I’m your neighbor to the south and as long as students pass the tests, it doesn’t matter who is doing the teaching. Good luck, it will take considerable self-discipline.

Ok, your first answer didn’t make any sense, the second one seemed somewhat offensive. The third was on the way. I’ll try to help.

Do a google search for Michigan homeschool association. You should be able to find several sites with information to get you started. Your mom doesn’t have to be a whiz bang to teach you! By 10th grade, you’d be doing most of it yourself anyway with her to come alongside and help. And what she can’t do, someone else certainly could. There are a lot of Homschool associations out there with people very willing to help you. The key is curriculum. If you get a curriculum that fits you, then you’re set. At your age, it would simply be a matter of discipline to do the work. Homeschooling isn’t necessarily cheap… there’s a lot of books, etc. to buy. But it is a positive alternative to public education.

There are websites galore for curriculum, associations, conferences… all about homeschooling. You don’t have to have an education degree to be a homeschool teacher, in any state that I know of. Like I said, by your age, your mom could basically get you going, and let you do your work… She’d check answers, help when needed and make sure you were studying everything you needed to, as well as keep a transcript. But there’s all sorts of help out there to do it. Believe me, I know people who aren’t the brightest bulb in the box who homeschool, it’s not that difficult, it just takes determination. Good luck.

Try to find other home schoolers in your area. I say that because at your grade level, the home schooling network often uses a variety of people to help teach. You might have one person good at Chemistry, another good at Calculus. The home networks also use community colleges starting at the 10th/11th grade levels and you can get college credit that way too. I understand your mom’s fear about not being able to teach, but in most states today there is a strong network of homeschoolers, and the parents actually help each other out. It does not have to be just one parent teaching just one student. Ask around. Also, don’t worry about the comments about non-peer involvement. Most of the home schoolers here play sports with the rec dpt, whether some ball activity, tennis, golf, swimming, do volunteer work, are involved with church youth groups, etc, and meet other kids that way. After all, you need a social life too. Good Luck with finding a local network, I think that would be the best way to go!

Here is a link where you can find Michigan requirements for homeschooling: http://www.hslda.org

As far as your mom teaching you, by the time my kids are doing high school subjects, I just correct their papers. They read the books, watch the videos (whatever the specific course requires) and do the work pretty much on their own. I have the teacher’s manuals so I can correct the work, tests, etc. They require little or no interaction from me. If you check here you can find many different links to potential materials you can use: http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/index.htm

Use either of the previous sites listed to find a homeschool support group near you. See if you and your mom can attend a meeting and ask questions of the local homeschoolers about requirements and methods. You will find them very helpful. There are as many ways to homeschool as their are colors in the universe. If you want to homeschool, and your mom wants you to homeschool, it can be done!

Best to you in your adventure.

I am home schooled and in 10Th grade also, although my mom lays out the school that I am supposed to do, I practically do it all myself. You can get some great software like language, typing, math (algebra), and tons of other stuff. Learning by yourself can be very rewarding like for example: I taught my self how to type and can now do about 70 word per minute, I also began to teach myself computer programing which is quite a bit harder. The flexibility is great and I kinda like it although if you like for example sports you will miss out a little. I have made a ton of friends though and we play together football, basketball, and Frisbee about once a week!

Hope this helps! Good luck!

(3) (f) The child is being educated at the child’s home by his or her parent or legal guardian in an organized educational program in the subject areas of reading, spelling, mathematics, science, history, civics, literature, writing, and English grammar.1

(4) For a child being educated at the child’s home by his or her parent or legal guardian, exemption from the requirement to attend public school may exist under either subsection (3)(a) or (3)(f), or both.

DRIVER EDUCATION and BUS TRANSPORTATION

A nonpublic or home school student is eligible to enroll in a driver education program provided at the public school district where the student is a resident [MCL 257.811]. If the resident public school does not operate a driver education program, the district issues a “Certificate of Participation” to the eligible resident student that can be used at another public or private driver education program. For further information regarding driver education, please contact Greg Lantzy, School Support Services, Department of Education, at (517) 373-0763. For information on school bus transportation for nonpublic school students, please contact Greg Lantzy, School Support Services, Department of Education, at (517) 373-0763.

MEAP and MICHIGAN MERIT AWARD PROGRAM

Nonpublic schools and home school students may choose to take the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) test [MCL 380.1279(14) and MCL 388.1704a(15)].

Home school students who wish to take the MEAP tests for purposes of earning a Michigan Merit Award should contact the public school district in which they reside. It is the parent’s responsibility to contact the local public school district and stay informed of testing dates, registration procedures, etc. Home school students are not permitted to test at a MEAP Test Center (or MME Test Center).

Any school in a box or free form work books from a source like Barnes and Nobel or some Teacher Resource Center that MEETS the listed requirements will suffice.

In most states, home schooling is defined as being taught “in the home, by a parent or guardian”.

The following site , for Michigan, should answer your questions.

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http://www.homeschoolingmichigan.com/Michigan_MDE_info_excerpts.html

You can go to http://www.hslda.org to view the laws in your state. There are also homeschooling support groups available that are more than willing to share their knowledge and help your mom if she needs it.

Sounds to me kind of like you are trying to get out of the school by any means. I know school isn’t easy at times, but I think you should stay in the school, neither you nor your mother can teach you what a few good teachers could, you might miss out on a lot and won’t have the chance to fix it. I think you shouldn’t do it.

Becoming socially awkward is an art. You need to combine a complete lack of contact with your peers with a course of study that lacks competing perspectives . . . .