Beach High School
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Beach High School
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#2On google it seems like this "school" is a regular home
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#3> I'm often asked a question like, "How are you able to award a diploma on the basis of nothing other than an essay and a letter of support?" The answer to this very reasonable question has two parts. First, I'm in a legal position to offer a diploma on this basis simply because there are no mandated requirements, in California law or anywhere else, for graduation from a private high school. (California law sets many subject matter graduation requirements for public high schools.)
A co-worker of mine formed her own private high school — while in public high school — and then graduated herself from it. She was running a successful business already, so it made sense to her at the time.
I was pretty shocked to learn this because I had no idea something like that was possible, and might have considered that route as well (although who's to say it would have turned out better?). For self-motivated, intellectual kids, I think it would be a dream come true — at least myself and several folks I went to high school with would have chosen to enroll in college classes much earlier, or do self-directed study, if we had the choice.
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#4On google it seems like this "school" is a regular home
It doesn't seem like the physical building has much to do with the operations of the school. I don't think students physically attend.
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#5On google it seems like this "school" is a regular home
It doesn't seem like the physical building has much to do with the operations of the school. I don't think students physically attend.
> I don't think students physically attend.
If you read the description, that is clearly the case.
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#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
It doesn't seem like the physical building has much to do with the operations of the school. I don't think students physically attend.
> I don't think students physically attend. If you read the description, that is clearly the case.
I did, which is why I think that.
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#7> Copyright 2002, 2004, 2010 Wes Beach
Is this still a thing? Does anyone know how it worked out for any of those kids?
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#8In California one can also take the CHSPE: https://www.cde.ca.gov/Ta/tg/sp/
Many of my homeschooled peers took the CHSPE at 16 then enrolled in a local Jr College and graduated at 18 with an AA
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#9I tested out of high school at 15 by way of the California High School Proficiency Exam (CHSPE). I was free to enroll in Jr. college and to work full time. I even bought my own car at 16.
Both of my kids did the same thing, but today the minimum age for taking the test is 16, so they had to suffer one year more than I did.
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#10> I'm often asked a question like, "How are you able to award a diploma on the basis of nothing other than an essay and a letter of support?" The answer to this very reasonable question has two parts. First, I'm in a legal position to offer a diploma on this basis simply because there are no mandated requirements, in California law or anywhere else, for graduation from a private high school. (California law sets many…
Completing high school is one of those things that isn't a big deal for some people who are already on a good track, are broadly intelligent.
But I'm going to guess the overwhelming majority of people who think it isn't for them actually need it quite a bit.
I also think for self motivated intellectual kids, completing high school anyways really isn't much of a roadblock or time waster.