what do you think of homeschoolers?

Question

i am a homeschooler and people think we are "unsocialized" but i went to public school until 5th grade and i have so much more friends then i had in my grade. and there was like 25 kids per class and about 5 classes atleast but anyways your totally wrong if you think that and also they think we're "ugly" well there wrong on that too. ALMOST all of the homeschoolers i know shop at american eagle and abercombie and places like that. and streightens there hair every day. but notice that i said almost. there are still some people i meet who have glasses and wear their pants up high with their shirts tucked in but yeah your knida wrong if you think that stuff

Answer 1

What do I think?
I think they're great! Especially the two cuties that live at my house, they're awesome.

They are also normal kids.

My highschooler is hard to get up in the morning, she texts with the same frequency she breathes, if I don't see white ipod headphone cords hanging from her ears, I worry about her, she lives on myspace, she likes Fall Out Boy, she rolls her eyes when I talk about my youth days, she thinks the original versions of the songs her bands are covering are lame, she tries to get out of her chores, she thinks if it doesn't come from AE or Hollister Or PacSun or Forever 21 or Dehlia's it's not worth having. She also volunteers regularly, has been voted as a leader in her youth group by her peers, has straight A's (Texas Tech correspondence school same stuff as the PS kids, thank you very much), attends Bible study, helps her pastor, so on and so forth.

My second grader loves gamecube, has 4 light sabers, thinks everything is "boring" loves to watch movies and freaks out if he misses cartoons on Saturday, plays outside, hates spelling and handwriting, rushes through his work, can't sit still, would rather play video games than eat. He also continually improves his grades, takes pride in his work and memorized the 280 Bible quiz questions and answers, gets his memory verse right each week in Sunday school, is in the Christmas production every year and reads an extra book every night, just because he can, and will spend literally hours putting together legos, again, just because he can.

Yep, they are normal, amazing kids.
that's what I think.

Answer 2

I have the highest regards for homeschoolers. I was in public school all my life, and though I was a high achiever I ought to tell ya' them homeschooled kids I went to college with took all the front row seats. They're very disciplined, know how to study and do it so well, they were all - no exceptions at least in my 5 years of college (as I observed) 4.0 GPA. All through the course of their training. Different majors. There was no subject they couldn't excel in and for what's worth they all had their life figured out. Knew what they wanted to be from the beginning. If that's not scary, and desirable at the same time, get a load of this: they weren't at all unsociable! On contraire! They even had no problems learning a foreign language including Greek, ha ha - and be just as good. They got the best jobs on campus. They were all TA's and RA's. Or administrative jobs. Had hobbies, like any other person, had talents of different ranges, but they took pleasure in everything they did. Had boyfriends/girlfriends and some even got married!!! Shock, shock, shock! They were all teacher's pets. The only thing they didn't was to form a clique or a club. Some were playing in the orchestra, some were in the Drama club, I mean, there was no amount of work you could have laid on them and they wouldn't master. I was well intimidated by them. I am trying to homeschool my kids, and it's driving me nuts, so I have a lot of respect for their parents in general. Parents of homeschoolers are the real hard working type. They could be out there making the big bucks, but prefer to invest in their kids, I think that's honorable! I have no problem with a whole generation of homeschoolers to rule this country.... Except, perhaps we choose the dumb ones on purpose... Oh, in case you were wondering, they weren't the geek type either, is that scary or what? I think many more should do it like that.
What can I say I was impressed!
I wish it was possible when I grew up.. at least to have that option. But I didn't grow up in America... so there! I love the US of A!

Answer 3

i find that homeschoolers in general are pretty cool i mean yeah you're going to find the odd nerd that wears his pants above his bellybutton and tucks his gap hoodie into them but you can find to people at the most exclusive private schools and most public schools overall homeschoolers are a great bunch to hangout with because some have parents that let them stay out late because they don't have a set school start time the next day so they can snowboard till 10PM on a Sunday or whenever and yea your parent is probably the best teacher you could have because your parents raised you and they probably know more about you that yourself and know how you learn instead of some teacher forcing you to try and learn something in a fashion that you would never learn it. and i wanna copy that rant from the guy above me:-)lol

Answer 4

Well many of my family have home schooled very successfully....I think homeschooled kids have it much better in a lot of ways.

Generally they have much fuller lives than most kids....it is usually not true that they lack social contact....the ones in my family have more social things, not less. They have more time to do them, friends in more than one area....not just the homeschool ones, and they take trips and plan outings to fit in with school that most kids don't get a chance to do.

