the schools are good academically, but her school of choice has a different approach than our default school.Each school is several miles away from our home. Her older brother attends our default school and is very happy there. He’ll be a Senior when she’s a Freshman, and would be driving her to school. If she goes to the other school, I would have about a 20-minute drive out of my way to take her there each morning. Because it’s not our default school, there aren’t any carpool opportunities that we know of.For the OP, you don’t say why you “know” one high school would be “better for you.” I find it very hard to believe that your parents “don’t care.” Parents are very much in the business of caring about their childrens’ well-being and education. Why does “almost every adult” you see agree with your parents? Have you considered their reasoning, as you are asking them to consider yours?Have your parents spoken with your guidance counselors directly about this? What are your guidance counselors taking into account that your parents (and apparently all other adults) are not?I can completely understand your anxiety about this. In addition to the situation I’m in with my daughter right now, when I was your age my mom wanted to send me to an all-boy school in another town because she thought it was “better” for me. I was able to convince her not too, but it was an anxious time for me, too.I think your best course of action would be to arrange a meeting with you, your parents, and your guidance counselors, to discuss the potential pros and cons of each school, and then to go with your parents to the two high schools to speak with representatives there about it. It may be that one school or the other is not as good a fit, and you can make your decision together with better information.