In a typical elementary classroom, there will be a wide range of skills - some kids will be at 100wpm with 98% accuracy, others will be poking keyboards with their index fingers at 5wpm. Typing's a vital skill, so you shouldn't just overlook it, but forcing everyone to sit through a class will just lead to increased skill levels in lots of online Flash games.
Solution: Make it like the swimming test some high schools have - you must pass a swim test to graduate. If you've been a lifesaver since age 16, you just take the test, pass, and boom, off you go. If you've never been in a pool, you take Intro Swimming for gym. If you sort-of-swim, you can drop in on an after-school session or a summer class. Or hire a private swim coach totally unrelated to the school.
The school shouldn't care how you learn it - just that you do learn it.
You (usually) don't get to pick the kids you go to high school with; you do get to pick the ones you go to college with. Hopefully you're going to a school with a bunch of good people. My advice - the first thing you should do is find them. Look for folks that share your interests, intellect, and drive. Being buddies with people "like you" is one of the most rewarding experiences anyone can have, especially if you haven't had that before now. Good friends can get you really revved up about things and introduce you to subjects you might not have considered before; in any case, they'll support your passions, which is a big plus.
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In a typical elementary classroom, there will be a wide range of skills - some kids will be at 100wpm with 98% accuracy, others will be poking keyboards with their index fingers at 5wpm. Typing's a vital skill, so you shouldn't just overlook it, but forcing everyone to sit through a class will just lead to increased skill levels in lots of online Flash games. Solution: Make it like the swimming test some high schools have - you must pass a swim test to graduate. If you've been a lifesaver since age 16, you just take the test, pass, and boom, off you go. If you've never been in a pool, you take Intro Swimming for gym. If you sort-of-swim, you can drop in on an after-school session or a summer class. Or hire a private swim coach totally unrelated to the school. The school shouldn't care how you learn it - just that you do learn it.
You (usually) don't get to pick the kids you go to high school with; you do get to pick the ones you go to college with. Hopefully you're going to a school with a bunch of good people. My advice - the first thing you should do is find them. Look for folks that share your interests, intellect, and drive. Being buddies with people "like you" is one of the most rewarding experiences anyone can have, especially if you haven't had that before now. Good friends can get you really revved up about things and introduce you to subjects you might not have considered before; in any case, they'll support your passions, which is a big plus.