Im homeschooled.
10th Grade.
When I started being homeschooled back in 6th grade I had alot of friends. Alot of the friends I went to school with started being homeschooled at the same time I did. But When 9th grade rolled around last september like all of them went to a high school. So this past 2 years I have seem them like once every what? 4 months or something. So I want to make new friends. I know I would get lots of new friends if I joined the homeschool basketball team but im not very athletic. I have ashma but its a lot better now. So could some homeshooling teenagers (or were homeschooled) tell me there experiences or just some advice from everybody?
2007-01-17 03:53:42 · 13 answers · asked by Andrew90 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
I've been home schooled all my life, so I know where you're coming from. I used to not have that many friends myself. I'm a senior in high school and I had this same dilemma.
The place that I have most of my friends is at church. I know some people don't go, and you might not.
I do Tae Kwon Do as well, and that is a really good way to meet other people. You have to be careful though. Some Do Jangs (schools) are really rough. Don't get involved in one of those schools. As to your ashma, I have a few friends that used to have it, but after they started doing martial arts, it went away. So check that out.
I only have one more piece of advice: be yourself. Don't try to be another person to make others like you. For a few years I tried to be somebody I wasn't to make a girl like me. Turns out it wasn't worth it. Soon there after, I found my current girlfriend. I can be myself around her, and she can me herself around me. That's the relationship with everyone.
Good luck!
2007-01-17 06:41:48 · answer #1 · answered by Peter B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You might look in to taking a class in a Co-op or taking a class at the museum or something. It sounds like you are in a homeschool group, so invite some of the kids over. You could see if there is a class you could take together or study. Invite them to the movies, rock climbing, or someplace like Main Event here in Texas. Is there someplace fun for teenagers where you live? To me when you are homeschooling and not into church or sports you have to just make more of an effort. You have to be a little more outgoing and call around. Eventually they will be calling you and setting stuff up.
Good luck
2007-01-17 04:51:00 · answer #2 · answered by micheletmoore 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey,
I'm homeschooled as well, have been for almost six years now I think. I lost a lot of my friends, too. So, I joined up for things that I like. Do you like drawing? Take an art course. Reading? Join a reading group. Anything, as long as you like it. I'm doing horseback riding and have met some nice people. You just gotta be social and talk to people. You don't have to join a sports team.
2007-01-17 07:00:50 · answer #3 · answered by littlemoochild 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are there other activities in your area that you could participate in that other teens participate in? Clubs? Part-time jobs? Volunteering? Are there a lot of homeschooling teens that you could maybe create a club with, even if it's just something like the Movie Club where you rent a video once a week or something?
2007-01-17 05:02:17 · answer #4 · answered by glurpy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your best bet would be to join a homeschooling group with other kids that are homeschooled. I'm homeschooled too and I hang out with another kid who is homeschooled. He's alot of fun.
2007-01-17 08:51:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure your home school group has other activities besides basketball that you can participate in. A yearbook committee? A field trip once a month with other homeschooling etc... Just call them up and find out what's available.
2007-01-17 09:21:02 · answer #6 · answered by lilmama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I've been doing to increase my social pool is signing up for classes on subjects I'm interested in, but for the people not the information. I'm in a theater group mostly just for the people, and also if you just sort of hang out somewhere and say hi to people, it will happen.
Also, if you like to play games like chess or Risk or Dungeons and Dragons, try starting a group and that will draw people to you.
2007-01-17 07:59:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good friends are really really hard to come by. So the best case is that make friends with everyone around you by inviting them out for a coffee or throw a small get together. I find myself that I have several friends, one for partying, one for shopping together, one for going out drinking, one for going to eat, one for movies. You get the picture. It's hard to find just one friend who have all those qualities.
2007-01-17 08:19:22 · answer #8 · answered by Believe me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if you jest join other sports then you will met people that like the same thing as you look for people in you neighborhood and they will probably play with you.
2007-01-17 04:00:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could try out for a play, and meet new people there, or a game that doesn't have to much running around, like swimming. my friend has asthma, but she can swim really fast, and it doesn't really affect her.
2007-01-17 08:48:02 · answer #10 · answered by lemon<33 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