Comments on: 8 FAQs about being homeschooled

By: shealyisnottheantichrist

shealyisnottheantichrist — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:27:35 +0000

I have spent entire days in my pajamas, shoeless and showerless, sans make-up and with unbrushed teeth while expecting my kids to read and enjoy William Shakespeare.
There were times when they staged sit ins in my bedroom holding hands in a circle and endlessly singing Kum by yah. I hate that song. They knew this and used it to torture me. We laugh about it all now. We laughed then too! Of course, our homeschool was not like everyone else’s. How many kids watch their mom get arrested, and then drive her home when she is released? Those were the days. Now, one of them wants to go to prison so she can be a better novelist, better than shallow Tolstoy. What will they think of next?
You will do great at college. Get yourself an EEE t shirt.
(Exceeding Expectations Everyday)

By: Alisa

Alisa — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 01:05:28 +0000

What will they socialize about, drugs, sex, and lewd things?

That’s true. You don’t know how many stories I’ve heard about hand jobs during study hall.

I would much rather home school in a nightgown than go to public school in a suit. At least you wouldnâ€™t get made fun of there!

My mom makes fun of me. But she’s not a peer so it doesn’t count.

By: rachelW

rachelW — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:16:57 +0000

Cool.

I could care less about socialization. I am sick of the condescending and ignorant question, actually. It is none of anyone’s business. To me, how dare anyone say a word about it to me. Makes me mad. My kids are strange and lack some social skills, but not any less than the average public school kid. They are kids. What will they socialize about, drugs, sex, and lewd things? That’s pretty much what I did in school—not much attention was paid on studies. All I did was get made fun of in school and that’s pretty much all I thought about. Once high school came around things got a bit better, but the emphasis on study was still not there enough. I was frustrated that I would pour my heart out in a project or paper and the teacher would just walk by and put a check mark on it and then record that I did it in her grade book. Nice.

I would much rather home school in a nightgown than go to public school in a suit. At least you wouldn’t get made fun of there! Ha ha.

By: Aidan L

Aidan L — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:25:18 +0000

Well, like I said the reasoning for me being home schooled is a long story, but just to enlighten you slightly, it was because I was ill, so it was pretty useful in that sense.

It is amazing what clothing can do to a persons mind with regards to working isn’t it? The mind is a truly amazing thing haha .

By: Alisa

Alisa — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:43:12 +0000

Aidan: That’s interesting that you were home schooled in England. I’ve never met a European that was home schooled.

It actually doesnâ€™t surprise me that you worked faster if you werenâ€™t wearing pyjamas, I remember hearing that you work better if dressed for the occasion.

Yeah. At work, Fridays are Jean days, but I hardly ever wear jeans. I feel like I do a better job in a skirt.

By: Aidan L

Aidan L — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:22:29 +0000

This really gives people an insight as to what it is like to be home schooled.

I suppose some people would think that it could be a little detrimental to the student’s learning in terms of keeping up with what they should be learning. It appears as though there isn’t any problem with home schooling, well, not for you anyway, this entry shows it quite clearly!

From personal experience it didn’t do me any harm to be home schooled. I was once home schooled for a bit, the reasoning behind it is a bit of a long story, however, this was towards the end of primary school and I ended up going into secondary school and now expecting good grades for my main secondary school exams (GCSE’s).

It actually doesnâ€™t surprise me that you worked faster if you werenâ€™t wearing pyjamas, I remember hearing that you work better if dressed for the occasion.

By: Alisa

Alisa — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:37:55 +0000

Haha…. some people. You’d have to be an awfully bad parent to take your kid out of school that your tax dollars pay for, just to have them sit around at home, under your feet, learning to be stupid when they grow up. Doesn’t make sense.

By: MommaKnows

MommaKnows — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:10:56 +0000

I’m in that 35 & up range, but I’ve also been a homeschooling parent for ten years. The most informative question I’ve received (and which informed me of the person’s intelligence) was “So you guys just hang out all day, or what?” My kids looked at him and shook their heads. My son, at the time 7 years old, spoke up and said “Mister, I don’t think you CAN hang out when you’re taking a spelling test.” (Then proceeded to ask me if we could just hang out today?) hehe

By: Alisa

Alisa — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:43:37 +0000

MommaKnows: You’re welcome, and I’m honored to be linked to from your blog. Thanks!

I was just so tired of being asked about socialization issues that this FAQ post had to come out. I think that maybe in the past, like 15 years ago, socialization might have been a problem among homeschoolers. But not now.

I’ve found that people age 35 and up always ask about “socialization issues”, while people 34 and younger ask, “So you’re really smart, right?” It’s hard to live up to that stereotype!

By: A Homeschool Grad’s Viewpoint « 5 Kids and a Dog

A Homeschool Grad’s Viewpoint « 5 Kids and a Dog — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:20:17 +0000

[...] under homeschooling I just stumbled upon a homeschool graduate’s blog, and her “FAQs About Being Homeschooled”. Definitely worth a read, especially for those oh-so-curious/concerned/nosy friends and [...]