Do your kid a favor and dont homeschool

Home schooling is boring as hell, there is nobody around to talk to, you dont make any friends, there is no socializing, for the past 3 years i have been homeschooled, its the most boring shit i have ever encountered. i got a fucking job so i can socialize more!

You see my signature?? That is a result of a homeschooled loner with no friends, wondering what life has to offer.

 

Why don't you tell your parents you don't want to be homeschooled?

 

Its the only way i can get caught up. 2yrs behind, i wasnt really looking for suggestions on how to get me out of homeschooling(yea i think that sounds rude, but to you, im not sure, so just in case.. i didnt mean for that to be rude) that is easy, just warning parents/other people its a shitty way to go.

 

that sucks, Its really important that parents give thier children plenty of social time. My kids refuse to go back to school, they love being homeschooled.

As for catching up, maybe if you tried some intensive correspondence school through the summer you could catch up.

 

I couldn't agree with you more. Now here's the part where I whine and rant again. I've been homeschooled since kindergarden. I've never had any friends, I've never been around anyone except my parents for my whole life. I've asked my parents to let me go the public school, but they won't let me. They say that the other people are a bad influence. Little do they know that I'm actually more liberal than most of them. Plus I have to do this video school thing which is harder that a public school. I'm busting loose this June when I turn 18, nome sayin'? I'm going out to Los Angeles, and I'm going to a public school, and ain't no one going to stop me. Btw, these forms are my entire social life at this time.

 

without a doubt man, you will have a good time..

 

That sucks, do feel bad for you. Was in that situation myself, not so long ago. Albeit through completely diffrent circumstances.

For the record; public school is no goddam social utopia. Nor is it even particually interesting or enjoyable.

I was incredible introvert until college, despite being dragged through the school system. School is really a pretty limited way to socialise, you get maybe a couple of hours out of six to cut loose. Rest of the time you have to sit down, shut up, and get drip fed from some standard curiculum which might be vaugly interesting, engaging and relevant to you; but don't hold your breath. Am guessing, as you go so far behind, that perhaps public school wasn't working out for you on that front.

Even during the chances to socialise during school it's only with a very limited selection of people. With whom I had virtually nothing in common and no particuar desire to interact with. Much prefered spending time with adults or younger children.

Oh yeah and there were all the times I got picked on. Gotta love that as a learning experience; learning first hand what anger, apathy, humiliation and outright mindless cruelty are has really helped me develop as a person.
Hmm, not entirely sure if I was being sarcastic there or not.

Anyway, socialising. Outside of school you can interact with people of all ages, types etc in a truer enviroment. Which is a far better way to teach social skills. Certainly the only way I learnt. There are plenty of chances for people to make friends without school entering the equation. Through after school/evening classes, sports teams, youth clubs, volunteer work ... you get the idea. That's exactly how grown ups make friends in the real world.

So, nice try, but you haven't convinced me.

 

That's fun. You get to show them who's the boss by beating them up or prooveing that you're better than them.

Everyone has to go to school, so every type of person is there.

Those things are ghey.

You don't socallize at school. You make friends there and socalize afterwards.

That's ghey.

Of corse it's not enjoyable, but it's better than being around those fucking, conservative, ass wipe scums of the earth known as my parents. The only advantage of home school is that I know where the test answers are.

 

Yea im sure there are people like Sage-Phoenix, who just dont like regular school because they dont fit in, or they cant stand up for themselves,but actually i was only 1 year behind before jumping into homeschooling, before i even left public school i had a shitload of friends and was doing good, btw, im not trying to convince anyone.

 

What happened to your friends? Have your parents stopped letting you out of the house at all? That would be wrong IMO. If they were your friends it seems to me that they would still be your friends. Just because my son is homeschooled, doesn't mean he doesn't hang with public schooled kids. Like beyond-the-clouds said, you don't socialize during school, you hang out after school.

