Hmmm….why don’t you give private school a try. The classes tend to be a lot smaller, so you wouldn’t have to speak up in front of as many people. It is good for you to learn how to speak in front of people. You will be doing it for the rest of you life in the real world. You may just have a really crappy high school. If that’s the case, you can try a different one. If there are public charter schools in your area, they may be worth looking at as well.
Private tutors can be very expensive. An hourly rate in my area is $50 per hour. I know homeschool parents that have been approached by friends or aquaintences and offered $250-300 per week to “homeschool” a child, but that is elementary aged. Can’t really imagine what it would cost to have a private tutor come to your house and “teach” you just like at the highschool.
But there are alternatives to that.
You can do a cyberschool where you “attend” online classes and have the support of quality teachers that you can talk to.
The cost for programs like that start around $1000 per year, UNLESS you are in a state that has online highschool for free from the school district or state.
To find out, check out and see what works in your state as far as Homeschooling goes.
Each state is different, so make sure you understand what is available to you.
Call your local school district. They may have a home study program. They give you the textbooks and everything that you need to study and a teacher comes to help you out once a week or so. There are some on line schools, but make sure they are accredited. Good luck!
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August 11th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Hmmm….why don’t you give private school a try. The classes tend to be a lot smaller, so you wouldn’t have to speak up in front of as many people. It is good for you to learn how to speak in front of people. You will be doing it for the rest of you life in the real world. You may just have a really crappy high school. If that’s the case, you can try a different one. If there are public charter schools in your area, they may be worth looking at as well.
August 11th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Private tutors can be very expensive. An hourly rate in my area is $50 per hour. I know homeschool parents that have been approached by friends or aquaintences and offered $250-300 per week to “homeschool” a child, but that is elementary aged. Can’t really imagine what it would cost to have a private tutor come to your house and “teach” you just like at the highschool.
But there are alternatives to that.
You can do a cyberschool where you “attend” online classes and have the support of quality teachers that you can talk to.
The cost for programs like that start around $1000 per year, UNLESS you are in a state that has online highschool for free from the school district or state.
To find out, check out and see what works in your state as far as Homeschooling goes.
Each state is different, so make sure you understand what is available to you.
August 14th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Call your local school district. They may have a home study program. They give you the textbooks and everything that you need to study and a teacher comes to help you out once a week or so. There are some on line schools, but make sure they are accredited. Good luck!