2007-08-04 11:30:03 · 48 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, every single one of them!
2007-08-04 11:32:27 · answer #1 · answered by JG T 2 · 2⤊ 6⤋
Not at all, most are socialized. Do all people who pick on home schooled kids do so because they feel guilty that they don't home school also? Its a lot of work and not for everyone, but worth the effort.
2007-08-04 13:07:08 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, why would they?
Do all Government or Private schooled kids turn out perfect?
How do the academic achievements of home schooled kids compare with all the others - are there any surveys that show home schooling does worse?
2007-08-04 11:34:34 · answer #3 · answered by jeffd_57 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well, I went to a public school from kindergarten to grade 7, and I think I'm pretty normal! (this will be my 2nd year of homeschooling ...)
I'm only home schooled 'cause my family travels a lot because of work and stuff ... so like I can tag along and go around world, which I think is more socially vulnerable than going to the same building, with the same people, on the same street everyday for 12 years of your life.
plus, I'm not home schooled 'cause of religion, I'm actually I guess you'd call it atheist, so I'm not becoming religiously naive.
2007-08-04 11:45:36 · answer #4 · answered by mmoynan 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the research so far has shown that homeschooled kids are better educated and better adapted, on average, than those who go to public schools.
Why? It's not wise to base conclusions on local sampling (personal experience). Everyone is convinced that they have global warming because they've had some really hot days lately (ignoring the very cold ones) despite the fact that half the word's scientists can't agree on it, all based on local sampling.
2007-08-04 11:36:27 · answer #5 · answered by mckenziecalhoun 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your definition of weird. Some public school kids turn out JUST as loopy due to the school failing ever to challenge them.
Haven't the home schoolers kicked butt in all the spelling bees for the last ten years or so? Granted, that is one example of the home schoolers doing really well. My suspicion is that there are other examples.
Sounds to me like you are out to stigmatize these home schoolers. Did your mommy not "love" you enough, Asker? *laughter*
2007-08-04 11:32:34 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Define wierd.
If you mean a bit smarter than public schooled kids, then yes.
If you mean being more family oriented, then yes.
If you mean that they do not so readily crumble under peer pressure and don't feel the need to do, have, say, see and glorify what is considered cool by the "in" crowd (which is usually a bunch of stupid kids who watch too much tv and buy what they are told to by ads, then yes.
If you mean that they are truly socialized and can interact with people of all ages, not merely those people of their own age like most public schooled kids, then yes.
If you mean that they are actually being heavily recruited by many colleges and universities because they have been found to be great college students and citizens, then yes.
If you mean that they are less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol, then yes.
If you mean that they are usually smart, likeable, witty, engaging people (unlike many of their peers who are so busy trying to act "cool' and 'tough' that they forget to stop acting like brooding morons, then yes.
If you mean that they are less likely than public schooled kids to shoot up a building and its occupants, then yes.
So, yeah they can truly turn out wierd by the standards of many, but by the standard of those with a brain, they are typically much more desirable to have around.
2007-08-04 11:50:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'de rather homeschool my kids over putting them through a church based school. I knew plenty of home schooled kids that turned out fine... I knew plenty of religion based schooled children, who where never right in the head.
This is only from my observation. I dont mean to offend.
2007-08-04 11:36:58 · answer #8 · answered by Holly M 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is probably as varied as public school, and for that matter, private school. Your schooling definitely affects who you are, but it is not the sole reason for your personality. I personally know a couple home-schooled kids I used to party with in high school.
2007-08-04 11:35:23 · answer #9 · answered by horacepembleton 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. There are some pretty poor traditional schools out there too.
Perhaps many are being taught a substitute gospel rather than the original Kingdom Gospel. That's rather common these days, and that is harmful.
2007-08-04 11:35:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The numbers and proportions of kids who are 'weird" is MUCH smaller among the home-schooled as compared to among those "educated" in the Communist, Eastern European style of public education found in the United States.
The Professional group that has the highest proportion of their children in either private or home school is, could you guess, public school administrators and teachers. They are the ones with greatest inside knowledge of the horrific educational system in America and they refuse to subject their kids to it.
My home schooled son turned down offers from Ivy League schools and MTI, Stanford and BYU to attend Portland State University (to be near his brother in law) for his pre-med studies where he is maintaining a 3.92 GPA through his junior year.
He is NOT weird, he will be very wealthy and he will be doctoring your kids someday, perhaps after one of them is mugged, stabbed, shot or raped or molested by one of the normal kids or teachers in one of your normal public schools.
2007-08-04 11:46:41 · answer #11 · answered by Alvin York 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