Thinking about studying from home - General

Hello everyone, I've been thinking about this for a few weeks now, I've always studied in a public school, and now I think I have a really big problem, my teachers are fine, they do their proper job, the problem is the environment, in every class there's a number of people that do nothing but interrupt them and, in general, bomb the class, wich doesn't allow anyone to learn anything. I've done everything I could to avoid going with this trouble making people to class, but without any kind of result, I feel bad for teachers, they have to attempt to correct this people but they can't do much legally, I'm really tired of having to wait for people to shut up at the moment every class starts to begin it. I've recently discovered that studying from home is legal in my country, do you guys think I should do it?, I am going to inform me properly, and talk with my teachers.

Shouldn't you first think about changing to another school?

[QUOTE=royaldanney;45979906]Shouldn't you first think about changing to another school?[/QUOTE] I did, there's the same issue in all schools that are near where I live.

You can study and teach yourself a wide range of things on your own. You don't need to go completely "home schooled." Social interaction is pretty important and home schooling really takes that away.

What year are you in?

If you talk to your teachers, be very honest with your reasons on why you would rather study at home. They might be able to figure something out in-school.

[QUOTE=Chezhead;45980095]If you talk to your teachers, be very honest with your reasons on why you would rather study at home. They might be able to figure something out in-school.[/QUOTE] This is not a light decision, I wouldn't have tought about it if I hadn't tried everything to avoid it, I tried everything, asked to change classes multiple times, talked to teachers mainly, they all told me that there's legally nothing they can do. [editline]14th September 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=MR-X;45980080]You can study and teach yourself a wide range of things on your own. You don't need to go completely "home schooled." Social interaction is pretty important and home schooling really takes that away.[/QUOTE] I want to continue to study the same at home, social interaction is what made this escalate to this points.

[QUOTE=eirexe;45980158] I want to continue to study the same at home, social interaction is what made this escalate to this points.[/QUOTE] I can guarantee that will change within a few years

[QUOTE=a dumb bear;45980222]I can guarantee that will change within a few years[/QUOTE] I was actually able to see higher classes and they behave exactly like the one i'm in.

I mean your attitude towards other people, it's an annoyance sure, but I think that eventually you may start feeling pretty lonely and in later life that you'll find it way harder to make friends. Why don't you just do extra studying at home?

[QUOTE=a dumb bear;45980278]I mean your attitude towards other people, it's an annoyance sure, but I think that eventually you may start feeling pretty lonely and in later life that you'll find it way harder to make friends. Why don't you just do extra studying at home?[/QUOTE] I already do, but what annoys me is inverting hours a day in going into a classroom where you only get annoyed by people, I could spend those hours studying instead, wich I can't because those people bomb the classes, It also is really really tiring and when I come back home I'm tired, add 40ºC of heat in class to that equation.

What grade are you in high school?

[QUOTE=Chezhead;45980846]What grade are you in high school?[/QUOTE] I don't really know how grades work in USA, but this is how they work here: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Spain#Up_to_Secondary_level[/url] Third year out of four of compulsory secondary education.

Change your class. Back ages ago in high school here (year 7 to 10) each course would be split up into multiple classes. The splits weren't random; students who were higher performers would be placed in certain classes together while students who didn't give a shit were grouped together into other classes so that they wouldn't disrupt the people who did want to learn. Also happened somewhat in senior school but only really for students in Standard English and General Maths (but even then, those higher performers chose Advanced English and Mathematics instead). So yeah, talk with your year coordinator or whoever is the most appropriate and say that you want to change classes because you want to learn. Don't go home-schooled because you probably won't receive the same amount of motivation as you would in an appropriate senior school environment, and being a loner won't really help you later in life.

[QUOTE=Antdawg;45981868]Don't go home-schooled because you probably won't receive the same amount of motivation as you would in an appropriate senior school environment, and being a loner won't really help you later in life.[/QUOTE] Agreed. Talk to your school counciler/psychologist about this. Honestly, if people are making such a distraction in classes consistently, it is either your school being way too light in terms of discipline, or the problem lies with you. Do you mind explaining a previous scenario in which other students bother you to the point of frustration and lack of learning?

