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Open Forum => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Minion of Jesus on May 11, 2012, 02:28:59 PM
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How many people here were/are homeschooled?
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I am!
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I was homeschooled through high school, though I did full time post secondary at the community college my junior and senior year.
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High Fives to the two of you! Homeschooling is the best.
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High Fives to the two of you! Homeschooling is the best.
Definitely, I love it!
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I was homeschooled through fifth grade, went to a charter school that was kind of a homeschool/public school hybrid in grades 6-8, then went to a public high school, then a public university for college and graduate school. So I've had pretty much every style of education except for private school and military academy.
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I was home schooled until 5th grade.
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I wish I was homeshcooled :P
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I was homeschooled from 1st through 9th grade, and cyberschooled the remaining three years. I wish I'd simply gone to public school.
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Been homeschooled all my life and belong to the best beta club in the country. Wouldn't have it any other way.
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I was homeschooled all of high school, and I wouldn't have had it any other way. I went to public school K-4 and private school 5th-8th. If I had my way, both of my children would be homeschooled. Perhaps eventually.
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Homeschooled from 1st-12th grade. Love it. :)
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Wow I didn't expect so many home schoolers. I go to public school and those of you wishing you had it you are not missing out on anything. I despise it.
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I and my 2 siblings are ;D
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I have been homeschooled since the middle of fifth-grade. I'm wrapping up 11th grade.
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I went to Private Christian School. It was stupid.
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I went to Private Christian School. It was stupid.
I went to a private Christian school for kindergarden-3rd, but then transferred to public schools. been in public schools ever since.
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I went to Catholic School from 5-7th grade. If you ever want to be driven to atheism and then slowly work your way back to agnosticism throughout high school, I recommend it.
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Homeschooled until 9th grade, then private school. Wouldn't have done it any other way (except maybe moon school on the moon).
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Florida is the best state to be homeschooled in...
We have a football team.
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I was homeschooled through fifth grade, went to a charter school that was kind of a homeschool/public school hybrid in grades 6-8, then went to a public high school, then a public university for college and graduate school. So I've had pretty much every style of education except for private school and military academy.
What about boarding school? :)
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I am thinking about homeschooling our boys. The oldest turns 4 in June so next years pre-school would kind of be a trial run.
We live in OH, so if anyone knows of some good resources to look into, I'd love to hear it. My initial searches didn't show a lot of support in the area.
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Upsides of homeschooling - learn at your own pace complete individual attention can move at a much faster pace and no bullying (unless of course you have siblings)
Downsides-unless you parents do something to make up for it complete loss of social integration and ability to socialize normally automtically being the outcast if you ever transition to public school no escaping your teacher, and definitely no getting away with "the dig ate my homework" unless of course he actually did
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I think the "social integration" thing is overblown. Sure, it's a danger, and some fall into it, but sharks are a danger at the beach. Just sayin'.
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It depends on where you live. People in the city that are home schooled are probably not going to have a problem but if you live in a rural area unless your parents take steps to make sure you still get social interaction it's a huge problem
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I agree. There is a whole lot of "social integration" that the world loves that I don't want my family to have anything to do with.
For legitimate social learning needs, there are plenty of ways for them to meet people, make friends, be involved, etc. In addition to our church community, I'm sure they'd end up in various sports, music, theater, chess club/debate club, eventually work, etc. I know my homeschooled rural cousins in Tennessee have so much going on that they seem to never have down time. I've heard them say they've had too much social activity and needed to cut back.
I went to a private Christian School which was pretty decent but unfortunately it seems there standards have slipped in recent years. Still better than the public schools but I'd rather not settle for "not as bad" for my children.
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It depends on where you live. People in the city that are home schooled are probably not going to have a problem but if you live in a rural area unless your parents take steps to make sure you still get social interaction it's a huge problem
I live in a "rural" place, and have many homeschooling (and public schooling) friends because we have a homescchool group in a town 45 mins away. Love my life.
I am thinking about homeschooling our boys. The oldest turns 4 in June so next years pre-school would kind of be a trial run.
We live in OH, so if anyone knows of some good resources to look into, I'd love to hear it. My initial searches didn't show a lot of support in the area.
Saxon is good for math. Kind of annoying, but still good.
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Saxon is good for math. Kind of annoying, but still good.
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I agree, I use Saxon and although it is annoying I do like it.
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How many people are going to quote me saying that their social life in home school groups or outside activities before you realize that that is exactly what I meant by your parents taking measures to ensure social interaction? 2+2=4 people.
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I think what they mean to say is that pretty much all parents who are in such a situation try to make an effort to ensure social interaction.
Another thing is this, a lot of homeschoolers are kind of hyper-sensitive whenever the term social or socialize is thrown around. A lot of people tend to stereotype us as unsocialized when often times the opposite is really true. It gets really tiring.
On another note, I'll officially be a K-12 homeschooler after my graduation ceremony this Friday. :D
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Other great things about homeschool: You are closer to your parents because you see much more of them, they teach you every day instead of you going away to school for more then half the daylight hours every day. Also, you get a much better religious education homeschooling then in public school, even if the school is a Catholic or Christian school. The one-on-one approach in homeschooling is what makes the difference.
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Other great things about homeschool: You are closer to your parents because you see much more of them, they teach you every day instead of you going away to school for more then half the daylight hours every day. Also, you get a much better religious education homeschooling then in public school, even if the school is a Catholic or Christian school. The one-on-one approach in homeschooling is what makes the difference.
True ;) +1
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Anyone else go to "Homeschool schools"?
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doesn't sound like homeschooling.
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Saxon is good for math. Kind of annoying, but still good.
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I agree, I use Saxon and although it is annoying I do like it.
