What is it like being home schooled? Is it better than going to school?

Answer 1

Homeschooling is good because you get to go at your own pace and don't have the stress of exams and homework, but there are downsides. If you don't have any activities where you can hang out with friends and you're homeschooled, then life will be rather boring and lonely. Regular school is a better preparation for life because you are exposed to outside influences rather than being sheltered by your parents. It's possible to have fun with friends and stuff if you homeschool, but its way harder. I would recommend regular school over homeschool, but that's just me.

Answer 2

See my answer the first time you asked the question.

It makes me so sad to see these homeschool teens squander their lives by sitting around "finishing their work" early and then thinking there's nothing else but that.

First of all, the homework that homeschool teens do is only 10% of the total of what education can and should be. Education is about learning your place in the world. If you're just going through day after day, doing the grind - what is the point? Why do this? In school, at home, at work, wherever.

Don't live the daily grind. Prove to the world that you are not a wimp. It's not up to the world to teach you anything. It's not the world's responsiblity to tell you who you are or what your life is supposed to be. And if, without the structure of someone telling you what to do and when, you have no idea who you are, what does that say about your individuality? That means you don't have an identity. And if you don't have an identity, what's the point of education? To be told which cog you are? Just to wait for your assignment?

As homeschoolers, you have the chance to make your mark in the world. To wedge your path. To decide who you are without someone defining that for you. Don't squander that opportunity. Don't be bitter. It's your choice not to be happy.

You may think you're unique that homeschooling is "ruining" you. But for every kid who's suffering at home becuase he can't muster up the self-motivation to go out and do something, there's a multitude of school kids who are miserable because the "man" is keeping them from doing what they want to do.

In either case, I say "phooey". Do the best with what you have. That's the life lesson to be had in all of this. When you consisently do the best with what you have, every day, and wedge your way in the world - you know who you are, and it doesn't matter where you live, what choices the people around you make or what hardships come your way (we all have to face some kind of hardship), you'll make powerful decisions.

For those of you who are miserable where you are, this is a test of life - can you make a bad situation good? Or are you a victim to your circumstances? If you're a victim, then you might as well just sign up to work ad Micky D's right now and be done with it, and then you can at least be miserable while making some money doing it.

Answer 3

Depends on the type of person you are. I`ve been homeschooling for a few months and it`s ok, but I moved to a different country so that`s a whole different story. If you`re already lacking in the social area better go to school to learn them. School is a whole better way to make friends and actually have a better time with peers and such, but if you really enjoy solitude and already have a close bunch of friends that you know will always be there BEFORE you got into homeschooling, than homeschooling might be the perfect answer.

Answer 4

Homeschooling is different depending on how you do it. Will a parent teach you? With a private teacher teach you? Things like that make a difference. If you need to be around people 24/7 homeschooling isn't for you. But Homeachooling has it's perks. Such as less better concentration for schooling and more time for other activities. I can't tell you which is better for you though. Thats for you to decide.

Answer 5

Well, a lot of it is situational. Everybody homeschools differently and everyone has a different school experience. However, speaking for myself, homeschooling is vastly preferable.

For one thing, in school, with academics, you waste a lot of time. Every come in to class. Hand in your homework. Oh, James doesn't have his homework, I have to yell at him. Let's summarize what we went over last time. Rachel, stop text messaging. Give me that phone, this is your last chance, young lady. So anyway, around that time the Russians were- RRRRRIIIIIINNNNNNGGGGGGG!!!! Schools in my area are overcrowded, choked, beaurocratic nightmares like that. If you took the actual time spent during a school day on actual work, you would only have about two or three hours. Even if you do the most school-at-home kind of homeschooling, you just get your work out of the way in the morning. Wake up at 8:00 AM, be done with work at 10:30, and then you have the rest of the day to do as you please.

Socially, the only disadvantage is that you don't automatically have a thousand kids to choose from. First, though, think about this: Let's say a high school has 1,000 kids in it. Small numbers, but bear with me. That would equal roughly 250 kids in each grade. Out of those 250 kids, figure 10 are complete losers. That leaves 240. Out of those 240, you are then limited by who's in your classes. Then by who's got similar interests. Further and further. So it's not like you have this great relationship with a thousand kids.

With homeschooling, all you have to do is be a little proactive about it. You can probably join a lot of afterschool programs. If you like, say, mountain biking, start doing it a lot. Hang out at places where the bike kids hang out, and make friends with them. If you're religious you have a weekly meetup. Some people like joining Scouts. Advertise. If you want to start a Risk club, let the word get out and see who comes. Your social life isn't limited to the activities, of course. Absolutely nothing is stopping you from calling a friend and doing something; I'm always worried people think homeschoolers have these overly regimented lives and don't learn to hang out. You need to make sure there are other homeschoolers in your town, though. I live in a gigantic city so it would be impossible for there not to be other homeschoolers for me to do stuff with. You, however, (statistically) probably live in a suburb where that kind of thing could be tougher to gauge. If the only homeschooled kids are a family of 16 fundamentalist Mormons with no electricity, that could put a crimp in your plans.

Overall, homeschooling has been around since the dawn of mankind and school has been around for 200 years. Abraham Lincoln wasn't hurt by only having 12 weeks of school. The Founding Fathers did all right. Nobody ever says Ben Franklin was underserved by his lack of schooling.

The only tough part for me has been putting up with bullcrap from cocky, arrogant school kids. But that starts to roll off the back soon enough.

edit- Some people really thrive in school and should go there. I'm not saying my method is best for everyone. It can also take a little while to get used to the different way of socializing, and it can ostracize you a bit.

Answer 6

My parents didn't care that much for my education, I could get away with almost anything, I could watch TV, play computer, sleep in til whenever I wanted. But I was lonely.

I'm now a sophomore attending a public high school and I love it! I get good grades, I have good teachers, I have friends, I play on my varsity volleyball team, I don't get bullied, and I just love school.

Everyone is different, it depends on the person. But from my experience I think going to school is better.

Answer 7

I'm in seventh grade and I positively LOVE it. I learn fast, and I'm already on Christmas vacation and halfway through the eighth grade math book. And please don't say that I am probably not really learning anything. I am! I have good grades and I am being accepted at all the exclusive boarding schools for High School!

Answer 8

Welll i am homeschooled and i know this is not true for all kids but for me its the loneliest thing in the world. i also feel like i never can get away from my family. you have no homwork, but you do have tests. you can go to homeschool art, band, PE, that sort of thing. most families allow their kids to wear pjs during the day. there are all kinds of omeschooling gorups you can be in . and really, not all homeschoolers are genii (plural of genius). so thats it-and you can choose what you learn for histoey, science...

Answer 9

I think it is i have been homeschooled for almost a year and i love i get to graduate early and i get done with my homework fast so when my friends get home we get to hang out: but it mainly depends on who you are weither you love being with your friends 24/7 or you can stand to be without them for a whole day then talk to them

Answer 10

I absoultly LOVE being homeschooled. I used to go to PS and I thought that it would be horrible to be homeschooled, i thought that I would turn into the ideal homeschooler( overalls and huge glasses...) plus I thought that my parents wouldn't be able to teach me a thing.
Boy was I wrong! It has been the best thing my parents have ever done for me.