I am homeschooled and i have nothing to do. i am 15 and i live in the country. i need some help figuring out what i could do during the day? i still talk to some of my friends but i am afraid to ask if they want to hang out.
2006-09-12 14:53:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
I agree with all the positive responses on here. Don't be afraid to talk to your friends. They are your friends, right? Ask them to come out, let them know you want to hang out. Talk to your mom and tell her how you feel and ask her if you can plan some things to do with your friends.
You said you "still" talk to your friends, so that tells me maybe you were in public school but now you're not? If so, your friends may not understand homeschooling, so you're going to need to need to make the first move to let them know you have not changed, just your educational system has changed. If by "still" you mean you just moved to the country, then focus on getting to know some kids in your new community. go to a sporting event at the local school or rec center, join a youth group at church, hang out at the library, whatever is available to you. join a club or something. Get creative, volunteer.
You have tons of opportunities to get to know more people, but you have to go for it.
Hope this helps!
2006-09-13 02:41:48 · answer #1 · answered by Terri 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At 15, you should be studying for about 4-5 hours a day. So that will take up a good chunk of your time.
selfteach had some wonderful ideas of things to do when you're done studying. If there are some specific interest areas you have, you could work on those, too.
Never, ever be afraid to ask your friends if they want to hang out. If you are really nervous about it, then bring up the topic without actually asking. "It would be fun to have someone over sometime, but I'm not sure what we would do." Let the other person carry the idea from there. I was horribly shy as a kid--and I wasn't homeschooled--and can completely empathize with your fears.
2006-09-13 09:00:24 · answer #2 · answered by glurpy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Raise chickens.
Build a tree house.
Grow a garden.
Get a horse and train it.
Invite your friends to your country home for a game of capture the flag.
Play Scrabble, Monopoly, Risk, Stratego, etc....
Have a potluck dinner in the yard.
Have a bbq.
Learn to knit.
Get off of the computer and READ a really good book.
Raise a pig for 4H and sell it at the auction for $700.
Get into woodworking.
Paint a picture.
Get a job.
Learn how to decorate a cake.
Babysit.
Make crafts to sell or to give as gifts.
Visit a nursing home and play the piano for the residents.
Take music lessons.
Join a choir.
This is just a small list of the things my children have done.....
2006-09-12 22:52:12 · answer #3 · answered by Barb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can relate, I was public schooled and didn't know what to do half the time.
What are some things that you used to do with your friends at school? Don't most kids hang out after school anymore these days? When I was in school (18 years ago) I barely got to even see my friends or socialize while at school, it was weekends that that took place because weeknights were filled with home work.
If you hung out with friends during week nights or weekends, why is that stopping you now? Even if it was week nights doing home work, maybe you could go do it with them just like before. Are they 'true' friends? Are you worried they'll tease you because you're homeschooled?
2006-09-13 02:23:34 · answer #4 · answered by FreeThinker 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should have about 3 hours or so of schooling and studying in your day.
You should start planing your high school course work, and what college you wish to attend, what you want to study?
In your spare time, please add some community work, a class outside the home, swimming, guitar, or painting. Something that will get you out and with other people.
If you are bored, find out why. Is your curriculum too hard, too easy, boring? Are you too remote? Solve these issues.
Develop a new hobby, pet keeping, botany, astronomy, or something similar. Order a microscope and start investigating your world. Begin a correspondence with a teen in another country. Learn a foreign language. Get out on a regular basis, time it with your friends.
2006-09-13 07:23:55 · answer #5 · answered by schnikey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should never be afraid to ask friends if they want to hang out with you, it should be a given. Instead of asking to hang out, invite them over, or just say, "Hey, Im going to the mall/movies/etc., wanna go?
2006-09-13 00:59:15 · answer #6 · answered by WingNo19 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This is a prime example of my other comments on home schooling. A child that "goes" to school knows what they are doing during the day. You are home schooled and don't know what to do??? Helloooo, aren't you supposed to be "in school"?
2006-09-13 00:09:45 · answer #7 · answered by Nana 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