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I believe in most states this is illegal, that homeschooled means being schooled at home, by parents or by a certified teacher, only. Since you have already asked about homeschooling, you should research the laws in your state.
 
This is true, in almost all states if you are homeschooled it must be your own parent or guardian, not a neighbor. They can hire a private tutor for you but this is one reason homeschooling can be very hard and very damaging for some. I'm not saying you, but for some. The trouble you run into with trying to homeschool a gifted student is the parents are not qualified to give you the challenge you need. A parent with only a high school diploma for example, who didn't do too well themselves or were just average, are not equipped to develope and implement a curriculum that would challenge and educate a child that is advanced. I homeschooled my son for many years, I have a three degrees and most of a Doct. under my belt though and one of my degrees is in curriculum development, so yes I'm qualified to do it. I'm not saying only parents with a college degree can or should homeschool, I'm just saying if the person in charge of the homeschooling isn't qualified to do it, they are hurting their child far more than a public school ever could.
 
What should I google for homeschooling? I didn't find anything with "homeschooling, Oregon, laws" Although, my parents are pretty against it. *sigh* They are well qualified, but don't have the time.
Hi BantyGirl! Your school starts in AUGUST??? Wow. We don't go till September 7 or 8. And it ends June 9!I have GGMC syndrome too!
 
Have found reading the posts really interesting and informative, particularly to the USA aducatyions system... thought I would share my little story of my neice.......

Kelsey went to a state school for the early part of her life..... at 11 years old the state school (like the US) could not put her into any higher classes........... BUT her teachers and Head where so impressed with this child's learning abilty that they put her forward for a scholarship into one of the best private (all girls) schools in her district. she passed the tests with flying colours and has been there ever since (she is now 17) .... however... she soon became bored with the classes.... they kept her in the same class, but she was given harder work...... at 13 she passed her GCSE's, at 15 she and a small number of other girls where taken by the school to Oxford University to sit a series of exams .......... she passed them all....... she has a place already reserved for her at Oxford, (should she decide to go there - because there is also Cambridge Uni) one of the most prestigious Uni's in the world.............. she is an avid learner........ her dream is to become a Barrister..... but with the challenge of being the youngest to achieve it........ She is as far as I am concerned amazing! .....................

So... keep at it...... learn as much as you can..... ask for as much advice as you need...........achieve any dream you set your heart on....... I wish you the very best...........
 
my kids go to a small town school its preschool to 12th grade also some collage course through some kinda telavised thingy all in one building...
so if they needed to be challanged,its all there..
My kids are smart and usally help the kids in thier class with thier computer stuff..
Also my kids read way abouve thier grade lvl...
they are to smart and avoid as much work as possiable but ace most test like spelling and dont even study...
 
When I was in eighth grade, I faced a similar problem. I was always reading because the class material bored me. I can't even tell you how many times my parents had to come into conferences because my teachers knew I was bored and thought I was being rude by reading. What the teachers wanted to do was give me harder work, but my parents told them no way because that would not be fair that I'm the only one having to do extra work!

Anyways, I didn't like grade school and I didn't really like high school either, but the classes did get more difficult in HS. Not terribly so, but it kept me busier. My schools were a little larger than yours but not by much. It killed me that the whole class had to slow down for a couple of the students who struggled, yet could not speed up to accomodate the few who were more advanced.

The good thing is that you only have four years left. I'm sure you can survive that. Try to take dual HS and college courses. Most schools have a program for that. Look forward to college! Its sooo much fun, and the classes are definitely a challenge. I feel like in college you are actually learning things, where as high school was just sort of like a place where they teach you things that you will only have to relearn once in college.

I was frustrated in your position too, but I bet you anything that the school is not accomodating you - not because they don't want to, but because they can't. That's the problem with small schools.
 
Thanks. Chickerdoodle, I'm sorry about that. I don't think I could be that patient! Maybe I can find a way to do stuff after school....but that would take up my BYC time!!I just don't think that it would be that difficult. If they could add an entirely new Honors Language Arts class in Junior High, couldn't they just put me in a higher class? I guess my question is, does anybody know why they would move me up in my other classes and not this one? It's not a question of room, because it would be the same as the classes I'm already taking.
English Chick: WOW! I don't think I'm that advanced! Or if I am, it's been hiding. I doubt it though. There aren't any private schools around here that I wouldn't a: be able to afford b: they are all Catholic schools, which trust me, would be much more harmful to my social life than homeschool. The Catholics around here....wouldn't deal with me well in their school.
 
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