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How could you be enrolled in High School since you haven't been in school in 7 years?
Honestly, look into some sort of distance learning where you can get a HS diploma. I know we had a virtual HS option which might be worth looking into so you can do it online.
I think you need to first find out if it is an option (at all) to obtain a diploma over a GED.
I'm still so confused about how all that went down when your parents were told to un-enroll you. It just doesn't make sense. I would ask your parents again what happened to make sure you are understanding it right.
There were so many options that they could of done for you (as I've mentioned) and I've NEVER heard of a school telling a parent they can't do homeschooling.
You dropped out (at least what we would consider dropped out, again, I'm stunned at your story) when your parents withdrew you from school in the 6th grade. There's nowhere for you to drop out from at this point since you never went back to school.
Please call the local school district tomorrow and ask to speak with someone in the Academics department.
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Drop out of what? You're not enrolled anywhere. There's nothing to drop out of.
I'm flabbergasted. Where in the world did you grow up? Was it some place with a one room school house that didn't know the rules and laws concerning truancy and the requirement that they provide you an education?
If you're where I think you are, your local community college has both adult basic ed (if you read lower than a 9th grade level) and adult secondary ed. Call the MyCAA counselor from the link I gave you earlier, and that will set up funding. Then enroll in these classes.
I don't even know where to start. I am blown away. As a mom, I seriously want to shake your parents. Many of the ladies here gave you some great advice. Call your local school district and tell them your situation. They should be able to point you in a direction to help you. If not, call your local community college. Many of them offer classes for adults who have dropped out and need to continue.
This needs to be the only thing you are focused on right now. There are very few decent jobs out there that you can get with a 5th grade education. Please don't do anything else until you get started on finishing your education. Please don't hesitate to ask any of us for help. PM me anytime you need to. I will do what ever I can to help you.
Please PM me. I'm from LA and have many family members who are admins in several different school districts.
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That is the thing Sibil was trying to say. There is NOTHING to drop out from. When your parents unenrolled you from school they 'dropped you out' seven years ago.
Here is a link to the FL Dept of Education with a section for adults.
http://www.fldoe.org/workforce/AdultEd/
Link for FL Virtual HS for Adults/GED courses
http://www.flvs.net/educators/Pages/GEDAdultEducationOptions.aspx
Link for Education Exchange
http://edexri.org/programs-services/adult-literacy-high-school-equivalency/
Last time this came up I gave you like five links on local resources to get your GED. Do you still have those?
I don't really get the being worried about officially dropping out before you can start. That would pertain to someone who is currently enrolled in high school and taking classes. Since you haven't been to school in like 7 years, this does not apply to you. You *have* dropped out.
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Review the Florida Literacy Coalition website for some very good info regarding who is eligible to take the GED in Florida. http://www.floridaliteracy.org/ged_information__faq.html#Q14
I'm with the others who are confused about your concern of "dropping out" if you have never been enrolled in High School. Your education should be your absolute priority and there are SO many resources for you to access it would be downright negligent for you to not do so. Think about the possibility of something happening, God forbid, and you are forced to be the primary wage earner for your family? I know for me that would be the exact kick in the pants I would need to get it together and finish the dang thing. I know for a fact that the Escambia and Santa Rosa county workforce commissions offer GED classes (I work in the same building) I believe they are free or very low cost. I would bet Okaloosa or Walton counties have the same programs.
Don't base your plan of action on what someone else said their experience with their GED class was. You need to call these offices yourself especially considering you were never enrolled in an actual high school it sounds like. You should already have answers to some of your questions or concerns by now. Or messages into certain offices. It is almost 1 in Florida.
I can imagine it must be nerve wracking with it seeming to be overwhelming but if you just get started you will start getting answers.
1. You will not be able to get a job without at least a High School education. So instead of making excuses you really need to listen to the girls on here and look at the AMAZING resources they gave you. We can't do this all for you. We are here to cheer you on, and support you, but this is something that you have to do for yourself.
2. I highly recommend seeing a counselor ASAP. Stop trying to get a referral from your doctor, go to base and see one of the family professionals there. They will be able to help you. You shouldn't need a referral from your PCM to see a mental health professional.
3. You can't be "dropped out" of something you never signed up for.
I like you. But you really need to learn to take some initiative in your life. This is your life, the only one you get. It's completely up to you on how you get to spend your life.
I know that my base here has a self-referral counselling office. I don't know what base you are at, but you might be able to find similar for your base. Military One Source could probably help you find out if such exists where you are located.
I think this might be the best first step for you. Education is crucial, but you seem to keep putting up excuses and mentioning little things that are getting in your way to getting a GED. A counsellor might be able to help you understand what is going on, why you are nervous about it, and help you build up the confidence to tackle the work you'll have in getting a GED. As others have said, getting your GED won't be an overnight thing, and it'll take a hefty amount of work, but having it will open up many possibilities for you, including the medical work you were mentioning above - most programs for that type of work won't accept you until you have a high school diploma or a GED.
This is important enough to get off of your phone and onto a computer. If you don't own one, go to the library. Your education is SO important, and honestly, right now I don't feel like you're taking it seriously at all.
Also, and I mean this in the nicest way possible, you need to stop calling your mom and talking to other friends who had this experience or that experience and call a school in your area or even your old school and find out what you need to do next. You can look up numbers to both on your phone or in a phone book (for the local school). If your old school is closed, call the district it was apart of.