I can't stand this. I really can't.

[Airedalekisses]

Is there any way you could take a GED early?-is there a high school site where you can take an equivalency exam? Maybe school online? I really feel sorry for kids now days-too many pressures and so much emphasis is made on appearance and being part of a certain group. Hey I know it's lousy;but if you need any help with school-Here it is-I have a 168 IQ-just don't ask about math, please. Hey cheer up you have something none of the other kids have in school-a whole bunch of PTers who like you!!

[Rottieluver45]

Originally posted by Kfamr
School starts tomorrow. I really do not want to go. I can't stand the people in my school. The people my age. The druggies that talk about selling a pound of this and that. The jerks who make fun of others just for kicks. The morons who start fights with other for the fun of it. The worthless Ho-bags who talk about who they had sex with this night and that night. The people period. I cannot stand the environment. I cannot stand anything about it.

I've been crying for the past two hours now, non-stop. I actually thought of doing things to myself in the car on the way from my uncles house. Then I just thought about Simba. How I could never leave him. I just cried even harder.

I don't want to go. I don't want to put up with the immature kids. I do no want to hear aobut their stupidity. I do not want to look at them.

I want to be homeschooled.

Sorry for taking up board space. I just needed soomewhere to vent.

That really makes me happy about starting high school!

[Karen]

KayAnn, lovey. What classes do you need to take to graduate? Talk to a school counselor now, and see if there are some you could take from home/study on your own and test out of ...

What kind of career are you thinking of? Are there classes you could focus on and enjoy that might make the others worthwhile?

What college or other education/next step are you considering for after high school? If there's one you have your heart set on, speak to an Admissions counselor there for advice on what classes/grades you'd need to get in, then you can concentrate on your future, work hard in those classes and not struggle with classes you don't need.

Are there teachers you respect? Perhaps you could work something out with them?

Find out what you need to graduate. It's different in every state, so I can't suggest anything without knowing all this ...

Okay - all that aside, I know English is one of your better subjects ... consider high school as great fodder for your first great novel - become a detached observer, and every day write down one stupid thing you saw, or one frustration - keep a journal. It'll keep you amused, and maybe you could turn it in for extra credit! Just change a few names, and it'll read like either high drama or great sarcastic comedy!

And oh, all of you? Guess what - this too shall pass.

[iceyshiver21]

Doesn't school just suck Kay? I hate the people in my school...They are so judgemental and so immuture. I can't stand them they only thing that makes it half way decent is my two friends and Capt. Cracker. Everyone should have a Capt. Cracker. He's one of those saltine kinds. and we like to tape them in out lockers...why? I dont know...but everytime I open my locker I laugh so hard. I that you keep your friends close. Don't get detention...lol I should talk and find your own Capt. Cracker and next year we'll all come join your school...man, I'm gonna have a long bus ride every morning. If all else fails more to some place so cold thats all you can think about.

[Amber]

Im going into the 7th grade I dont want too! this is a brand new school for me. Im going to be so confused with classes Ill be a fricken retard in math class but other classes i guesse are O.K.? but 7th grade bites for me. Aug. 15 im gonna go to my >NEW< school to check it out so I can fing everything O.K.? I wanna cry I dont wanna go too 7th grade!!!! But I just know that ill have my friends there to help me~ lol they always do! anyways...My school umm starts at ??
well alls I know is that I have to be at the bus stop by 7:30 and we get out at 3:00! this really bites!!!! sorry im blabbing about this!
I wish i was home schooled!
So i could be with Katie, Maggie, and my Gracie!

[zippy-kat]

Kayann, I heard that of recent homeschool "stuff" (not entirely sure what that consists of) is available online. It is possible that you could have a teacher in another city/state and do your homework via email/fax.

