Homeschoolers... ONLY! (* and maybe public schooling*)

[Iliara_Mustardtop]

Ha, homeschoolers are a minority irl, although not here. Just remember to be kind to the public schoolers among us. We’re not any better or worse than others just because of what our parents decided to do for our learning.

@Elizabeth_Newroad feel free to make a topic! I know there’s at least three or four other people who are public schooled or have had some experience of it.

[Elizabeth_Newroad]

_{Okay, I'll do that! Just out of curiosity, were you a public schooler?}

[Iliara_Mustardtop]

Not personally but I know a lot of people who are! Technically you could say I am now that I’m in college, but I was homeschooled up till then.

[Elizabeth_Newroad]

_Noice!

[Logan_Brokenspark]

I didn't mean that in a mean way and I'm sorry if it came out that way. (reading it again it sounded kind of annoying)

[Elizabeth_Newroad]

You're fine, my dude. Welcome to the forums btw.

[Logan_Brokenspark]

Hey @Elizabeth_Newroad are you stuck on small font ?

[Elizabeth_Newroad]

_{Hehe, no. I just felt like using small font today...}

[Matthew_Cogfix1]

I was homeschooled when I was in Grade 4 and I enjoyed it a lot! But I think I'm going to keep going to my Christian school because it's pretty awesome! Not much longer and I'll be done!

[James_Maxfeather]

@Elizabeth_Newroad, there are some good things about being public schooled. I don't know them because I've been homeschooled with my siblings my whole life.

[Jayhawk_Greencape]

I have been home-schooled for all my life. I am glad I have. Home-school co-ops are probably the best part. _{Along with being able to eat leftover tacos, and Eggo waffles for breakfast and lunch...}

[Logan_Brokenspark]

TACOS!!! I don't do coops they just seem like school for homeschoolers to my family

[Jayhawk_Greencape]

Yeah. That's pretty much all that they are. (But they specifically say that it ISN'T school, and that the parent has to actually do school.) It gets home-schoolers a chance to be around other people. :0)

[Logan_Brokenspark]

Right, but we do a bunch of other activities though

[Levi_Orangeburst]

I really am not a fan of homeschooling, but now I feel like if I went to an actual school I would be super behind...

[Miss_E3]

I always felt that way too. I didn't really like homeschooling, but then again I don't if I would have liked public school either.
I used to think I was behind & it turned out I was ahead with many things. It showed when I went to take my GED test ( general high school equivalency test) & I was the first one out of the classroom to finish to finish the test. It was super easy & I realized there's a lot of people I'm more ahead of, especially since where I live we have the highest rate of males dropping out of high school in Canada.

Many people that choose to homeschool for other reasons besides religion is because their kids are too smart for their age level & get bored in the classroom, some also choose because their kids have a disability. I don't think it really matters if your behind or ahead. God loves you whether your super smart, or a little behind. & We don't need to compare our intelligence next to others. I'm sure if you did decide to go to public school you'd be fine, maybe stressed with change of routine but most homeschool kids I've heard of who eventually went to public school did fine after 1-2 months.

1 of my homeschool friend eventually went to high school & she skipped a grade. Some kids fail & have to retake grades. Being a studious person is more tied down to who you are not if you homeschool or not. I'm sure the homeschool books you use are on par with the same level in public school & unfortunately lots of kids millions or kids are behind this year because of school closures from the cause of the pandemic.

Some kids like to homeschool because they can learn more quickly at home. So who knows maybe you think your behind but you might be ahead. Besides according to statistics most american children apparently are not reading at their " grade level", some even a few years behind.

[Jayhawk_Greencape]

@Levi_Orangeburst, and @Miss_E3, REALLY?!?!?!?!?!?! Homeschooling is the BEST!!! It Hepls yoo tu spll nice, aand helps with gramer toe. JK BTW... ;0)

[Logan_Brokenspark]

yes that is one reason for my family. we have found that I'm smarter then just about any person my age I'm also way more muture the my would be classmates(not trying to be bragging or anything)

[Levi_Orangeburst]

Homeschooling is the BEST!!!

I'm an extrovert, so It is really hard for me to not have that social setting. Otherwise homeschooling is pretty fun.

I used to think I was behind

It's just that I don't find that I have any motivation to do anything. But otherwise I agree with everything you said.

we have found that I'm smarter then just about any person

We have yet to find that out about me.

[Miss_E3]

I agree that I think that's why some homeschooling kids don't like homeschooling because they're extroverts. That's the reason that I didn't like it either, I liked the school books I used, & I liked the FreeTime I had to go outside a lot more but I didn't feel like going to church once a week was enough socialization or doing little church groups and sometimes we didn't have enough homeschooling co-ops or group programs for me.

Some years I was in a lot of sports and programs with other youth and some years we were only doing one program when you have five kids you can't always be driving them to their friend's house or driving them to all these different programs that's why sometimes school might be better if you cannot get your kids enough socialization.

Also wanted to point out because of this pandemic even public school kids are craving and lacking social ization and many of them right now are not getting enough socialization too but another thing is a lot of parents that third homes going because of the pandemic realize that it was a good fit for their kids and they are going to continue homeschooling even after school goes back to in person because some kids would prefer homeschooling because they're introverts or they were bullied and maybe they learn better on their own.

I felt like I was jealous of the kids that got to see other kids 5 days a week... But I also realized that their chairs are really uncomfortable and I probably would have been bored and I probably learned more on my own having access to a laptop all day whereas the kids at school during the time I was homeschooled did not get to you lose laptops in school. Lol when I was in middle school flip phones were the new thing, not smartphones..

With smartphones I feel like what's the point you can learn anything you want with the laptop and a smartphone and you can learn a lot more going to museums and art galleries then sitting in the classroom all day.

But then again I heard that public schools really are not very social at the moment they barely have any breaks between classes and they don't get to really talk to each other that much in classes but you get to be in a class with other kids at least and I think that that would have been more fun also there is bullying and some kids do get bullied so they have terrible public school experiences.

I will admit that the easiest way to make sure that you're seeing other people and getting enough socialization in a setting that is easier to make friends is a structured setting of public school but if your parents do a little bit of effort and you do as well you can think of a different sport or activity you never tried before and look in your neighborhood and see if they have courses and you can sign up and you can meet other youth your age in those programs it doesn't necessarily have to be with homeschoolers either have you tried swimming lessons before?, What about Summer soccer programs, horse back riding lessons, scuba diving, cooking classes etc. The list goes on all you have to do is think of something you would like to learn and then Google for lessons in your area & my sure you will find something. It's possible to get a lot of socialization through homeschooling but the parents and the child have to do a lot of work to find those resources whereas public school you just show up in the building and there's hundreds of kids there but more socialization doesn't necessarily mean better socialization especially if you're not happy with the people that you're stuck with at school.

Have you talked about it with your parents, that maybe you'd like to attend public school... Or you can go to a private Christian school if your parents can afford it.

You should tell your parents that instead of saying a straight up know that maybe you guys can pray about it and think about it it's true that there's some bad influences at public school but the truth is Christian kids can also let their light shine at school. And who knows maybe you would try it and after a couple of weeks you would realize that you hate it and you would decide to homeschool again.

I think that parents should start giving their kids a choice a little bit more instead of saying no you have to homeschool sometimes parents think they know what's best for their kids but if they don't understand their child's personality then maybe they don't understand why they don't like homeschooling for you you said it's because you're an extrovert and you would rather be with kids everyday and I can understand that so maybe you should talk to your parents about it.

The best choice in my opinion would be to go to a Christian private school.