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I’ve been homeschooled by my mother all my life. There’s never been any problems with it, the way I see it. But Mom says that the past few years, our productivity level has gone down and that I only put in the effort on classes that don’t involve her, that I only te things done when she’s not teaching me. But she doesn’t see that these past few years have been fine, she’s a box-checker. She only counts productivity as checking off all the boxes.
She’s considering enrolling me in an online math class, online science class, just to be rid of having to teach me. She says I don’t put the effort in, when hello? I’ve been improving every day at getting out of bed, having a quick breakfast, and being ready by 11:00, when school starts. I am ready, and she is the one moping in a corner saying that it’s useless, that we’re not going to get anything done. Maybe if she put in the effort, then we’d get things done.
I don’t want to take an online class for math and science. My reasoning is this: it is a public school environment, and I’ve never done well in atmosphere like that. I’m more advanced than most kids my age, and to be lumped in with a bunch of average intelligence 7th graders will have to make me perform average too. I will have to slow down to where they’re at, because I’m not getting the education that IIIIIIII need. Nobody understands me the way my mom understands me, and nobody ever will. I refuse to be thrown in with people with an average IQ of 98 if I have an IQ of 120 or higher. She needs to understand that we’re doing what’s best for me.
How do I tell her that online school isn’t an option? Because she’s only basing that I do well off of the extracurricular activities I do online, not my actual school.
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Well, if she's a box checker, would that mean she's not setting enough "boxes" for you when she teaches you? Therefore leading her to believe you are not being as productive? I would suggest asking for harder work from her, thus increasing the "effort level". If the work is more complicated it can seem like you're putting in more effort to her. Or I would suggest looking into more advanced classes. My middle school had some of those for math, and I think they still have them now too (albeit online). So if your local public schools have any advanced classes you know of I'm sure they are also available on the internet.
ReplyCan you find an online class that lets you work at the pace you want? Alternatively, can you just do the online course and supplement them with more advanced things? There are lots of free online stuff to learn regarding math and science. There is no reason that being with average people will make you average, it should make you the top of the class. It's also a problem if you can only learn from your mother, because that will significantly limit your education. You need to learn how to learn from other people. Grade 7 is probably a great place to start since it's not going to affect you college applications. FYI, most of the top colleges would rather see transcripts from public schools than homeschool. Colleges are starting to not require the SAT or GREs which will make it even harder for homeschool kids to show they are competitive. If you can get straight As in public school you will be able to get a free ride to an IVY league school. I know many people (including myself) who did. There are lots of brilliant people in public schools, you just have to find them.
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