My parents allowed my youngest brother to be “homeschooled”, and I’m angry

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The good thing is someday you can have your own kids and do everything perfectly right and really show them. Because it's clear you have all the answers.

Get bent, loser.

Why you mad, bro?

No, troll, I'm not mad, just tired of a$$holes ruining every. single. thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, it sounds like you just want to be self-righteous and angry. Look for real problems and let your parents do their thing with your brother. Accept he's not going to Harvard.

Yeah, that's it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The good thing is someday you can have your own kids and do everything perfectly right and really show them. Because it's clear you have all the answers.

Get bent, loser.

Why you mad, bro?

No, troll, I'm not mad, just tired of a$$holes ruining every. single. thread.

Really? I'm tired of the loser hall monitors who can't just let things go without arguing with strangers. There will be a variety of advice and opinions. Some good, some not. Nobody needs busy bodies tsk taking and derailing. It's annoying AF. The majority of people are telling OP to mind her business. Sorry you don't like it. OP has no right to be "angry" at her parents. She can be disappointed but her tone was off putting. If she wants to be angry maybe be angry at the lazy brother throwing his life away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The good thing is someday you can have your own kids and do everything perfectly right and really show them. Because it's clear you have all the answers.

Get bent, loser.

Why you mad, bro?

No, troll, I'm not mad, just tired of a$$holes ruining every. single. thread.

Really? I'm tired of the loser hall monitors who can't just let things go without arguing with strangers. There will be a variety of advice and opinions. Some good, some not. Nobody needs busy bodies tsk taking and derailing. It's annoying AF. The majority of people are telling OP to mind her business. Sorry you don't like it. OP has no right to be "angry" at her parents. She can be disappointed but her tone was off putting. If she wants to be angry maybe be angry at the lazy brother throwing his life away.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand why you feel so angry. He is not you. He has his own trajectory. YOU could finish high school at a high school. Your brother is having a harder time.

Not every child is the same. Your parents realize this, but you do not.

Maybe see how you can connect with your brother and help him meet this hurdle called high school. Maybe that will be the extent of his education. You have already beaten him in life, if that is how you are judging this whole thing.

This isn't about you. It is about him, and his journey through high school.

[Anonymous]

The legal dropout age is 16 in the states I know of (including Virginia).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My youngest brother turned 17 in the fall, and is (or I should say, is supposed to be) a junior in high school. Both of my parents’ highest level of education is an associates degree. They have never cared for formal education or academic achievement. My brother has always hated school and gotten terrible grades. He has a history of refusing to attend school. In the school district he’s located in, kids who are homeschooled have the right to play on their local high school’s sports teams and participate in its clubs. Well, in January, they decided to pull him out and filled out the forms for him to be homeschooled. They said the reasoning is so that he can practice sports more. Many of their friends have done similar things, and it’s also become common where they live to repeat 8th grade for sports. The problem is that no schooling is going on. My parents work full-time and my brother just sleeps in, goes to the gym, watches TV and then goes to practice at night. He is not on the path to becoming a D1 college or professional athlete in either of his sports.

What disappoints me is that he isn’t even receiving the level of education that would be necessary to score well on the ASVAB or a community college math & english placement test.

Is there anything I can do about this?

Yes move out of the house as soon as possible, get a job and an apartment and support yourself, and get away from these terrible terrible people.

Oh wait duh you want these terrible people to continue to pay for you?

Got it you entitled little brat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My youngest brother turned 17 in the fall, and is (or I should say, is supposed to be) a junior in high school. Both of my parents’ highest level of education is an associates degree. They have never cared for formal education or academic achievement. My brother has always hated school and gotten terrible grades. He has a history of refusing to attend school. In the school district he’s located in, kids who are homeschooled have the right to play on their local high school’s sports teams and participate in its clubs. Well, in January, they decided to pull him out and filled out the forms for him to be homeschooled. They said the reasoning is so that he can practice sports more. Many of their friends have done similar things, and it’s also become common where they live to repeat 8th grade for sports. The problem is that no schooling is going on. My parents work full-time and my brother just sleeps in, goes to the gym, watches TV and then goes to practice at night. He is not on the path to becoming a D1 college or professional athlete in either of his sports.

What disappoints me is that he isn’t even receiving the level of education that would be necessary to score well on the ASVAB or a community college math & english placement test.

Is there anything I can do about this?

Yes move out of the house as soon as possible, get a job and an apartment and support yourself, and get away from these terrible terrible people.

Oh wait duh you want these terrible people to continue to pay for you?

Got it you entitled little brat.

STFU

[Anonymous]

This is the reason homeschooling should be illegal except un extreme circumstances . I’ve literally never met a normal kid who was home schooled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If he has a history of refusing to go to school and also gets terrible grades, I think it was smart of our parents to pull him out. I did the same for my HS senior for those exact reasons. Are you sure he's not doing the work? The program my kid is in doesen't have class hours, they were just given the work and have to complete it by the deadline. And I told my kid, I already completed HS and have a diploma, this is up to him. I'm not gong to micro-manage, I'm not going to hound him and look over his shoulder. I told him this is his responsibility and he needs to step up to the plate. Now i do still check-up on him but to an extent. I also told him he will always have a place to live as long as I'm alive and as LONG as he is holding up his end of the bargain. I'm not supporting an unemployed 25-year-old who plays video games all day and smokes weed. And I mean that, he will not be living under my roof in that scenario. As long as he is working (or in school) and making choices to better himself and become independent, I'll always have his back. Your parents need to have a come to jesus conversation with your brother. You should also talk to him, if you're close like that.

This is a disaster waiting to happen -- enabling at its finest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If he has a history of refusing to go to school and also gets terrible grades, I think it was smart of our parents to pull him out. I did the same for my HS senior for those exact reasons. Are you sure he's not doing the work? The program my kid is in doesen't have class hours, they were just given the work and have to complete it by the deadline. And I told my kid, I already completed HS and have a diploma, this is up to him. I'm not gong to micro-manage, I'm not going to hound him and look over his shoulder. I told him this is his responsibility and he needs to step up to the plate. Now i do still check-up on him but to an extent. I also told him he will always have a place to live as long as I'm alive and as LONG as he is holding up his end of the bargain. I'm not supporting an unemployed 25-year-old who plays video games all day and smokes weed. And I mean that, he will not be living under my roof in that scenario. As long as he is working (or in school) and making choices to better himself and become independent, I'll always have his back. Your parents need to have a come to jesus conversation with your brother. You should also talk to him, if you're close like that.

This is a disaster waiting to happen -- enabling at its finest.

DP. PP sounds very pragmatic & sensible, actually. What alternative do you suggest?