online homeschooling?

[Sarah]

K12 is an online public school that is permitted to operate in about 33 states. The others do not permit taxpayer money to be used for a for-profit private company that provides curriculum.

Because it is a public school it is free for you just like your current public school. They also must comply with all public school laws in your state. If you live in one of the other states, your parent may still enroll you but they will pay thousands of dollars in tuition.

It is completely online,however the contract your parent's sign commits them to be your 'learning coach'. Without a parent there each and every day you stand almost zero chance of succeeding in online school. Your online teachers has hundreds of students and must find time to each, so you do not get to speak with them often or for long.

You can hire a teacher. They are professionals and are paid as such. Here are the average salaries by state: http://www.teacherportal.com/teacher-salaries-by-state/

As an employer your parents would also have to pay for health insurance, social security taxes and other benefits. (paid vacation for example).

Here is a short video explaining how K12 works and why it doesn't:

http://tucsoncitizen.com/in-the-aggregat...fit-model/

and here are several articles explaining the problems with online virtual public schools. Anytime you put profits before anything else, there is going to be a problem with the quality of the product:

Virtual School Profits Far Exceeding Performance
May 17, 2013
http://neatoday.org/2013/05/17/virtual-s...dayexpress

Cyber schools flunk, but tax money keeps flowing 9/26/13
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/cy...z2gQD7kZhB

From Junk Bonds to Junk Schools: Cyber Schools Fleece Taxpayers for Phantom Students and Failing Grades
10/2/13 http://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/10/1225...-and-faili

School Reform and the Profit Motive
By Jay Mathews
The Washington Post
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
http://www.vnews.com/news/schools/912831...ofitmotive