for those that home school their kids?

Question

do you mind that your child wont walk across a stage to get his or hers diploma?

Answer 1

He will there are several homeschool graduation ceremonies in my area. But, hypothetically if there were no ceremonies available, no it would not bother me. In the grand scheme of things that moment is not that huge of a deal. High school seniors who attend public school often use it as a way to diplay silliness or rebellion. They don't take it very seriously. And there are plenty of seniors who aren't allowed to walk for one reason or another.

So, if for some reason there is no ceremony when it is time for my son to graduate, we will be fine. We will celebrate it as a family, secure in the knowledge that he has been given a stronger education and better moral background than he would have ever received in public school. We will know we have done the best we possibly could as parents. That we made sacrifices to allow me to stay home and have this time with our sons, and that they have ALWAYS been our number one priority. We will know that we did not take the easy way, we worked, and researched, and got creative. We did laundry at midnight because it was the only free time we had all day. We will laugh with our children every day. We will know more about them than any parent of a public school child knows about their child. And we will be totally assured that our child knows exactly how loved and important he is.

Answer 2

Actually many homeschoolers do "walk across the stage" to get there diploma. Many homeschool groups have graduations every year. Some get individual graduations at their church or other big celebrations that their parents/teachers have for them and them alone. Puts a whole new spin on MY graduation huh?

Personally, I got no great thrill out of walking across the stage when I graduated from a public high school. I just wanted to get out of that place as quickly as possible!

Answer 3

Nope. You know, it wasn't that long ago when people DIDN'T have this mass graduation. The whole grad ceremony is a recent construction and rather superficial for the most part, if you ask me.

And there are some places where homeschooled kids DO go across a stage to get their diploma, either through the local school, or through an alternative school they may be enrolled under, or they may be part of a homeschooling group that goes through the whole graduation ceremony.

Answer 4

Sometimes a group of homeschoolers that are graduating at the same time get to go to a HighSchool and have a regular graduation - This is more likely if you are part of homeschool group. But it seems like a pretty material thing to worry about, if your child gets their diploma, they get their diploma. Whether or not they walk across a stage in front of an audience dosent really make a difference.

Answer 5

Back before I homeschooled, in fact, before I had kids, I can remember getting an invitation from a homeschooled girl for her 'graduation.' I assumed this was a group ceremony, so my husband and I showed up at the church, and there were a WHOLE BUNCH of people there, and this girl who invited us was at the door. As I walked in I joked, "Is all this just for you?" The joke was on me. It was all for her. She gave a little speech and there was a special speaker and she was presented her diploma and there were refreshments afterwards. This was my introduction to homeschooling... Now I find it very funny that I had no idea ahead of time what I was going to!

Answer 6

You know, every time I attend the graduation ceremony of a family member, I am reminded of why we homeschool. In nearly every single one, children are separated based on skills, and some are lauded while others are happy just to get the eff out. Even the most highly prized students, the ones who are 'allowed' to talk about their thrills, usually discuss how this is such a big step..and thank GOD we're finally out of this hellhole they call school. It cracks me up.

What's most amazing is that these children are going to wake up the next day wondering what they are supposed to do now. Isn't life supposed to feel different? It's kind of like when the honeymoon is over...people think, is this it? For thirteen years they've been told when to wake up, when to eat and when to learn. Everything has revolved around school. When I think of that, it makes me thankful that we homeschool and that we don't have this artificial boundary between childhood and adulthood. My kids can become adults when they're ready, not when society deems them so.

Answer 7

No most people have thier own celebrations anyway. The stage part isnt important but the people who have infuenced this child do count and this time is celebrated with them.

Answer 8

Our local homeschool group has a formal graduation ceremony every spring, so my son really won't be missing anything. If your local group doesn't currently do this, maybe you could volunteer to organize it.