Check with the library and local churches about a home school group. There are ton of them out there now. As far as curriculum, there is a lot to choose from. There is also virtual school (I personally don’t like it, but in your case it may be a good option).

As far as college, just keep a transcript of your own similar to what the school would do. Your parent will sign it and college will except it along with you SAT scores. Colleges are actually very excited about homeschoolers. Don’t let any one tell you otherwise.

Check out this website for your state regulations and a lot of other info. www.hslda.org

You are not worthless! You truly can do anything you put your mind to!

Email me if I can help more.

Edit: The answerer above me is obviously clueless about homeschooling and shouldn’t be answering on the board. Lazy? That’s interesting. My kids do all the subjects that public school PLUS things they will never cover. They work all day and still have time for all the sports and clubs they are involved in. They are living in the REAL WORLD every day, not the subculture of public high school which is nothing like the real world. It would be nice if people would actually know something about what they where answering.

If your parents are telling you that you’re not going to amount to anything, that just means YOU are going to have to be the grownup. You have to discipline yourself to do your work and get it done right. This can be hard for a teen, but it doesn’t look like you’ll be missing out on anything.

If you talk to your local library they will probably have ACT preparation books available that you can use to take a practice test, or many of them subscribe to a database called Learning Library Express, which has computerized versions of the ACT and SAT that you can take to determine if you’re ready for college.

Just remember that it is going to take a lot more discipline on your part to get the job done, especially if you want to graduate early, and this is going to increase the time you’re spending with your mom, and it doesn’t sound like she’s very supportive.

Yes, you can homeschool through high school and go to college. It sounds like you will have to put a lot of effort into being really self-motivated. Try reading The Teenage Liberation Handbook

You’ll need to develop a schedule, decide on a curriculum, and remember to keep accurate records for your transcript (entering college is a breeze for most homeschoolers). Check yahoogroups for local groups to go on fieldtrips or attend co-op classes with. It is possible to graduate early, but I would recommend taking it slow the first few months until you get into the swing of things.

Best of luck to you!

(Ignore the naysayers – how ironic that the negative poster above cites laziness as a reason not to homeschool and yet cannot take the time to spell Y-O-U…)

Hope this helps.

Print this out from me and give to her (I’m a grandparent’s age).