 

To me, experiencing different personalites, talking to different people for different reasons, communicating...is socializing. the loss of friends i would say was mainly do to my change in behavior & hobbies, with my new hobbies, there is no way to gain more friends other then going to school. Can you name a different daily event that has 400-??+ students in the 16-18 age group all rounded up for 8 hours?

And no, my parent has nothing to do with this really, if i want to do something that effects me only, its my decision.

 

Thanks for posting this thread, its good to read the opinion of someone who has been home schooled and find out what their experiences were. I had some problems with my eldest daughter with school, due to the fact that we are constantly moving and she always has to start somewhere new every 2 years or so. I thought about homeschool for her quite seriously for a while, but weighed up the pros and cons and decided to persevere with state school. She has settled now and is gaining confidence everyday. Friends when your a child are vitally important, you need communication and shared experiences with people your own age, its all part of learning.
maybe you could get a part time job on the weekend or something to earn some cash and meet people at the same time?

Thanks once again for posting your perspective, if I ever do decided that homeschool is the right option for my kids then I will certainly make sure they have a chance to make friends via other means.

 

No one on here has offered any practical solutions to the problem of low social interaction. I don't mean to be a goody two-shoes but to the teens- what kinds of hobbies do you have? Are you active in a church, a historical reenactment group, scouts, a political organization? There are always things that you can get involved in that would give you interaction, how about getting online and trying to find a homeschool group in your area or setting one up? have you approached your folks reasonably with your concerns and some compromising solutions?
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Once I'm old enough I'll probobly spend a lot of time at bars, night clubs, and gentlemen's clubs. Those other things are ghey.

 

Oh my gods, if you don't stop calling things "ghey" I am going to HAVE to kick your ass. First off, spell the damn word right. It's like those stupid girls who put "kewl" instead of cool. Secondly, you sound like a spoiled brat who just wants to go back to public school because in homeschool, you actually have to WORK. You whine about having no socialization, but whenever someone offers good suggestions about places to socialize other than school, you call it "ghey." Jeez, man, grow the fuck up.

 

I was thinking the exact same thing.

There have been several things said that could be used for socializing, but every one of them is "ghey". How pathetic.

 

The risk in homeschooling is a parent who will overprotect their kids and try to make sure that their self esteem is never bruised and guide them on a limited social path, limited access to peers etc... This could lead to a child who could be socially retarded. Eventually they will have to leave the nest, how will they be able to take in the adult
world without social training wheels? They will be thrown into a new world where senses are going to be assaulted with social challenges, new and strange people etc..

Thats a big risk, children like that break down and fall prey to cults,drugs,depression,feelings of isolation, cant focus or find direction. These are the bright individuals you hear about who cannot seem to make it in this world.

So homeschoolers make sure you know what you are doing.

 

Maby you should look up the meaning of ghey. It doesn't mean the same thing as gay, and I know that cuz I talk the talk, nome sayin'? Secondly, I'll go into bars, night clubs, and gentlemen's clubs when I'm old enough, and those places aren't lame. And I agree with that last guy; that's why I'm weird and have issues.

 

According to Dictionary.com, "ghey" doesn't exist. Just because you decide to spell a word differently and say it means something different, doesn't mean it does.

So everywhere is lame except places where you can chug alcohol and watch girls shake their tits at you? There are better things you can do with your life and your money.

ETA: The urban dictionary says "ghey" means gay, only more so, or a supposedly non-offensive way of saying gay. Again, spelling it differently doesn't make it different. It is still offensive to imply that something you feel is stupid and lame is of the homosexual persuasion.

 

Winkipeedia defenition: ghey adj. disagreeable. This Internet slang term developed in the 2000s as a variant of the pejorative usage of "gay". It retains the derisive sense while leaving out any overt link to the homosexual meanings of "gay".


And those other things are in fact ghey. When's the last time you heard a song about volenteering for stuff or homeschool groups?

I would quite enjoy that actually.