I am 9 years old, and I am homeschooled, I want to feel normal beong homeschooled, but somehow I just can't. I don't know what to do. I try pretending I am at school, and it still doesn't help. I totally DON'T want to go to school, but I can't help thinking it might make me feel normal. You may not be able to help, I was just wondering if anyone might be able to.
Unormal homeschooler
2006-09-19 10:46:23 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
girl just stay with it
it will and should get better over time
2006-09-19 10:49:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you know that the homeschool is one of the fastest growing schools? It is no longer unusual to be a homeschooler, but if you are not mixing with other homeschoolers you may well feel isolated and different to other 9 year olds. Ask your parents if you can meet other homeschoolers and have some fun with them doing some activities together - hopefully that might help you to feel a little more normal. Goodluck - it's worth it.
2006-09-20 03:55:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you do any activities like dance or sports? If you don't ask your mom or dad if you can do a couple activities a week. You will be around other children your age and get the chance to interact and socialize with children around your age. Do you go to church? See if they have a youth group.
You also migh feel abnormal because you are homeschooled and you see the other children go off to school. You, in a way, feel left out.
Another thing your parents might want to consider is that I know that other parents who home school get together and have field trips 1-2 times a week. Your mom or dad can contact whomever they deal with so that you can be homeschooled and see if they know of any such group in your area or you can help your mom and dad set one up. If you see other children who are homeschooled you might not feel so abnormal.
2006-09-19 17:58:14 · answer #3 · answered by butterflykisses427 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was homeschooled in the early 1980s, when no one was homeschooled. I mean it, there were less than ten registered homeschooling families in Alabama. I volunteered in my local library, I played on several sports teams, I did some theater, I learned an instrument (guitar) and started performing in local coffee houses, I played around with the neighborhood kids. This made me feel "more normal" than normal kids. I was equally comfortable talking with a thirty year old as I was talking with someone my age.
2006-09-19 20:21:13 · answer #4 · answered by trigonotarbida 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, dear, you have exceptional writing skills for a 9 year old, so hats off to your mom for doing such an outstanding job teaching you. My goodness, I'm not sure my 8 year old will be there in one short year. Certainly gives me something to shoot for.
Now, as to feeling normal, normal is a relative term. You will have to decide what is giving you this feeling. Is it a lack of opportunities to hang out with other homeschool kids? Are only around PS kids and they are always talking about things you aren't involved in?
My advice to you is to go to your mom and discuss this with her. Since she has done such a wonderful job educating you, I would have to say she is sharp enough to know what the true issue is and how to deal with it effectively.
Sometimes all it takes is a little tweaking of the schedule or finding new opportunities, like teaching co-ops or activities or something.
2006-09-19 18:02:32 · answer #5 · answered by Terri 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No home schooler is normal,we all just share the same idea that home schooling is a great way of teaching kids,like me and you.I don't that you should try to be normal,normal kids aren't the best people to model after,and besides the fact,eventually you'll be fine with being the only person among a group of kids that's home schooled.You should be happy that you're parents love you enough to NOT send you to public school.I hope that helps.GOOD LUCK!
2006-09-19 19:44:13 · answer #6 · answered by thepinkbookworm 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to worry!!!! You are already perfectly normal.
The best thing is to not focus on yourself. But instead focus on your studies.
Make it a point to learn all about everything that you can possibly know. Do your very best at math --- work hard to understand the concepts and check your answers. If they are wrong then rework the equations until you KNOW that they are perfectly right.
Learn how to write really interesting essays. Look things up in the encyclopedia so that you have lots of good things to write about.
Read lots of books. Read all about history and science. Read about everything that is interesting. Find out about space. Learn about rocks. Study animals. Read adventure stories. Spend so much time studying that you don't have time to be bored and so that you don't have time to wonder if you are normal or not.
You will find out that when you become a really good student you will not care if you are "normal" because you will be better than normal.
2006-09-20 01:08:02 · answer #7 · answered by Barb 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i don't know why you don't feel normal since more and more now are being home schooled.. getting pretty normal to me.
you need some outside activities with others to help get you connected again i believe.
talk to mom or dad see if they can't help this along, see it to fruition.
maybe do something with others your age for the community? do camping, benefits, organize a fundraiser for a local institution? sell baked goods for a good cause?
halloween is coming up.. try and do something with that with others for a good cause or just to bring each other together and do something, get the cob webs out of your life for just a moment.
and do the same for other holidays and whenever locally something needs to be done like clean up an playground or help repair an old building/house for someone..
that's just one route to go.
2006-09-19 17:57:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
check (or suggest that your parents check) yahoo groups for a local home schooling group in your area. maybe u can have a chance to meet many other home schooled kids and join in on some activities with them.
2006-09-19 21:27:45 · answer #9 · answered by Roger 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nobody is "normal" Even the person you percieve as being the most "normal" person you know is actually very weird. All people are weird in their own ways. What makes you not "normal" is what makes you beautiful.
2006-09-19 17:57:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think going to school for at least a few years will help, or do half home school and half regular school thats what one of my friends did.
2006-09-26 18:07:16 · answer #11 · answered by cristie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