What is the question you get asked the most from people, when they find out your home-schooled? And how do you respond to it?
For me it's:
Wow, if your home-schooled... then how do you make friends? Or meet new people?
My answer: I met you didn't I?
It gets kind of annoying sometimes...
2006-12-30 09:12:37 · 11 answers · asked by girlperson 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
I am 32 years and was home-schooled from 2nd - 11 grade. I was asked all the time stupid questions. There is not right or wrong way to answer. I find most people who ask those questions have already had a mind set to which they refuse to change. I had a great experience and I greatly respect my parents for their decision to keep me at home. I had a lot of opportunity to do things that most traditional students didn't. I did a lot of volunteering and my mother joined the local groups that supported home schooled children. I did start attending school Educationally I was ahead of every one else. At this point in my life I feel that being home-schooled fostered a different way of thinking for me. I am driven and extremely goal oriented, there are so many ways to solve a puzzle. I feel I was handed a valuable life skill. I great attribute my at home experience with my success in life . Join your local groups, don't try to defend your decision people are always going to ask why and question you. Not all home schooled children are unattractive although I do understand that is a stigma placed on children who are home schooled. Keep your chin up and be excited when some one asks you questions they will reflect the attitude you give off!
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2006-12-31 00:35:33 · answer #1 · answered by Kourtnie D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm in grade 9 and I'm homeschooled. I get asked the question, "Oh don't you get bored?" and "I see... how do you make friends?" I generally answer, "No, I don't get bored, and I make friends the same way everyone else does."
And then there are the people that ask, "Oh why would you choose to be homeschooled?" and then I say. "Because you learn better, I can work on what I need to work on and move on when I understand it instead of just doing it and not understanding or learning anything." I'm not sure why people have such a terrible opinon of homeschoolers, I guess because some people are just so close minded that they won't accept anything other than what they know, and most people have never been homeschooled so they don't know anything about it they just judge it unfairly.
2006-12-30 12:11:05 · answer #2 · answered by Rae 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know somebody who seems to get most often, "You're homeschooled?!" then the kids ignore her after that, even if they were fine with her before finding out she was homeschooled.
As a parent, the question I get most often is, "What made you decide to do that?" or "How does that work?" Most often I don't get asked anything; people just make some comment.
I don't think my kids have been asked anything. Except my daughter, who was once asked if she liked it. She's only 9, though.
2006-12-30 09:31:21 · answer #3 · answered by glurpy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-28 18:21:17 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one really asks me any questions after they find out my children are homeschooled. I get the question, "why aren't you in school?" a lot, but I respond, "we homeschool" and it's left at that. No one really has anything bad to say about it (well, except my inlaws worrying that my kids will be "slow").
2006-12-31 11:07:26 · answer #5 · answered by Jessie P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to be homeschooled. People always asked me whether I did school in my pajamas and whether I got to sleep in. I told them that it was like any other school, I got up at 7 p.m, started school and if I was lucky I finished by noon and that I got dressed like any other normal person would for school. They were normally pretty nice about it, occasionally you get people that treat you like you're an alien or something.
2006-12-30 09:23:53 · answer #6 · answered by sunshine & summertime 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh i know what you mean like peopl eask me what school do you go to and i say oh im homeschooled and their response is oh that must suck and it is annoying cause people assume things about homeschooling and its just stupid the way some people think and i have a job too so it's working out perfect for me
2006-12-30 09:17:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree but still I meet alot of new people and meet people from New Mexico which she was great and really nice and meet up on feild trips and see who is in my area which is nice too.
2006-12-30 12:25:19 · answer #8 · answered by swept away in hopes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've found relatives asking my children to read something to them to make sure they are literate! Sheesh! I just post their Iowa Test Scores in our schoolroom to show they test above their grade level and don't say a word.
2006-12-30 16:23:13 · answer #9 · answered by silhouet57 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I ALWAYS get asked..How do you meet new friends? And...How do you like it? It is really annoying!!
2006-12-30 10:12:40 · answer #10 · answered by Kelli J 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