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Home > Education > Home Schooling   »   whats it like to be home schooled?

 
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Old Aug 26, 2008, 03:53 PM
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whats it like to be home schooled?

ive herd of people getting home schooled and all that, and i was just wondering y anyone would want to do that. like doesnt it take away the chance to make friends and go to dances and all that stuff that school have and home schooling doesnt?

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Old Aug 26, 2008, 04:35 PM   #2  
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Yes and no, some programs hold classes 1 or 2 days a week where all the kids come together and have class. Of course there is the traditional home schooling where the kids stay at home all week. I have been to private school, home school, and public school. Home schooling didn’t prepare me for the social environment of the world. But my parents kept me active in sports all year and church 2 or 3 times a week. There are solutions if you look for them.

Each type of school has its own pros and cons. If you are willing to home school it can be a good thing even if it isn’t permanent. The biggest advantage is being able to learn at your own pace, which could either be slower or faster than the average student. By 6th grade I had started taking college level courses. Even in private school that wouldn’t have happened and certainly not at public school.

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i was just wondering y anyone would want to do that. like doesnt it take away the chance to make friends and go to dances and all that stuff that school have and home schooling doesnt?
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I was just wondering why anyone would want to do that. Doesn’t it take away the chance to make friends and go to dances and all that stuff that school have and home schooling doesn’t?
Many parents prefer a more active role in their child’s education. School is not the only place to make friends and many home school programs include one or more days where kids meet together to learn different subjects.

A school’s environment or “culture” is much different from the real world. It is not uncommon for kids to do very well in high school and drop out of college. Then there are kids who barely graduate high school and do exceptionally well in college.
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Actually, that's really untrue in my case! We have a group of homeschoolers, about 100 families in the area. We hold homeschool prom, dance, parties, high school banquet, and an actual graduation ceremony where you graduate with your class. The classes are generally small. My class will be between 30 and 50 seniors. But prom we do the same thing- food, drinks, music, dancing, decorations, lights, we usually rent out a fancy hotel or resort to do it too. Plus, there's also classes that are held, annual meetings, and tons of other stuff. And just like public school, there's the popular kids, the jocks, the girly girls, ALL the usual cliques, and you make tons of friends.
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my parrents tryed to home school me but they got tired of it and that was it for me i mad it to the 6th grade and now that im 19 i realywant to get my ged and go to collage and start my life but i need help :/ ive been looking for almost a year now and i cant find anything that i can afforde and make time for
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Home schooling allows each student to progress at their own pace and pursue special interests of study. I am a certified teacher who taught in a public school for 14 years and resigned my position to homeschool my two youngest sons. We have been successfully homeschooling for five years now. My sons are active in sports and youth group activities. There is also a homeschool support group that I have started so we can go on field trips and work together in cooperative learning activities. Homeschoolers are often top achievers who learn how to work and research independantly and cooperatively . Both my boys do not want to go back to public school and many of my former students have asked if I could homeschool them too -there is just so much peer pressure today along with drinking, drugs, etc. Hope this helps since you were wondering what its like.
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hoemschooling allowes you to go at your childs pace. its a great idea if your child is behind, or far ahead of the other children his/her age.

and no i dont feel it takes away from social life if done properly, when i was homeschooling my duaghter we met 3 times a week and often on weekends with other homeschooling familys in the area. as well as my non homeschooling friends too.

but it can be done WRONG unfortunately and i have seen it doen wrong. my aunts children are poorly adjusted, have no friends, and are basically shut ins.
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