My dad (Stephen Hake) wrote the Saxon textbooks for grades 4-8. He's sitting right behind me right now as I'm at my parents house for a Mothers Day party. :)
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Saxon is good for math. Kind of annoying, but still good.
I agree, I use Saxon and although it is annoying I do like it.
My dad (Stephen Hake) wrote the Saxon textbooks for grades 4-8. He's sitting right behind me right now as I'm at my parents house for a Mothers Day party. :)
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I've used saxon a couple times, and it was pretty good.
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Saxon is good for math. Kind of annoying, but still good.
I agree, I use Saxon and although it is annoying I do like it.
My dad (Stephen Hake) wrote the Saxon textbooks for grades 4-8. He's sitting right behind me right now as I'm at my parents house for a Mothers Day party. :)
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I used them, tell your dad they rocked. ;)
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went to catholic school from k-2 then public school from 3-8 then home schooled for high school. while i like some aspects of homeschooling I really preferred the classroom environment(ofcorse thats probably because i had it up until high school).
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I was in public school for my entire education, and while I can't say that it was better than a Christian School or homeschooling (or any other type of school) I definitely don't regret going to it, I met many friends, and I had really good teachers, especially in high school and for the most part I enjoyed it.
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That is what everyone says. You like one or the other depending on what you do more.
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I went to a private school until 2nd grade. Then I was homeschooled until 7th grade when I switched to the local public school.
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I did not expect there to be so many homeschoolers. Homeschooling FTW!
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I was
Private Schooled: K - 1st
Public Schooled: 2nd
Home schooled: 3rd - 7th
Public Schooled: 8th - 9th
Self Schooled: (No curriculum but did studies on my own) 9th- 12th
Local Community College: AS
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I was
Private Schooled: K - 1st
Public Schooled: 2nd
Home schooled: 3rd - 7th
Public Schooled: 8th - 9th
Self Schooled: (No curriculum but did studies on my own) 9th- 12th
Local Community College: AS
You've been almost everywhere ;)
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I was never home schooled, and I understand some people can't afford to do it or can't do it for other reasons, but with the way the world is and how secular schools are becoming, I think it is the best way to go. If you can't, make sure to pray the blood of Jesus over your child before school daily! :)
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Benefit of public school: The drama is of a higher quality than the drama on television.
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If you can't, make sure to pray the blood of Jesus over your child before school daily! :)
I'd be more apt to pray this prayer if my child was homeschooled, but ok.
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I was
Private Schooled: K - 1st
Public Schooled: 2nd
Home schooled: 3rd - 7th
Public Schooled: 8th - 9th
Self Schooled: (No curriculum but did studies on my own) 9th- 12th
Local Community College: AS
You've been almost everywhere ;)
Preeetty much XD Each has benefits and disadvantages, it really is the parent's job to overcome them, and that is what determines your quality of schooling in any scenario.
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Yeah. It would be possible to homeschool badly.
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I was home schooled until high school. Now I'm almost finished with college, but would say that most of my education came from either homeschool, or independent self-education.
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Sweet! A German homeschooler!
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Sweet! A German homeschooler!
Actually, I was home schooled in the United States. Homeschooling is illegal here.
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well, that stinks.
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Sweet! A German homeschooler!
Actually, I was home schooled in the United States. Homeschooling is illegal here.
Does Germany not have freedom or something? Just wondering.
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Sweet! A German homeschooler!
Actually, I was home schooled in the United States. Homeschooling is illegal here.
Does Germany not have freedom or something? Just wondering.
Germany is free, but most countries don't like the idea of renegade citizens brainwashing children.
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Yeah, it's pretty much the same all across the EU. Of course, they actually get real education over here, so there's less of a need for it.
In a lot of ways, America is much more oppressive than Germany and the EU.
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Sweet! A German homeschooler!
Actually, I was home schooled in the United States. Homeschooling is illegal here.
Does Germany not have freedom or something? Just wondering.
Germany is free, but most countries don't like the idea of renegade citizens brainwashing children.
In my experience public schools brainwash far more children than a couple of renegades.
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How can you have any experience if you have never been to public school?
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In my experience public schools brainwash far more children than a couple of renegades.
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People I've been around. On average publicschoolers are less open to questioning things they've been taught, carry on poor conversations, and are far less creative than homeschoolers. It may be different in other areas but this is my general observation. By the way not experiencing something doesn't mean you can't know what it's like. Just want to throw that one out there bro.
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I like having been homeschooled and plan on homeschooling my own kids. Having said that, not everyone had a good homeschooling experience.
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Homeschooling is as effective as the parents make it. I personally would not trust the general populace to homeschool, nor minority segments therein.
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Homeschooling is as effective as the parents make it. I personally would not trust the general populace to homeschool
How fortunate then that the 'general populace' is far too intimidated to homeschool. :P
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Come on, any more homeschoolers?
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My wife taught special ed for 8 years, then 3rd grade at a Christian school for 5 years. When my son turned 6, we realized that he was moving much faster than the others in his grade, and we made the decision for her to homeschool him. It is the best decision we could have made:
He is now doing 4th-5th grade work at age 8 and reads/comprehends at a middle school level.
He completes his daily work in 2-3 hours instead of 6-7, leaving time for playing with his niece and his friend, (whom my wife also schools) and for weekly piano lessons.
He is not being bullied.
He is not being exposed to the secular nonsense perpetrated by both students and teachers.
He is a very social, friendly, and compassionate child who understands the issues of "the world" but does not condemn others.
He is involved in basketball, baseball, soccer, cub scouts, and a homeschool group, so has plenty of social connections.
Now, if I can just find him some groups to play chess and Redemption with.... ;D
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Very nice. :) The more the merrier.