Alternatives to high school?

Courtney wrote in message
Not sure where you are, but I noticed another poster mentioned you're
close to Royal Oak (hi fellow Detroit metro person!)


Hi Courtney (waves) )

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Sue
mom to three girls

Hi Cheryl,
Parks are not good for me right now - I get too exhausted running after
Julie. We've been going to our library a lot; it has a fantastic new
children's section with lots of activities, and the play area at the
mall. I don't know if there is anything similar to those that would be
convenient for you to meet me at, and fun for your girls too. When do
they start school?
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Cheryl S.

Sorry, I hadn't thought about the park not being good. It can be soo hot in
the afternoon and yes I didn't want to chase after anyone when I was so
close to delivering either.

School starts Aug 25. If you can think of anything you would like to do, I
am game. It is easier for me to come to you and do whatever you would like.
Have you been out to Great Lakes Crossing yet? I have heard they have a
wonderful playscape thing in the middle of the mall for the kids. It is a
drive though, even for me, but it might be someplace cool to be. Let me
know. )
--
Sue
mom to three girls

"Cheryl S." wrote in message
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Donna Metler wrote in message
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There are some correspondence-based high school programs, which
might be a better fit. One of them that I know pretty well is
University
High School at Texas Tech University-the students choose modules,
and do them at their own pace. If there is such a program at a nearby
school, she could also access college resources and some classes via
this sort of program.

That sounds like a very good option to look into. Does it have to be a
nearby school, or would she be able to do the TTU program from Michigan?

I believe you can do it remotely, but there may be an out of state charge. I
think it's primarily designed for kids in really rural, small schools where
many classes aren't offered, or who are homeschooling,



There also may be an alternative or optional program in the district
which
is a better fit for her. My district has something like 12 different
high
school programs, including one on a community college campus with a
flexible schedule.

She did attend an alternative program last year that she likes a lot,
and did well at. Students from many different area high schools go to
this school in the afternoon, specifically for classes in the arts. But
she has to be enrolled in her home high school in the morning to be
allowed to go there, and apparently even just the morning didn't go well
enough last year that it's an automatic decision to continue with that
arrangement.
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Cheryl S.
Mom to Julie, 2 yr., 3 mo.
And a boy, EDD 4.Sept

Cleaning the house while your children are small is like
shoveling the sidewalk while it's still snowing.

toto wrote:

On Sun, 03 Aug 2003 05:03:51 GMT, "R. Steve Walz"
wrote:

What they don't mention is that the CHSPE test they take at age 15
qualifies as the GED test, so that if you pass it, and then leave
school and don't come back till you're 18, they have to give you your
GED diploma on or after your birthday. The letter of intent is so you
can gain employment before age 18.
Steve

Do you know if other states operate that way? And do you have a
URL that confirms this?
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I don't NEED a damned URL, the ETS in Oakland sent both my kids their
GEDs based on their CHSPE! Do they do the same now? Don't know! They
probably do.

Just Googled "CHSPE GED":
http://www.collegeconfidential.com/d...ves/000064.htm
Yup, they still do!


I really believe that a teen should be able to take the GED test at
any time and to get his high school diploma if he passes it. It
seems to me that the intent of not doing so before 18 is simply to
keep him in a situation of dependence and to enforce that he must
go to school if he wants to better himself. Of course, keeping teens
out of the work force is intended to allow more low skill adults to
have jobs too. The compulsory educations laws really need to be
changed.
Dorothy
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Indeed.
Steve

Sue wrote in message
...
School starts Aug 25. If you can think of anything you would
like to do, I am game. It is easier for me to come to you and
do whatever you would like.

I've emailed you. :-)
--
Cheryl S.
Mom to Julie, 2 yr., 3 mo.
And a boy, EDD 4.Sept

Cleaning the house while your children are small is like
shoveling the sidewalk while it's still snowing.

toto wrote in message
...
You can email me at sigtoto (at) {yahoo --dot--- com).

Done. :-)
--
Cheryl S.
Mom to Julie, 2 yr., 3 mo.
And a boy, EDD 4.Sept

Cleaning the house while your children are small is like
shoveling the sidewalk while it's still snowing.

In article ,
"Cheryl S." wrote:

I am curious what alternatives anyone may know of (besides the obvious -
homeschooling), for a 17 year old to do in lieu of attending the senior
year of high school, that would lead to entering college. She is very
bright, does not get into any sort of trouble, but the school system is
just not a good fit for her. She alternates between giving it 110%, and
burning out and doing nothing, and has wound up with grades that will
not be sufficient for her to graduate, even if she does attend and pass
everything this coming year. She is very talented, and interested
mainly, in drama - acting and singing.

Our education system is very different to yours and I am passing some info
along in the hope that there might be similar alternatives where you are.

Firstly, we have TAFE, which is similar to your community colleges IIRC.
Anyway, in Sydney there is a specialist TAFE college which takes students who
for one reason or another don't do well in typical schools. They run programs
to get our end-of-school qualification, but the atmosphere and structure is
different. The results have been excellent.

You can also do a straight-out repeat of your final year of schooling either
at a (public or private) school or at a TAFE, or via open (distance) learning.

While the HSC (our end-of-high-school qualification) marks are important for
getting into uni or TAFE courses, they are not the only things taken into
consideration -- if you talk to the counsellors at the college you are
interested in, they may be able to make special arrangements. This, of
course, presupposes that your niece wants to do further study.

My own tendency would be to find out what exactly isn't working for her in the
current arrangements. The repeated overachieve-burnout pattern is (I think)
unusual. Have health problems (and in particular, psychiatric problems) been
ruled out? What does the girl herself say is wrong about her education? What
would she like to do next year, and how would she like to go about it? Would
she be better off working for a year while she thinks over what she's really
interested in (and joining the local dramatic society for some light relief)?
Has she had any career guidance counselling to suggest a future path?

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"...children should continue to be breastfed... for up to two years of age
or beyond." -- Innocenti Declaration, Florence, 1 August 1990

My daughter is an accomplished figure skater, and previously had a
difficult time balancing her training schedule with school. She now
attends University of Miami Online High School. The staff is excellent,
and we get all the support we need. She has two years left before she
graduates and expects to be accepted to a school back here in the
Northeast. We have been very pleased with this program.
http://www.u-of-miami-online-highsch...sp?c=UM6500954