As cliche as it sounds, I've been there too. High school sucked until my senior year...that was a blast! I, too, PLEADED with my mom to homeschool and/or let me take the GED. It wasn't that I was miserable with the people, I was just bored with the school work--it came too easy for me and I wanted to move on quicker with my life. Mom, the big meanie , wouldn't let me. I know this isn't what you want to hear but... don't rush it. There is SO much growing up to do in those few years. That being said, every circumstance is different. I fully support your decision one way or another and I hope you are able to choose one that makes you happiest.

Now, with all that, I want to "warn" you that if you ARE able to complete classes via email... be careful and take precautions. I'm working my masters via online courses, so a couple of precautionary words of wisdom:
ALWAYS have your homework completed ahead of time. You never know when you'll experience technical difficulties (including bad weather).
DON'T fall in to the routine of procrastinating! (That's my hardest one!)

Good luck today, tomorrow, and every day thereafter. K'Cee, Piper, and I will hold you in our thoughts.

[Karen]

Also, KayAnn - see http://www.pinellas.k12.fl.us/ as there are several "career" high schools that might be a good alternative for you. Can;t hurt to see what's out there.

[kingrattus]

I sooooo know how u feel... I don't know how many detenions I had to serve for running away from HS to walk around town doing nothing, or hitch hiking back to my town to go home.

I was so happy when I finished HS, I thought college was gonna be great!! ITS WORSE!!! at college the teachers try to talk over the students, but at least in HS the teachers can toss the talkers out of class.

[carole]

It sounds tough being at High School these day's, I'm not a hundred percent certain on what High School in nz is like these's day's but we donot seem to have so much pressure , like for instant we don't have Jocks and Cheerleaders, and preppys , maybe we have another name for those, I guess I will find out when my daughter goes in two and half years time.

I also here about sororitys and fraternitys (excuse spelling) , in college, we have none of that, and hazing, woa, thats sound's like bad stuff to me, I get somewhat confused about the American system, as it seems so different from our's.

There just seems a lot of pressure in your schools ,so I can understand Kay-ann and her concerns to going back, I do hope home-schooling is on the cards for you. Good luck with persuading your parents.

[popcornbird]

Zippy, a friend of mine actually does *online homeschooling*. She moved to the Middle East 2 years ago and didn't know Arabic, so going to school there was tough for her. Her parents enrolled her in some online homeschooling program from the US, so that's how she's doing her high school. I don't have a clue of how it works, but she says she likes it, and she too, hated high school here in the US, because of all the druggies and the environment etc. so she was relieved to leave public high school here. She's doing it online because she's out of the country, but personally, I would rather do regular homeschooling if residing in the US. Our country offers some great home schooling programs. I believe it works differently in different states, but here, there's some public schools in most big/medium sized cities that have a home study department. They register the kid with the school district and provide each child with a teacher, who moniters the work, and asks oral questions regarding each subject on teacher/student meetings, to see that the student is studying and learning as he/she should. They also provide books for free for the school year/semester, and those are returned to the school at the end of the year. Basically, they give you the books, science kits, etc. and the parent teaches you. Every week, or every month, depending on the student, the kid has to meet with the teacher to show the assignments/projects/reports, etc. The teacher grades the work and asks the student questions on history, literature, science, etc. to be sure the student did indeed study and learn. The state tests at the end of the year is taken at the school and tests required to graduate from high school are also taken at the school. When you graduate from high school, you get the same diploma, credits, etc. as you would if going to school. Its a pretty neat system and I think its better than having to go through all that pressure at school. I know its like this in many states, but I'm not sure about Florida. I think the programs differ in every area, not sure though. The benefits of homeschooling are tremendous, and the best part is you get to be home with your pets. Its important to remember some tips when homeschooling, like socializing enough and getting enough exercise. If you can do that, its great. You might want to talk to your parents on this. I go to high school *YUCK*, and I homeschooled several years ago, so I have experience with both. I prefer homeschooling 100 times to school. Its a relief from the environment we don't want to be part of. Good luck and try searching on google for *florida homeschooling*. You might find some useful information.

[gini]

KayAnn, you have received some excellent advice here from several people.

