What is the most annoying question that people ask about homeschooling?

Question

I want to see what you find the most annoying, then I'll tell you mine

Anyone who says "I don't think I could stand being with my kids all day long" is a heartless person!

I ment that in the context of people not likeing their child, not just wanting some adult time, but actualy trying to avoid their child.

FYI, I take my state's test like every student, I am requirerd to by LAW.

Answer 1

'Do you go to school in your pajamas?'

Answer 2

Don't you ever want to go to "real school" I agree with all the other annoying questions, too, but most people today have forgotten that people such as Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and others were home schooled. "real school" as we describe it today did not really become popular until WW2 when women were asked to help their nation by taking factory jobs while the men were serving in Europe. Real School from my perspective is where are you going to get the most value from your education. I have found that to be the classroom of the world, not the text book. There is so much more to learn then to cram facts into your head and spit them out for a test on Friday. Every man who has taken their education into their own hands has become one of our greatest leaders, teachers, or scientists etc.

Answer 3

Besides the whole socialization question, which we all know is the pet peeve of homeschoolers everywhere, I love the "but do you know enough to teach your child Calculus, Chemistry, foreign language or any other high school subject?"

Then I have to explain that if my child wants to learn Calculus and believes that will be necessary for her chosen career path then we will find someone to teach it to her. This goes for any other subject she is interested in that needs more expertise. I can give the basics of most sciences and she can take intro. courses at the community college where her father teaches. There are many wonderful independent foreign language programs. And if there is something I don't know we can try learning it together.

The other thing that bothers me isn't so much a question as that wonderful comment of "I don't think I could stand being with my kids all day long".

Answer 4

"How do you know how the kids are doing? Do they have to get tested?"

As a homeschooling parent, I don't really need to have my children tested to "know how they are doing". I work with them closely every day. I check every math problem and can quickly determine whether they have mastered a new concept or are still struggling and need extra review. I listen to their reading each day and know when they are truly reading versus just repeating something they have memorized. I talk with them about our science and history lessons and based on these discussions I can assess how well they have understood the items we are discussing.

Answer 5

I know what you mean bff....I have had dozens of people say something to the effect: "Wow, I'm impressed that you can /will do that, I couldn't deal with my kids all day/teach them all day/not spend anytime with adults all day/my kids would drive me crazy being with them all day.
Many people do not want the full time responsibility of their kids. I personally know parents that are selfish and self serving to the point that their kids are just about last on their list. Many parents would love to homeschool but just don't have the option. Some parents just feel intimidated by the notion and that is understandable, it's a big job. But to never explore the idea of homeschooling based on the kids annoying them somehow or other (even were they to they choose that it is not best for their situation) shows that they are not considering what is best for their kids

Answer 6

Probably the absolute WORST was one older man who kept saying that I shouldn't be hsing because I was not being paid for it, and I kept saying things along the lines of I had much greater rewards, and he kept saying, "But you don't get actual money." It is the only time in my life when someone has been so completely insistent that I should value money more than I value my kids. Especially considering his age, I was completely flabbergasted at his attitude.

Answer 7

Do you hate missing out that you can't go to prom? OMG sooooo many people have asked me that question and they just get on my nerves...then they ask, well you don't really have as many friends as people in highschool, THEN they say you can't really have a social life can you? like just b/c we're homeschooled...we have no life.....well i don't do homeschooling anymore..well sortof..i was homeschooled since 6th grade-10th, I did cyberschool for 11th and 12th, and i'm actually graduating on saturday......but i like cyberschool alot more because I was able to take college courses, and the cyber school payed for it..but yeah...those are some of the most annoying things ever that people ask me....

Answer 8

Why don't your child attend a REAL school? My 3 sons all were homeschooled. My oldest son graduated top of his class with all kinds of honors in computer science; my second son went to community college and decided it was a waste of his time; my third son was Down's Syndrome.
Home schoolers typically out perfort public schoolers by 1 - 2 grade levels.
My Mom was a teacher and taught me to read and write before I ever started first grade...for 12 years, I was bored to tears. Public schools are designed to accomodate the slowest learner and have no place for people to do individual work or to advance at their own pace.

Answer 9

The most annoying question :
...."but how is he supposed to be prepared for life if he doesn't learn how to deal with adversity each day?"
To me that question is annoying and comical. I guess to prepare him for life I need to make fun of him, call him names and knock him around a bit.
Close second would be "Want he miss out on the prom?" Yea, that was the zenith of my high school experience. (sarcasm)

Answer 10

These are the two that really got under my skin. "Don't you feel like you are missing out by not going to school?" "What do you do for socialization?"

Answer 11

How is someone who DOESN'T want to spend every waking hour with their child heartless? I call that realistic and knowing there's a difference between kid time and adult time.