I need emergency high school help!

[Lisa1970]

I did tons of research long ago and had planned to do Keystone High School for high school. But, then I got notice a few weeks ago that Keystone has merged with K12. I am not thrilled with K12. I do not want my children to be a part of the K12 system. I especially do not like their foreign language courses.

Should I just stay with Keystone as that had been our plan? I am not sure what else to do.

Thanks!

[AnnR33]

I guess the first thing would be to find out what "merging" means. Will the Keystone program change in any way and/or do they have a plan to gradually merge into K12? Will they stay separate?

With this type of situation you have to come up with your list of concerns/questions and go straight to the source. Call them or e-mail them and share your concerns and ask your questions. Their responses should go a long way in helping you decide what to do.

[moominmamma]

Agree with Ann. I'm not sure what attracted you to Keystone in the first place (I'm not at all familiar with it) but I would find out to what extent, if any, Keystone is being absorbed by K12. My impression with K12 is that it's rigid in its workload and output expectations and that would certainly bother me. 

If in fact Keystone is being absorbed by K12, and you don't like K12's structure or its course content, I think you'll need to bail. The good news is that there are many great options out there, particularly if you're willing to move away from one-stop-shopping (i.e. curriculum-in-a-box). My kids have been very happy with a piecemeal approach made up of the resources we've found that are the best for them in each area. I'm sure if you need to replace Keystone, you could post a bit more about exactly what you're looking for, subject-by-subject, and people would have plenty of suggestions.

Miranda 

[Lisa1970]

The kids are already half way through high school so I wanted a college prep diploma program. I know I don't HAVE to have one. But I do have one son who never wants to do his work and tries to skate by claiming he did work he never did. The other child does not do that, but since they both are half way done with high school credits anyway, I had figured we would finish up with a diploma program.

[mntnmom]

A lot of the older correspondence style schools are intended for missionary kids and expats. They offer differing levels of structure, and diplomas. I can't recommend one, as my oldest is only 8. Google is your friend. 

[Lisa1970]

I did call them. I should have updated. I did called Keystone and they said they were bought out, but they have not changed their content at all. So they have not taken on the K12 content or way of doing things.