Homeschooling questions!

[amberlove833]

I'm really thinking about doing homeschooling for the rest of my highschool (two more years left) because my social anxiety has really been taking a toll on my school work. Would it help? And if anyone has done the k-12, is it possible to still graduate faster using it?

[mid]

I'd stay in school. One of the ways to help keep yourself grounded is to use your classes to help you measure the positives you do every single day. Put your school work as your goal daily, and look at all the things you do to help with that. Yes, the same sense that overwhelms you can also help you with your work. I hope this helps.

[Egglish]

I did homeschooling for two years (earlier than the ones you're considering, though). In my mind, I always go back to that time and wonder if it helped me or made things worse. It turned out to be a very strange and unpleasant experience for me. Even though it indulged the desire to never leave the house, I seriously suffered from the lack of socialization outside my family. I think being forced to go out for school during those two years might have been healthier, although not necessarily that much more pleasant.

[Egglish]

On the other hand, if you can somehow manage to get into college classes early, you might find it a lot easier to cope with. Depends on the college, but I find my life is actually less stressful when I'm taking college classes than when I'm not. It's still hard to have perfect attendance (or even moderately swell attendance), but talking my issues over with professors and trying really hard seems to work out just fine. (since you mentioned graduating early)

[KatLT]

I think you should stay in public school. Hiding from the problem might make it worse after you graduate and have to face the real word.

[becki]

My son just graduated from cyber school and loved it. He went 3 years and for reasons different from yours. Many cyber schools offer the opportunity for social interactions and gatherings. Los you can still participate in sports, music and the like at what would be your local high school. So if you do choose cyber school you can still have some social interactions which would be good for you but you could also get your gpa up.