Write an article based on this "Write down your primary reason for wanting to change schools. Outline timeliness for changing schools. Look at schools you'd like to attend. Write down your positive reasons for changing schools."
Before you can make a good argument with your parents, you need to understand why you really want to change schools. You need to be able to state this reason clearly. Some reasons you might want to change schools include: You've been dealing with bullying, and you don't think it's going to get better or you don't feel comfortable staying around those people. Before asking your parents make sure your certain you'd like to switch (writing pros and cons may help). If you know this school will cost money, show them how much you want to go to this school despite the cost. You feel lost in the crowd of a large school with large classes, and you'd like a smaller environment. You don't think your school is helping you academically. You might need a more challenging school or a school where you could help more individualized help. There's another school that has programs you're really interested in, like a superior drama, music, art, band, or sports program. The social environment is not what you want, maybe you don't have a lot of friends or have different views than your peers. When presenting this reason, word it carefully so it doesn't give your parents the idea that you just want to party. Don't say it like the only thing in school is about having friends, either. Tell them you need a study buddy, and no one at your current school is willing to help you out. As you are writing down this reason, make sure it is important enough to switch. For example, if you just don't like math, and your school gives you a lot of homework, that's not a good reason to switch. Or, if your boyfriend or best friend goes to a different school, this is not necessarily a good enough reason to switch. This will affect how you approach your parents about your situations. If you give your parents exact dates that you want to change schools, it will make it easier for them to say yes and not put off letting you switch. If you're being bullied, you might want to make a mid-year switch. However, if you want to change to a school that will push you more academically, then you could consider switching for the next academic year, as this will be easier to arrange. Make a calendar on a piece of paper, or print out a calendar, and write the date you want to switch schools. Then, write down a date to have a conversation with your parents about changing. You want to give them as much advance notice as possible, at least a few months. Before you talk to your parents about switching schools, you want to look at alternative schools you might like to attend. That way, you can tell your parents why you'd like to go to a different school. Look at schools based on your reason for switching. For example, if you want to change schools because you don't feel challenged academically, look at schools that have a lot of honors programs. It can be tempting to only talk about all the bad things about your experience at your current school. While it's important to tell your parents what's going on to make you want to switch, you also want to show them the benefits of changing. Write a list of all the good things you find out about other schools. If you have friends, or even friends on Facebook, that go to schools you'd like to consider, ask them to tell you what they like about the school, so you can pass it along to your parents.