Looking for a homeschool program in Ohio?
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I would also be interested in possibly finding a person (tutor may be the word?) who would come to my house to school me, if schooling myself is impossible. Attending a regular school is impossible since I have a full time day job, and both parents work night (I have a young brother to watch.)
Any help at all would be greatly appreciated!
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I live in Ohio and I was also in ECOT. I hated it, I felt like it was holding me back from graduating early (which was what I wanted). So I switched to American School Of Correspondence. I went to them in February of this year and I just graduated last week.
It is all books, there are two courses you can take. The first is the regular highschool course, the other is college prep. I think it was great.
It sounds like you would benifit from it. If you are 18 you do not need a parent to co-sign. It is also pretty cheap for the curriculum ($50 a month until you graduate). There also are not any set dates for you to complete your school work by and there are no tests. The diploma is accredited, too.
Good luck!
It doesn't have to based in Ohio for you to use it in Ohio. There are a lot of programs available. Alpha Omega has an academy where you can use books or Switched ON Schoolhouse. Hewitt has a very flexible correspondence course, with a super literature program, to reach them call 1-800-890-4097. There are also programs like American School, CompuHigh, Clonlara School, etc. If you are 18 though, aren't you almost done with your ECOT program? Seems to me that if might be easier to finish that.
Alpha Omega's Switched-On Schoolhouse (already mentioned) is a good option. There's also A Beka Academy (DVD-based course, with books and all) and Bob Jones University HomeSat (satellite TV-based with books and all).
Another option is correspondence courses and CBEs. Texas Tech University (and I believe Univ. of Neb. - Lincoln) offer "distance ed" courses for all levels (elementary through college) and you don't have to live in Texas either). CBEs are Credit by Exam - you take a test and (if you pass it), you get the credit for that course, without ever having to take the course (good for those who have already studied a subject either through independent study or classroom, but never passed the class).
I'd also recommend you get your hands on a copy of Grace Llewellyn's book, _The Teenage Liberation Handbook_. In it, she discusses what self-directed education is, how to convince your parents, how to get into college, and all that other stuff parents want to know.
Alpha Omega is a good program because 10 booklets per subject (LifePac) can be bought separately as needed, you read so many pages and answer the questions right in the booklet, they are interesting, educational, don't cost much and don't take hours, you'll keep structure without going on someone elses schedule. My child used this program for years and he really like it.
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