What seems to stand out about you is that you are very bright.

I don't have much advice to give you, but you can count on my support. Why don't you try to update us daily on how it's going. We will support you and it will give you a chance to vent some more.

WE DO CARE!

[Kater]

Originally posted by gini
KayAnn, you have received some excellent advice here from several people.

What seems to stand out about you is that you are very bright.

I don't have much advice to give you, but you can count on my support. Why don't you try to update us daily on how it's going. We will support you and it will give you a chance to vent some more.

WE DO CARE!

Very well said, gini! These are my thoughts also.

Kay - feel free to vent to us here. WE CARE!

[zanzanfergie]

KayAnn, chin up girl. Just keep on walking. I know how you feel. We change in high school in Year 7 here - I don't respond well to change at all, and after seven years of primary school with a small very close group of friends going into a huge high school was a big deal. I cried every night for a long time, and begged my parents to homeschool me, but they just didn't feel like they had the ability to do it well enough. It took me almost two years....probably until the end of year 8, until school started to become ok. I still don't enjoy it...but it can become bearable. Like what other people have mentioned in this thread, try to make school specifically about the schoolwork, and forget about the social side of it. After all, you are only there to be educated.
And the other thing that helped me...was to think about it day by day. Never think about the accumulative work that you will be required to do over the next couple of years. Just think in the very very short term. Like, be glad if you're having a good day and don't think that tomorrow might be bad. Just enjoy what you're doing and never look too far ahead to what might be, just what is.
And during the day...think of Simba, I guess. It won't work for you but I always run through my Buffy songs at school, hum them in my head while I work, because that always makes me happier . Run through the lyrics of songs and think inside your own personal world, your imagination and your brain. It's the safest place in the world because no one can reach you in there. You can think anything in the world inside your head, and who can ever find out?
I hope you had an ok day today, and that things get easier. Thinking of you.

[All Creatures Great And Small]

I'm reminded of the saying, "that which doesn't kill you only makes you stronger". I agree, high school is hell, but it teaches you how to deal with all the people you'll meet out in the working world that you can't stand or won't agree with. There are very few jobs that would allow you to stay at home, so you would have to get out there eventually among a very diverse group of people. But boy, oh boy, do I remember feeling the way you do now, and barely being able to face each day at school. I had no friends, and didn't fit into any clique. I was from an "income challenged" family and so I couldn't wear all the cute clothes the other girls did, or drive a car to school. I rode the bus every day to school, which was like purgatory before the actual hell began.

As far as homeschooling though, I personally couldn't give up my job and benefits to homeschool. Many moms have to work to keep food on the table and insurance for the family. I also am not qualified as an educator, which is why I send Laura to public school where there are lots of different teachers with diverse teaching styles, who have been to college and are far more educated than me. Not every woman who has a child is suddenly ready to become a schoolteacher 15 years down the road when their child doesn't want to go to school. My mom was divorced, so her staying home to school me just wasn't an option. Your mom probably isn't ready to, or just can't, make such a drastic change in her lifestyle and job situation, and maybe feels or knows that she wouldn't be the right person to educate you at this very important grade level. But I would bet that she feels your pain and loves you very much.

And Karen, that is one of my favorite verses, "this too shall pass". I repeat that to myself almost daily at work, which at times approaches the hell level of high school. Why am I in such a dead-end, horrible job? Because I didn't finish high school (but got my GED) and didn't go to college! So tough it out now or suffer for the rest of your life, basically.

[ChrisH]

Originally posted by gini
KayAnn, you have received some excellent advice here from several people.
What seems to stand out about you is that you are very bright.
I don't have much advice to give you, but you can count on my support. Why don't you try to update us daily on how it's going. We will support you and it will give you a chance to vent some more.

WE DO CARE!

Thanks Gini, you have written what I was thinking too.

KayAnn, hope today was not as bad as you thought it would be, and that each tommorow will be better.

Love and Hugs
Chris