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Topic: Any Homeschoolers?
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Lilith1075
Knowflake Posts: 87
From: Connecticut, US
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted August 30, 2004 10:36 PM
 
I'm going into 11th grade, and I started homeschooling with 9th grade. The whole atmosphere at school was dragging me down, and I wasn't putting my needs before my wants, and I didn't have a good feeling about attending the public high school. So now I'm homeschooling and aside from it being really easy to slack off, I think that it's making me more independent and self motivated and therefore is preparing me for college in a different way than public school would. Homeschooling wouldn't work for everyone, though, and even though I'm extroverted and a people person it's fine for me and I feel fine doing it, so I'm satisfied. Like, I'm not just going to automatically homeschool my potential future children or whatever. But yeah. Ok, anyway, anybody else homeschooled? What kind of program do you use? Why/when did you start?------------------
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QueenofSheeba
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From: California
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted August 31, 2004 11:18 PM
I've heard of some pretty mixed results from homeschooling... apparently some people just don't get the social skills they need at home. But if it works for you (and some days I really do think I'd rather study at home than go be with other people) more power to you.------------------
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Lilith1075
Knowflake Posts: 87
From: Connecticut, US
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted September 07, 2004 12:53 PM
Yeah, I don't agree with people homeschooling their children all throughout K-12 grade. But I personally decided to, just for these four years. It's kind of different that way, I think.IP: Logged |
QueenofSheeba
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From: California
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted September 07, 2004 09:13 PM
Today was my first day of school for the fall, and I discovered several people from my class have decided to take a semester off to do independent study/homeschool. It sounds appealing... or soon it will.  ------------------
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StarLover33
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From: King Arthur's Camelot
Registered: Jun 2002
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posted September 07, 2004 11:33 PM
 My best friend is going off to boarding school. Anyone hear of Putney Boarding School? She's going there. Anyway I've always wanted to to go boarding school, it sounds like fun compared to public school.
I'd rather be home schooled, because I would learn a lot better in an intimate setting, but it would destroy my social skills. Then again, I don't have any social skills at high school, I'm pretty shy for some reason. The environment there is just plain boring, and I've never really fit in with the people I go to school with.-StarLover IP: Logged |
Lilith1075
Knowflake Posts: 87
From: Connecticut, US
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted September 08, 2004 11:18 PM
YHmmm nope, never heard of the school.eah, over these past couple of years I've really quited down. I'm not as rowdy, I don't feel the need to just talk on and on without purpose (as much). I think it's for the better. ------------------
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Suzume
Knowflake Posts: 199
From: Australia
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted September 09, 2004 12:38 AM
My brother did homeschooling,He isn't very good socially. I think highschool is a great thing. Even though it sucks at the time, and it feels lke everyone hates you, and yes you may belive that you hate it and never enjoy any of it, it makes you a stronger person and teaches you how to deal in certain situations. but thats just me.  IP: Logged |
Johnny
Knowflake Posts: 1513
From: Colorado, USA
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted November 18, 2004 08:13 PM
I spent grades 7-9 in homeschool, and I think it worked out pretty well. Course, I lived in a pretty dingy part of California at the time, and the schools there were kinda rough, so just about anything would have worked out better than what I had.When I moved out to Colorado, though, and started going to High School, I made strait A's and graduated with a 4.0! Homeschool was maybe the best thing that ever happened to me, education-wise. And I don't think I suffered socially from it. IMO, different people will get different experiences out of it, that's all. IP: Logged |
Randall
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From: Columbus, GA USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted December 22, 2004 10:39 AM
*bump*------------------
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Lilith1075
Knowflake Posts: 87
From: Connecticut, US
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted January 04, 2005 12:38 PM
Well I'm actually back in public school and enjoying myself immensely. This is just what I needed to come out of my depression. The homeschooling for two years was okay though, but it just became too overwhelming.------------------
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taurean_scorpion
Knowflake Posts: 967
From: santa monica, california
Registered: May 2005
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posted June 18, 2005 01:38 PM
i wish i were homeschooled. i never really understood my peers. i simply don't relate to them nor do i interact with them much. their conversations don't interest me and as soon as i start school i tend to get depressed. i think it's better that i stay away from them...lol but there a few people that i enjoy talking to..but i need to have something in common with them. but most people i know don't believe in astrology...*shrugs..* o well.IP: Logged |
Randall
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From: Columbus, GA USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted June 19, 2005 12:12 PM
I think the horrors of school are all part of the experience that makes us who we are.  ------------------
"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Lewis Carroll IP: Logged |
MiaMammy08
Knowflake Posts: 31
From: Fort Washigton,Maryland,U.S.A.
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted June 21, 2005 03:49 PM
You know I want to be homeschooled but my parents think it will be expensive and they say we can't afford it. I really want to do it thought. I think that I would benefit better from the independent study and attention. Because at my school the children don't take learning very seriously and neither do the teachers really, so the students don't really learn much. And I don't want to be thought less of because of the lack of education I recieve at public high school. I have consided taking classes to make up for the lack of teaching during the year but they are pretty pricey. And i'm the kind of person that finds college to be very important and I feel that homeschool will better prep me for it. So if any of you have information that I could use to convice my parents to make the decision, I would really appreciate it. thanx. ------------------
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SunChild
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From: Australia
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted June 23, 2005 09:48 AM
Welcome, MiaMammy08!  ------------------
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taurean_scorpion
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From: santa monica, california
Registered: May 2005
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posted December 14, 2005 12:35 PM
yaah, i just started homeschooling for the first time...it's not bad. it's only for a year though; just till i graduate from highschool. well Um....if you live near Los Angeles, CA then there's a school called City of Angels (it's free). Just call the LAUSD school district and ask for their number. I live in Santa Monica, CA. IP: Logged |
hot_ice
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Registered: Oct 2004
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posted December 14, 2005 07:51 PM
I dont know.....wont it get booring??You'll be all by yourself,no buddys,no one to tease,play pranks,you wont be shouted at by your teachers....no fun,Dont think I would survive....and worst of all you'll be at home( I go crazy If I stay home all the time,even though I hate school,Missed going ther once school got over,guess I'll feel the same bout college too  ) The only people I know who do home schools are the big big kid celebs,or people aspiring to become big in sports etc..
Maybe if its just for one term,it's okay,but on the whole,I woudnt do it... P.S:No babes too!!!! IP: Logged |
Randall
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From: Columbus, GA USA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted December 19, 2005 01:50 PM
Public schools are horrible, but I think many of us need those experiences.------------------
"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Lewis Carroll IP: Logged |
Randall
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From: Columbus, GA USA
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posted June 19, 2006 10:33 AM
*bump*------------------
"There is no use trying," said Alice; "one can't believe impossible things." "I dare say you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Lewis Carroll IP: Logged |
daydream32
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Registered: Mar 2006
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posted August 27, 2006 08:50 PM
hmmm.....well I definitely think I'd do much better school wise if I was homeschooled. It's hard for me to listen to lectures and follow along w/ a group...I just get so bored! But on the down side, it would be lonely There would be no one to talk to or hang out with. I would homeschool if I was in it w/ a group of people and we all got our own individual attention from the teacher at the same time.------------------
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