I get this question pretty much every time someone asks me what school I go to I say. "I am homschooled." Then the other person says something like. "Wow, cool! I guess you have friends right, it must be hard to make them since you homeschool. eh?"
I hate this comment and/or question!!! Its SO EASY to make friends when homeschooling. You just have to go out and do things you like to do. Sign up for homeschooling group in your area. Join clubs or voulenteer at a animal shelter.
Does anyone get this question too? How do you answer it without going up the wall!???!?
2006-12-20 05:09:43 · 12 answers · asked by Mysterious 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
Just tell them it is easy! I mean, you have way more free time in homeschool than in public or private school to go out and meet people anyway! lol, when I was still in homeschool I would get my work done mostly before 1:00.. Anyway, don't blame them. They aren't in homeschool so they have no idea what you do... Hope this helped!
2006-12-20 05:55:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a homeschooler and I'm typically asked this question. The thing you have to think about is the fact that they see kids all the time, everyday. Homeschoolers don't. Homeschoolers have friends that are usually really close to them. They have more acquaintances then close friends. There is no way to stop people from asking this question. Alot of times they'll ask "But how do you make friends?". Just ask them the question "Well how did you become my friend?". That usually makes them give up THAT question.
2006-12-20 14:57:14 · answer #2 · answered by Geostar 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a homeschooling mom and I am tired of the same remarks. Basically I ask them what they mean? Are they talking about the social skill one learns in regular school, like being pushed against the wall, being singled out for not being the popular kid, not learning much because the teacher is too busy disciplining? Those skills are pretty much learned by all. My kids had no problems having, making,or keeping friends. They would simply play after school. Sometimes I think people are more envious than anything else and they show it by making you feel like you're weird.
2006-12-20 14:53:52 · answer #3 · answered by VW 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I get aske that ALL THE TIME!! It make me so tired of telling people same thing like you do!! I have friends from Church and my youth group and i take music lessons 2 and one girl there im good friends with and my best friend homeschooled to!! Its not like you cant have friends just because u homeschooled and i know i am girl whos 12 and i have friends!!!!
2006-12-20 06:05:10 · answer #4 · answered by Tia 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I share your frustration!
My kids are 4 1/2 and 2 1/2. so keep in mind those ages don't generally have loads of friends in general right? Well that is all any of my friends can say. How will they make friends if I keep homeschooling. As if we stay in the house all day long and avoid people at all costs! geez. My kids have friends based on interests... like you mentioned. My older daughter likes chess and science--so she's made friends (mostly older than her-- like 2nd-4th grade) that enjoy talking to her about those things. My younger daughter met friends at her gymnastics class (2-3 yrs olds).
2006-12-23 15:14:24 · answer #5 · answered by theresa4104 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, we get that, although in a different way. I had one friend make some comment about my dd's birthday party and after I said something about 6 friends coming, she said, "Oh yeah, I guess because she's homeschooled, she wouldn't have a lot of friends over." argh. She could have invited more, but I didn't want her to. And frankly, there is a certain advantage in homeschooling to only invite the ones you really want because then you don't have other girls in the class getting all upset because they weren't invited. ;)
2006-12-20 09:29:16 · answer #6 · answered by glurpy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I was home schooled, yes I did get that a lot. It drove me crazy!
Since I'm naturally a shy person it was hard for me to make friends because why, I was very shy. And people automatically thought that it was just because I was home schooled, but it wasn't.
I currently attend public school and I'm just as shy as when I was home schooled. I'm just a naturally shy person (even tho a lot of people still think its from home schooling).
But when someone asked me that question I just said "home schoolers have just as many opportunities to make friends as a public/private schooled kids do". And after I said that they pretty much shut up.
2006-12-20 08:46:18 · answer #7 · answered by Blank 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have gotten that question so many times, I wanna scream when I'm asked it! I totally agree that it's easy. Usually I just say with a smile, "Just like you!" People treat homeschoolers like their different, but they're not. I just tell people that!
2006-12-24 03:39:23 · answer #8 · answered by cellorocks521 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I homeschooled, people did the exact same thing. After a while, though, they just got used to it.
2006-12-20 07:30:10 · answer #9 · answered by L'etudiante 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ha ha! I was only home-schooled until I was eight.
But I always hear people asking home-schoolers that! It's as if they think a school building is the only place you can make friends! lol xD
2006-12-20 17:51:59 · answer #10 · answered by *~SoL~ * Pashaa del Ñuñcaa. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