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does anybody know the answer to this??? - 10/17/2008 8:50:49 AM
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yre15
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my daughter, who is a h.s. senior, wants to be home schooled the last half of this year. she says her classes don't challenge nor interest her. she is just ready to be done with high school. will this hurt her chances of getting into college? thank you for your input
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RE: does anybody know the answer to this??? - 10/17/2008 9:10:20 AM
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JuliaHop
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I know the reverse answer...in our school district a child can't enroll from homeschooling during the last semester of the senior year.
I assume that is for the reason that it would be difficult for them to issue a diploma when the student was not in their school for the rest of the year, and how would a child jump into the curriculum mid year.
I would be very hesitant to bring home a student for one semester of schooling (unless there was an extremely good reason...like personal safety). It would be nearly impossible for you to complete the courses for this year (how would you use the same curriculum, grading system, etc...) and to complete a transcript.
Why does your daughter not want to graduate with her class and participate in all of the senior activities?
Is your daughter in some type of danger at school?
If she is just "bored" and wants to quit school now, shouldn't you encourage her to finish so that the same "boredom" doesn't become a problem if she does attend college?
Another thing to consider is whether it would be legally possible to homeschool for the last semester of a senior year. Each state has their own laws and regulations. For example, if you are in a state where oversight by an outside organization is required, there could be rules about not starting to homeschool mid-year the last year of school.
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RE: does anybody know the answer to this??? - 10/17/2008 11:10:24 AM
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Well, I don't agree with Julia in reasoning, but I do agree in action.
While I don't think it would be difficult at all to keep up with a boring public school course, or even do better at home, the big issue here is college applications!
I am assuming as a junior she began applying to colleges. They will be expecting her transcripts from the school she applied from. In order to keep her transcript looking good, at the very least she should complete this semester.
On the other hand, it does not sound like any of her current classes are preparing her well for college or success in life. Less drastic solutions to this issue would be enrolling in higher level courses the last semester, begin talks now with your principal for dual-enrollment at a local community college, or take one or more courses online (with University of Oklahoma high school online of University of Nebraska Lincoln high school online) while continuing a regular class schedule at your local public high school. Even taking private lessons in an area of personal interest after school might provide all the challenge she is looking for, and it will look good on her college application under "hobbies and interests".
Simply taking higher level courses next semester is the cheapest solution, and will also look good on a college application.
Dual-enrollment with a community college is the next smartest option. You will have to get your principal's permission and provide transportation.
Private lessons in an area of interest (language, voice, instrument, acting, fencing...) is probably the next cheapest solution to your students lack of challenge in school and will look good on college applications.
The online courses will ask for the principals permission. This is only if you want that class appearing on her official high school transcript for that school. The online option will cost you tuition money, where the above options (except for private lessons) are free. And of course if you do not get your principal's permission, you may still take the course for the knowledge and intellectual challenge, even though it won't appear on your transcript.
A fourth option: home school the last semester through on online private academy, like Clonlara or OU High School online. You would have the new school request transcripts from your old school, and then they would take the last semester's courses through the online school. It will cost you money though. At OU High school it's around $400-$500 for tuition and books per class per semester.
So there are a few possible solutions to your student's boredom issues. 
< Message edited by shadowspring -- 10/17/2008 12:24:56 PM >
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RE: does anybody know the answer to this??? - 10/17/2008 11:16:25 AM
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Another thing to consider is whether it would be legally possible to homeschool for the last semester of a senior year. Each state has their own laws and regulations. For example, if you are in a state where oversight by an outside organization is required, there could be rules about not starting to homeschool mid-year the last year of school.
In every state parents have the right to home school their child for any reason and at any time.
It is your federally protected parental right to direct the education for your child and the state's obligation to make sure education is available to all children under compulsory attendance age for that state, most states 16, some 17 and even 18. The different states determine different regulations by which they ensure that education is offered to all citizens of compulsory education age. But no state can deny you the right to home school.
People transfer public/private schools in their senior year. It happens. Transferring to home school is just another transfer.
But it is a big change, and not one to be taken lightly so close to gradutation.
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RE: does anybody know the answer to this??? - 10/17/2008 12:05:54 PM
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How many credits will she have at the end of this semester? Is there any way she can graduate early?
If not, I would agree with the other post and see if she could enroll in college for the last semester of high school.
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RE: does anybody know the answer to this??? - 10/17/2008 1:24:36 PM
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Our family has always homeschooled, but if I were in your situation, I would not take her out to homeschool her when she only had one semester left. I would get her involved in things that would interest her and enrich her life. If there are things she wants to explore further, she certainly can do that. In fact, it would be good for her to learn to do that on her own. It doesn't sound like there's anything stopping her. My point is that she can finish was she has started, by graduating from the same high school, but that doesn't mean she is being held back from learning and growing apart from school.
