Teen doesn't wan to go to school? - Page 2

[BedHead]

I would also let her finish another way. I let my daughter start unschooling in grade nine, there are many alternative methods of getting into college! IF that's what she wants to do.

I don't spend anything on homeschooling. In fact I get $700 a year from the government for doing it

[~Journey~]

Thank you all for this thread!

DD has been struggling with high school for a long time now. It got so bad that she ended up with 2 Incomplete on her last semester report card. 2 F in other subjects and only 3 passing grades. She is in 11 Grade (though technically they left her in 10th grade for a failed semester LA9)

We have tried again and again telling her, what options she would have if she only stick to it and get her diploma.

It is actually destroying our family by now and I have just made the decision to withdraw her from school by Friday. We just cannot go on like this.

She will get her GED and we will make sure she finds at least a volunteer job. We will not let her stay home and be lazy.

I am upset and sad that things turned out the way they did. But maybe that will bring her around and she will finally be willing to take responsibility for herself. She tends to blame everyone but herself for her life. No matter what the subject.

I wanted to thank you all for your answers in this thread. It made me realize that she still has a chance in life. As long as she is willing to take it.

Thanks

[nd_deadhead]

Hi Rosa! I sympathize with your plight.

Finishing the school she is in is certainly not her only option. Last year my son missed a whole semester of school due to depression/anxiety (he spent half the semester in the hospital). Our high school bent over backwards for him, including enrolling him in 3 on-line classes, which the school paid for. It allowed him to catch up, and hit the ground running the next year.

Our school district also has a Community high school, which sounds like it would meet your dd's needs. The kids take only one or two classes at a time, but for more hours a day; the teachers don't lecture, but teach one-on-one with the kids. It is a terrific fit for a lot of kids who, for some reason, don't do well in a regular high school setting.

Good luck.

[doulatara]

I recommend this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Teenage-Libera...f=cm_lmf_tit_1

[Kailey's mom]

Originally Posted by denimtiger

If she's an introvert, perhaps school is too hard on her emotionally -- all of the peer interaction stuff, particularly if she hasn't found a peer group with friends who have similar interests to her.

Is she failing these courses? How far is she from graduating? Would it be possible for her to withdraw from her current school and do an online one? There are many online public charter schools that run from K-12 and are completely free -- some even provide the necessary computers.

I would let her do this. I was a lot like your dd in highschool, but I didn't know I had options, and dropped out *with a 3.75 gpa* I got my GED and went to junior college. The social aspect was too much, so I dropped out of that also, than went to tech school. If I could reverse time, I would have done the online charter option.