A few days ago
queenofhearts80231

High School homeschooling?

Hello,

Can someone please point me in the right direction?

I’m looking for information on High School homeschooling,i’m twenty years old and because i had been traveling a lot the past two years i wasn’t able to get my high school diploma,as i understand i as soon as i turn 21 i only have the opition of getting a GED,so i need to hurry to be able to get my diploma. Could anyone recommed an accredited accelerated way to get this done?

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A few days ago
Anonymous

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That you can not get your high school diploma after 21 is a myth. After 21 there are still MANY options for getting your high school diploma. My uncle got his at 60. My mom got hers in her 30s (now in her 60s). Here are some things to check out:

Does a local junior college participate in a state run program to qualify college credits toward a high school diploma? In our state it is called Ability to Benefit. You take an entrance test to prove you can benefit and do well in the college setting. Then after a prescribed number of credit hours (I think 18) you are issued a high school diploma by the state. You’ve gotten 2-3 semesters of college under your belt AND your diploma. Check with the local college guidance office, see if this is an option.

Check with your local public school district to see what they offer for Adult Education. Many have courses you can take as an adult to finish your high school diploma. They will offer you access to a guidance counselor to help with the process. Some have daytime programs, some have night programs, some have both.

You could homeschool your remaining high school requirements. When you are finished, just add them to your high school transcript and you can write your own diploma (just like many homeschoolers’ parents do). You can find your state’s graduation requirements by Googling “your state” department of education. They should have it listed on their site somewhere. Drop by your previous high school and see if you can get a copy of your transcript to know what you have left to get your diploma according to the state. You don’t have to register to homeschool since you are above the age in any state to be covered by mandatory attendance laws.

GED enters at a lower level pay grade in the military (have seen it happen with a homeschooler who took the GED, BECAUSE he had taken the GED and they found out, they disallowed his homeschool diploma which would have gotten him in at a higher pay grade). GED IS perceived differently by employers. When I had hiring duties, I scrutinized GED applicants much more harshly than a diploma’d applicant. I am aware of no “equal opportunity” law for GEDs. It is considered the same as the difference between where you got your college degree. You can judge someone better or worse because they graduated from a different college, same with the method of high school completion or GED. GED is not the same as a high school diploma, so you are right to want to get that instead. (That is very unpopular, thanks for the negs I get. But, people need to know the truth.)

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A few days ago
pugs5678
I don’t think you can get a high school diploma now that your 21 my daughter tried and they wouldnt let her in she was two old so she just got her ged and she went to the college they give claseess for like 50 bucks and we didnt mean you cant we said high school will not accept you
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Check with your school and see if Military Service Credit is honored and an option. It used to be worth 30 credits. All you needed was 60 days in so you could join the Reserves or National guard. But you need to check with the school system first and see how many credits you need and if Military Service still is honored as credits.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Just FYI, employers and colleges are legally required to treat a GED on equal grounds with a diploma. If any employer actually asks for a copy of it, you either just applied to the military or you probably don’t want to work at that place. So you can tell them whatever you want to.
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7 years ago
xuchoo
You can get your diploma from online kindergarten through twelfth grade home schooling program. http://www.k-12homeschoolacademy.org/courselistings/ here you can get your desire subjects from anywhere besides I am the student of it. For more information visit above page.
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A few days ago
johnnybelinda
GED is pretty much the same thing, I wouldn’t worry about it. GED will get u into college where it counts.
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A few days ago
♥~Miss Sweetness~♥
Continental Academy.

They have a fast track program which u can take and graduate in 4 weeks.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
Virtual Academies have locations all over and they are great schools http://www2.k12.com/getk12/index.html you are able to work at your own pace
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Use the internet:
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