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RE: does anybody know the answer to this??? - 10/19/2008 3:48:22 PM
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[W]ill this hurt her chances of getting into college? thank you for your input
Your specific question was not, "What should we do?" but was "Will this hurt her chances of getting into college?"
The answer to that is: It depends upon the college. Unless she can place outrageously high on the SAT or ACT, yes, it will probably hurt her chances at most large schools with competitive admissions. It probably would not make much difference at a vocational tech school unless they had a waiting list for students wanting to get in. If she wants to go to a homeschool-friendly college, the admissions counselor would probably want to interview her and decide on an individual basis how serious she really is about school; she would have to be more convincing than saying she was "ready to be done." It should have very little effect on admission requirements to most online colleges.
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RE: does anybody know the answer to this??? - 11/5/2008 1:09:39 PM
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as a homeschooling high school senior, i'd say she's probably best sticking with what she's got.
isn't that one of the pros of being homeschooled (the flexibility and the fact that there are always so many resources you can access from home to challenge yourself)? in public school you're stuck using whatever curriculum the school picks out for you and stuck learning at the same pace as the other 30 kids in your class.
it could hurt her chances of getting in to college in the sense that the school may want to hold her back a grade because she didn't take xyz in the 10th grade, you know what i mean?
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RE: does anybody know the answer to this??? - 11/5/2008 2:19:57 PM
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Where is she wanting to go to college? Application deadlines are coming up, so I'm guessing she has a good idea of where she's applying and what their requirements are for admission.
Lots of kids are tired of high school by senior year. I'm not sure that's a good reason to let her leave and do something else. Also, she should be able to pick new electives for the spring semester.
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RE: does anybody know the answer to this??? - 11/15/2008 9:51:10 AM
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I realize that she only has a short time left. However, what comes to mind for me is this...
When we made the decision to homeschool, last October, we decided to start after Christmas break. I was working part-time, and my last day was right before the kids got out for the break, so I could spend the time with them before we got started homeschooling.
My daughter had been struggling with school, and I had to force her to go to school every day. As Christmas break got closer, she struggled more and more with going to school. I finally put my foot down and told her that we made a commitment, and we were going to stick with it. It was tough, but we made it.
Looking back now, I with that I had pulled her out the minute God told me that we should homeschool. Even though it was only a few weeks, I can see how much having to endure the bullying and issues that she was struggling with, even for that short time, has changed her quite a bit. She is much less social, much less confidant, etc...
So, I realize that our situation may be completely different, but I just wanted to share...
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RE: does anybody know the answer to this??? - 11/17/2008 5:23:21 PM
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My son is a high school senior too. He is taking most of his classes at our community college this year...(he's been home schooled since 1st grade).
Even with the new college experiences he still has a case of senorities. Next year he hopes to go away to college. He is already in the process of filling-out paperwork to that end. I think his senorities comes from wanting to 'get on with it'...move on to the next phase of his life.
I remember feeling that way too when I was a senior. The first of the school year was exciting because it was my senior year...the end of the school year, April and May, was exciting with all of the graduation activites...the middle of the school year though...it took forever and ever and ever.
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RE: does anybody know the answer to this??? - 11/25/2008 8:37:39 AM
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I begged my mother not to homeschool but to let me do my senior year at the community college. I felt very much like your dd does now. I had several friends who did this and managed a lot of dual enrollment credit and graduated just the same. She didn't let me do it, she thought I'd miss out on something - but she told me later she regretted that (I think when she was paying for a private college a year later and wishing I'd taken the English 101 at CC rates!)
I think the other option is just to take the GED and move on to community college. It might hurt if she wants to go on to a really competitive college, true. I guess that would depend on SAT or ACT scores and whatever else she has to beef up an application. If she took the GED and sat around for a year it would certainly be a problem. But going straight into community college in January might even show initiative.
The really competitive colleges, like my really expensive one for instance, are overrated anyway.
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RE: does anybody know the answer to this??? - 12/2/2008 8:39:22 PM
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a different response. If you moved to a new city, the new high school would accept her and would issue a diploma.
In this case...you are the new school...would you still issue her a diploma? There are several really great programs out there that would do the record keeping for you and issue an "official transcript"....
It WOULD NOT hurt her chances of college, unless she fails to do the work.
So..it is possible to pull her out and not hurt her college chances. It is legal.
The question is whether or not you want to do it and make sure she does the work.
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