They also can finish school early if that is what they want to do.
My grandson went to regular High School at 9th grade and was so bored that he took the GED test, when on to Jr. College...then finished college in the next fours years and was ready to go on into a career. His sister also did the same thing.

I have watched the ones in our family do some unusual things like living in an old western fort for several days ....dressing, cooking, working as the old westerners did...all as a school project. They had to wear the authentic dress, cook the authentic food, etc. It was quite a learning experience. And Mom and Dad learned with them.

So count your blessings....if you are a homeschooler...you are lucky!

Answer 5

Well I am a homeschooler but I'd like to answer this question. When I was in seventh grade they said college level writing would be easy for me and high school (10th grade) spelling would be easy. My math skills were average. My grammar was highschool level. My history and science were slightly above average. (I'm in eighth grade now) So obviously, we are not stupid as some make us out to be.
Secondly, we are socialized. I take history, Algebra, science, and literature classes AWAY FROM HOME with OTHER KIDS. In each class there are about 20 kids. I have a ton of friends, from homeschool, private, AND public. I take horseback riding lessons with other kids. I take flute lessons with other kids. I take drama class with other kids. Who says I'm not socialized? Please do some more research on homeschoolers before labeling us "unsocialized".

Answer 6

I've met some homeschoolers who are just wonderful kids. I've met some homeschoolers who are downright weird. I've met only a couple who are actually a little scary. lol. Most of the homeschooled kids I meet are great. And I've met, or been around, a lot of homeschooled kids over the years! I mean, a LOT.

I know that some are nerdy, some aren't. Some are into what's popular or fashionable, others aren't. I find there's a lot more diversity among homeschoolers than there are among schooled kids. That's how it is here, anyhow.

Answer 7

I think they are more intelligent than most of the people in public school because in homeschooling an adult knows when the child doesn't understand and helps them but in normal schools the teachers are too busy and have to get on with lesson and the other kids.That is why I think it is much more effective.Good luck!

Answer 8

If the kids like being homeschooled, then I think it's great for them! I would love to have been homeschooled, but, sadly, I had to struggle through public school. And it sucked! I think homeschooling is a great idea if the kid approves of it, if the parents are forcing them, then it's not such a good idea. Overall, love homeschooling/homeschoolers. Public school is harsh and I hated it. Any child that is saved from that torment is lucky.

Answer 9

I think home-schoolers are usually very lucky. Usually they have parents that love and care for them so much that they are willing to take the time to educate them properly. I'm a fan of not following the government curriculum that is mostly designed as propaganda. School has been designed from the ground up by the government for the government under the guise of ‘education’, and ‘equal opportunity’ and such false notions. But hey, if one’s parents are a really evil f*cks, then there’s no way I’d want to have them educate me.

I think most people do not understand that “home school” does not mean cooped-up at home all day. See, kids that go to public school are basically trapped in their classroom all day, so they assume that home-school means being stuck in your bedroom at the desk in the corner all day. But of course, every home schooler I’ve talked to are basically going on so-called field trips every single day. They are at the park, at the library, in the garden, playing soccer, taking dance lessons, and on and on it goes. At public school, the children are stuck inside, with pencils in hand doing some very boring and tedious stuff which is of no interest to anyone in the world.

Let’s not forget that everyone was home-schooled until recently. Not all states and provinces of the USA and Canada had mandatory public schooling until after WWII. Most people were against the idea of government run education for obvious reasons, but the government basically forced parents to turn their children into school or find themselves going to jail. Serious sh*t. But they don’t teach that in public school now, do they. Ha ha, public schools don’t even teach the history of their own existence; for good reason.

Saying bad things about public education has become sacrilege, but I say it has to go. I say it sucks bad; really bad. I say it’s government propaganda and programming. Next to National Defence, Education brings in the most money to the government. It’s all about money. Education and money is getting closer and closer; haven’t you noticed? The more money they put into education, the less the students get out of it. People are skimming the top of the money pile and leaving the crumbs for the students. What did I get out of public school? Not much. I could learn a whole week’s lesson plan just by watching one 50minute show on PBS. Sure, I didn’t memorize all of the dates and names, but who cares; I got the gist; that’s good enough.

So, I envy homes-choolers. At least the ones with cool parents who are not some religious freaks keeping them under their wing just to brainwash them with religion instead of government propaganda; two sides of the same coin. End of rant.

Answer 10

I think that some homeschoolers take homeschooling wayyyy 2 far but as a homeschooler myself I thought it'd just be fun to answer the question.