I say talk to your teachers about it, maybe they can support you online or by visits with them if you have any questions, give it a try for a month and let your teachers check on your progress, if it turns out fine then keep doing it. But don't go full home-school.

The social aspect probably depends on your personality, but I'd personally worry about getting distracted, since there's way more things at home that could steal your attention than at school.

If I'm correct from reading your link on the Spanish Education System, you're saying you only have (at most) this and one more year of compulsory education? I understand the feeling that everyone in your class is an idiot and that much of your time is being wasted, but I guarantee leaving education at such a critical stage isn't going to help you in the long run. As shitty as it is I recommend hunkering down and getting through the last year or two. At least here in England once you get past compulsory education (assuming you wish to take the post-compulsory education) all the students who would "bomb" classes or otherwise mess around because they don't care about the subject leave. They either fail their exams or understand that they don't want higher education, and you get left with peaceful classes where everyone is actually motivated to study their subject and do well. That's certainly not something you'd want to miss out on, and as has been said social interaction is incredibly important. Just put up with the idiots until then.

[QUOTE=BarnacleDrive;45986583]If I'm correct from reading your link on the Spanish Education System, you're saying you only have (at most) this and one more year of compulsory education? I understand the feeling that everyone in your class is an idiot and that much of your time is being wasted, but I guarantee leaving education at such a critical stage isn't going to help you in the long run. As shitty as it is I recommend hunkering down and getting through the last year or two. At least here in England once you get past compulsory education (assuming you wish to take the post-compulsory education) all the students who would "bomb" classes or otherwise mess around because they don't care about the subject leave. They either fail their exams or understand that they don't want higher education, and you get left with peaceful classes where everyone is actually motivated to study their subject and do well. That's certainly not something you'd want to miss out on, and as has been said social interaction is incredibly important. Just put up with the idiots until then.[/QUOTE] But I don't want to leave education.

[QUOTE=eirexe;45987373]But I don't want to leave education.[/QUOTE] You don't really have to. That kind of people don't usually go after ESO, trying to plug in their fathers' work companies, working at low-qualification places or doing a middle module. There are way less (if at all) assholes in Bachillerato, so if you can go through those last two years, you'll notice the improvement.

[QUOTE=eirexe;45987373]But I don't want to leave education.[/QUOTE] Sorry, by leaving education I meant leaving the school environment itself.

I can work from home if I want to, but honestly there are way too many distractions.

[QUOTE=eirexe;45987373]But I don't want to leave education.[/QUOTE] Do well in your classes and hope they have honor or advance placement equivalent classes. I'm not sure about Spain but in America, students who do well have the option to take classes that are tougher/more comprehensive than standard classes with the benefit of better scaling in your weighted GPA. Students who are serious about their education will likely be taking those classes. If that's not an option, consider private schooling or studying abroad. Homeschooling is dumb and will fuck you over faster than any institution. A off hand tip: don't antagonize the antagonists. It will only cause trouble.

If you only have one year left then I'd say stick with it. That whole 'annoyed with other people' thing is a great practise for when you get a job and have to go to work every day and deal with annoying people. It would be better for you to deal with that rather than run away from it. Also, isn't it kind of up to your parents too? Talk to them and your teachers and find ways of working around this. I've known lots of home schooled people who socially interact just fine, they just interact with different people, but I think you might as well carry on.

I started going to the library and spending hours there learning things recently. It's a lot better than highschool. You get to choose your own topics, your own hours, etc. And at the end of the day, you just bring whatever books you were last reading back to your house and finish it in your own time. Also, my local library is open for 10 hours on weekdays, so I have much more time to do things than any highschool will give you in a day. [editline]17th September 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Antdawg;45981868]students who were higher performers would be placed in certain classes together while students who didn't give a shit were grouped together into other classes so that they wouldn't disrupt the people who did want to learn.[/QUOTE] Holy shit, that's fucked up. Why do they even make them go to school at this point? Oh yeah, I remember. To condition them to a life of constant repetitive, inane work.

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it really depends... If you feel you can be focused being in home education, and that lack of social interaction isnt an issue (though you can try youth clubs) there shouldnt be that much of a problem if you can take your learning into your own hands