Doesn't it burn your britches when...?

Question

People constantly say that homeschoolers are somehow less educated or are emotionally disturbed??
Why haven't people accepted the fact that homeschoolers are very well off? And that compared to the number of children who are failing in public schools, the percent of homeschoolers who dont fare well is only fractional?
*arrr*
No matter how civilized and patient I am, I can't help but toally fly off the handle.....how about you?

Answer 1

If you repeat a lie enough, people begin to think that it is the truth. There has been a lot of negative press about homeschooling, because the world system has a vested interest in keeping people in thier government brainwashing institutions called "pulic schools", so that the kids can be indoctrinated on important issues such as evolution, homosexuality, and safe sex.

I went to a public school, and I'm not sure how much of the interaction I had was positive at all. Most of my interaction was negative, and I barely survived public schools with my brain intact, I was bored stiff most of the time.

My kids are homeschooled, and they are very intelligent, outgoing, and happy as can be. I would not want to impose the suffering of public schools on them if there was any way I could avoid it.

Answer 2

Yeah, it irritates me too.
I'm 25 now, but was homeschooled from the 5th grade on up. My parents pulled me from public school because I was failing and the teachers weren't helping me. When I failed at something, I'd get extra work to bring home to "help" me understand, instead on explaining it better to me in the first place.
Well, later I found out that I had a learning disibility and the teachers didn't recognize it.

Not getting a good education? That's Bull*hit. When I finished school and took my test to get into college, my scores showed than I was already at a two year college level in math and english.

The curriculum for homeschooling is always set at an advanced level than public schools. That's a proven fact.

But, there are a few downfalls to homeschooling. If parents/people that is doing the teaching don't understand the work, they can't teach the kids and they can fail.

The perks for me was, I'd always finish my schooling two months earlier than public school, which meant that I had almost a four month vacation. :) It was great.

Answer 3

This is every homeschoolers pet peeve. You just have to learn to ignore it because no matter how much we tell them differently, they are too stubborn to see how wrong they are.
I've tried many times, but you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
They don't want to see the benefits.
I was in public school and homeschooled for the last two years of high school. My public school wasn't bad. I did good in it, but I did even better homeschooling.
And people, don't feed me crap about homeschoolers being socially retarded...I became much more social after I was homeschooled than when I was in public school.

Answer 4

I know what you mean! I've been homeschooled my whole life and got so tired of the crap I'd have to put up with, so I decided to try out the "oh so amazing" public school.
I stayed in the whole year and found that public school kids are some of the dumbest kids on the planet. Not all of them, mind you, but most of them do the very minimum, if even, of their work. And they copy all of that off the smart kids anyways.
I really wish people would understand that we are smart, but I think they really only see the side of us that isn't. I mean think about it, who are the homeschooled kids they meet? Mostly, the ones who were in public school to begin with and got pulled out and homeschooled because they were behind. Thus, making them think that we're all stupid with social problems. Well, we're not, and we don't hide in our houses praying all day, either. There's some great homeschool groups that have activities and everything, so it's not like we don't have any friends.
But really, let them think what they want, because they won't even bother to look over on our side of the fence, they just go assuming.

Answer 5

I guess it's just the fact that most people aren't home schooled that we have a prejudice against the home schooled. I personally know a few home schooled people including a 16 who's pregnant (there's the real world for ya). And the fact that you set your own pace just means that it's possible that the home schooled do less or aren't required to do as much.(based on a prejudice) I know for a fact that learning is learning. Home schooled or not, it doesn't matter if you were home schooled, just if it pays off in the future, then let's see who gets the last laugh.
And yes there is a giant increase in the amount of students who are failing. It's just sad that they really can't see themselves in the future. As they are ignorant in that they think that living is "seizing the day." But in real life, seizing the day doesn't mean start doing drugs, smoking, drinking, and ditching class. If you want to "seize the day," please have something important in mind.

Answer 6

i ama public school teacher and while you get sick of the assumptions made about homeschooled children, i get equally as sick about the moaning and b******* about the public school system, my belief is that every family should do what is right for them, it would be impractical for everyone to be homeschooled in todays society, i would like to homeschool my own daughter, but the reality is i have to work, so i do the best job i can educating other peoples children, ignore the criticism, you know who u r , what the ignorant masses think is unimportant

Answer 7

I wasnt homeschooled myself but I believe children who were homeschooled are just as bright (and truthfully most are even brighter) than children who went to a public school. I knew a girl in school who was home schooled until 6th grade. She was hands down the smartest girl in our entire class (and there were well over 300 people in that grade). To be truthful, I havent met a lot of people who were homeschooled but the ones I have met are well-adjusted, exceedingly bright and productive members of society.

Answer 8

I used to be bothered by all kinds of things that other people said or did. Then I realized that it doesn't mean anything to me, people won't accept anything that opposed the 'truth' as they know it. *I* know the truth about how public schools and homeschools work for my family, guess I'm philosophical today, because I'm thinking 'truth' is relative lol.

Answer 9

Yes! I was home schooled until high school and I get that all the time! "How come you're not an introvert?" "How did you learn how to take tests?" WHAT!?!? I loved being home schooled and wouldn't change a thing. I feel like I really got to experience my childhood. I'm a well adjusted, intellegent young woman who graduated with college and made the Deans list a number of times. I feel like I really learned to think for myself and fully investigate every side of an issue without merely be taught to pass a test. Go Home Schoolers!!

Answer 10

I had that opinion when I was a kid......but I have ran into some that are mind blowing...maybe even the most intelligent people I have ever seen. I think the one on one education is a lot better to work with instead of a classroom with one teacher and 30 kids.