Hello everyone! Thankyou for your responses to my 15yr dd! She said she would be happy to hs but knows that she would miss out on: Junior Prom and Senior Ball ! She only wants to hs to help bring up her geometry grade and go back to ps in the fall! Do any of you know of any good websites I could direct her to for help with her geometry?? She knows that in this ps geometry class, she is unable to keep up and the pace is too fast for her, so I am looking for insight to help my dd and feel like we are at a cross road now (being there is only 10 wks of school left..) Thankyou again, Mary
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/sets/high_geom.html This one Is one from my favorites I used it for ds 15. Hope it helps you! I understand about the prom stuff and all that I want my dd to experience some of the things of Highschool too with out the stresses..
If the Prom thing is the only thing she's worried about check into a hs prom. There is one in our area.
I know what the prom was about in my area and did not attend because "I was not that kind of girl", I cannot imagine how bad things are these days. I am not saying that it is like that in all areas , or that every one did the same things, but below is a typical "good" prom experience from my high school. LOL It was pretty much about getting all dressed up, perhaps riding in a limo, or some expensive car you coud beg borrow or steal, entering the prom to be seen, get picture snapped. You then cruised around to be seen in the car or limo, ate dinner at a restraurant, then heading to a drunken sex party in a room at one of the local hotels. Next day you had breakfast with your new freinds, then slept in a pile on the floor, bed, chair, sidewalk, car seat, beach, etc. And all this with a new guy, or an old boy freind that you likely only dated for that night, out of desparation, because your boyfreind, had dumped you when that other girl became available. All the while wearing the a dress that can only compete with a bridesmaid's dress for the ugly award. I mean really does anyone ever dare wear a prom dress again? please tell me no! The Prom...Not for me. LOL My husband and I found quieter less disgusting things to do.
Our homeschool group is very strict. I think they would never allow a prom but they do have a formal father-daughter event. This is our first year so I don't know a lot about it but they do wear prom dresses. I think Crystal will want to go. Freddy won't be thrilled about getting dressed up for it though. He hates ties!
We have homeschool proms around here with private schools. Will she not be dating and a guy might ask her to a prom? Good luck in what ever you do.
I can understand a teen not wanting to come out of school for social reasons. I don't recall...what is your position? Do you want her to be homeschooled? Are there more reasons than a math grade? I mean...does she realize it isn't up to her to begin with? If you have good reason to pull her out than do it. However, if you presented this as a discussion...than I can understand her choosing the option she perfers.
That pretty much sums up what my prom was, too (16 years ago). I was not that kind of girl either, but didn't like the idea of missing my prom, so my boyfriend of a year and I went. We were absolutely miserable. Our prom was at a large hotel ballroom, not in the school gym. After the pictures were done, the ballroom was empty. Everyone retreated to their rented rooms for booze and s*x. There was nothing for those of us not involved with that kind of thing to do. I think there are statistics that show how many teens are involved in s*x on prom night. It's pretty much just assumed that everyone will be.
Forgive me, Vantage, but I took a little liberty and titled your essay. --------------------------"Prom, A Great American Tradition!"-------------------------- PS Sadly enough, your essay was eloquent!
Wow, I went to 5 proms throughout my highschool years and while there were plenty of people who did what your descirbed, my friends had a great time. We ate at the prom in a dining room and danced all night long. There was nothing fishy going on with my group of friends, and we stayed at the prom. Having said that, I don't believe I would want my DD to go now. Things are just so much different. For goodness sake simple things like nail polish send certain messages, I would hate to know what goes on these days. Anyway, I hope you make the decision that is right for all concerned.
I did not go to prom, one of my good friends who was a guy almost asked me and I almost asked him, we both found that out after graduation. We were gonna ask so we could say we went, but both valued our friendship more than the idea of dating one another. So we just hung out to gether insead, hehe, not that night.. in fact I think I took my little brother and his friend to a movie on prom night.
I didn't go to prom either. All these years I was convinced I was one of the only ones! lol. My mom never allowed me to date, go to concerts, or stay out as late as my friends, or drive...lol. Yes, I lived in prison...lol. By the time prom came, no one expected I would be allowed to go. It was only after that I discovered a few guys wanted to ask me. Oh well.
I was allowed to do way more than I should have been allowed to do in highschool but I did not go to any proms ever. I had no interest is participating in that and my friends that did go didn't have any fun. We have hs proms in my area and we may look into that but we have plenty more years before my kids are that age.
I was allowed to do whatever I wanted pretty much, but thats because I was a sensible girl who would not actually do anything I was alowed to do! The one time I went out with my friend Marie, a good christian girl , to a concert at the roller rink, I had to come home on a bus alone in the middle of the night.. that is what I refer to as my big teenage rebellion! I could not get ahold of my mother or step dad at any of the bars they went to so I chose to go with my friend and her mom. MY sister was 12 then and had been at a friends, so I figured ti was just like mom being out and me being home alone. So went, found out later at 1130 pm that I had to take a bus home instead of waiting half an hour for the mom to pick us up. Lol, I hope I have more sence as a parent, aparently my sis came home alone and mom and step dad got home after her and I was in big troulbe for leaving her alone.. did I mention she babysat all the time othe rkids alone! oh well, heheheh
