I want to be home schooled. What do I need to do to get started?

1. An opened mind 2. A spirit of adventure 3. Knowledge of the laws in your state Homeschooling can be anything you want it to be and cost as much or as little as you think it should.

There is this great school called Keystone National High School that you could look into. They have online, as well as correspondence, classes. I think it's better than regular home schooling because when you're done you get an actual diploma. Also- your parents won't have to create lessons for you or anything like that. AND they have honors and AP courses. I'm not gonna lie though, it's a lot of work. But you can go at your own pace which is nice. The classes are around $300 per class per year (online are a bit more than that). BUT you won't be taking as many classes as you are now in high school, cuz they have different requirements.

THis was the best move I made for my own children - they are jr high and 11th grade. - After much research I found Central Christian Academy in Winter Park FL - they have a homeschool division and it is under $1000 per YEAR, not semester. This is for the whole curriculum. You need 24 credits to go the college prep route and graduate. You are able to choose text and workbooks or online or both for all your subjects. One of my kids has two online classes and 3 with workbooks; the other has just one online class and one with CD's (Spanish) and the others are text/workbooks. They love it!! So much more freedom and total focus in just a few hours a day - Some days it takes less time - They both actually self-manage and I do some teaching but the books are so self-guided it is a breeze.

First thing you need to do is go to: www.hslda.org and find out about the laws in your state regarding homeschooling. You also need to find out what subjects your state requires for you to graduate. Then make out a schedule of what you want to take when...such as: 9th grade, English I, Algebra I, World History, Biology, Art I, and homemaking. Then you can start looking for resources. I will put some at the end that are places you can look for FREE resources! One thing you really need to be able to do is be motivated enough to keep yourself on course. No one is going to hold your hand and MAKE you do it, so you have to do it yourself. Blessings!!

Try K12.com or Agoracybercharterschool.com.It is a public school online.You get a state certified teacher and the parent becomes the learning coach.We live in Pennsylvania and here it is tuition free.You may have to pay for the materials in your state or may not.It is the best decision that I have made for my kids. Good luck!!! http://www.k12.com/agora/

http://www.k12.com/ K12 is an online homeschooling program I've heard good things about. Stanford has EPGY (education program for gifted youth, i think), which is highly regarded. I think you'd have to do online classes to be homeschooled and actually get a diploma. Otherwise, you can study for a GED instead, which is a test equivalent to a high school diploma.

I live in Washington, so the requirements might be slightly different, but I was home schooled up until ninth grade. At ninth grade I switched to public school because to be home schooled in high school I would have had to take almost all my classes on the computer. The problem is that a high school diploma cannot be handed out to just anyone. The state has very strict requirements about what constitutes a high school education. If you are ok with taking a lot of computer courses, then I would contact the school board for your district and ask them what you need to do. Also, there is most likely a website for the schooling policies in your state, I know Washington has one. Ours is frequently updated with new information too. I hope this helps!