MERGED: HOMESCHOOLING

SillyPickle · 11-12-2001, 11:17 PM

You are probably going to ask why there is a "NO!!!" vote in this poll and that is from me.
I like the schooling it self from homeschooling, but here you don't get a High School Diploma, so I will have to go to a community college to get me High School Diploma. So I am applying to go to a Christian Private School called Pacific Academy. If it wasn't for the High School Diploma thing, I would probably stay and would've voted "YES"

Beth · 11-13-2001, 11:48 AM

That's too bad! Why can't you just take your GED or something? Or maybe you can't do that in Canada? Hmm...
Well, I get to graduate and have a diploma from homeschooling. The cool thing is, we get to pick our school colours, name of our school (I'm considering "Kitchen Table Academy"

), we also get to pick the design of each individuals diploma. Cool, huh? There's 14 of us graduating, and 13 of us are girls. Tee hee hee! That poor guy! Or should I say lucky? Lol! Oh well.

Peace
Beth

DreamChaser · 11-13-2001, 11:56 AM

Heya,

I think "poor guy" is right

we named our school too. its Grace Ridge Academy. Grace Ridge is the name of our neighborhood subdivision.

SccHarpGirl · 11-13-2001, 12:17 PM

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Originally posted by herrbain
You are probably going to ask why there is a "NO!!!" vote in this poll and that is from me.
I like the schooling it self from homeschooling, but here you don't get a High School Diploma, so I will have to go to a community college to get me High School Diploma. So I am applying to go to a Christian Private School called Pacific Academy. If it wasn't for the High School Diploma thing, I would probably stay and would've voted "YES"

Actually there are correspondance programs out there where you can get a high school diploma from them by turning in work samples and quarterly reports and stuff. I'm using one to get the classes I do through homeschool creditied with the school system. If anyone wants info on these I'd be glad to give it to ya!

Jeremiah · 11-13-2001, 12:38 PM

(But I've never known anything else.

)

Our scool is named Whispering Pines Academy. We have alot I mean ALOT of pine trees. Almost everbody I know goes to puplic school and jump at the chance to homescool. You a much more Bibilical teaching when you homescool. All of my classes except Algebra is Bible based.

Beth · 11-13-2001, 04:04 PM

Yeah, I've always been homeschooled too.

It's cool.
I love all the interesting responses you get when you tell people that you're homeschooled. From the weird look and "Oh, that's...nice" as they slowly step away, to the enthusiastic people who know something about homeschooling and think it's cool, to the people who are like "Gosh, I wish I could be homeschooled, then I wouldn't have to as much school". That last one really cracks me up. When I get that one I'm like, "Dude, my Chemistry's in the car, wanna go see how 'easy' it is?" Then, they're like "Okay, never mind..." Lol! I don't make 'em feel stupid, I just show them that they're wrong. It is pretty funny, though. I enjoy talking about it, I do sorta wish that I could compare it to public or private school better though. Ah well...

Beth

SillyPickle · 11-13-2001, 04:26 PM

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Originally posted by grace_saved
The cool thing is, we get to pick our school colours, name of our school (I'm considering "Kitchen Table Academy" ), we also get to pick the design of each individuals diploma. Cool, huh? There's 14 of us graduating, and 13 of us are girls. Tee hee hee! That poor guy! Or should I say lucky? Lol! Oh well.

Peace
Beth

For my Youth Group once, the ratio of guys & girls are about 4 girls:1 guy, but there are a lot more Youth Leaders that are guys then there are that are girls, strange huh? About three months ago I think it was, I was the only guy there aside from the Youth Leaders that were guys, so there me and 12-13 girls and the girls only had 1 Youth Leader that night and I had about 4. My Youth Group sounds strange doesn't? It really great though, we always have a blast!

As for the diploma, I think it is just in British Columbia that we don't get diplomas, I'm not positive about that though.

Kitchen Table Academy would be a great name for your school, I think the admissions people at Colleges and Universities would kind of wonder about it, but then again maybe your application would get noticed? he he he

Erika · 11-13-2001, 10:36 PM

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Originally posted by victor
i love it. i will never go back.

cory

YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!
Bin in skool for 6 months, came out, happy now, everybody says me eyes r HAPPY AGAIN!!!!!!!
The public system sucks!!!!!!!

Novan_Leon · 11-14-2001, 10:14 AM

I lov-ED it. I graduated in 2000. I did it my entire life and thought it was great, and have yet to see any bad side effects, except mabye not as many friends. But I think quality is better than quantity anyways.

The diploma thing is easily rectified.

Kalamos · 11-14-2001, 12:06 PM

Loved it! I was homeschooled my entire school "career" or whatever you call it... I graduated in 2000 too, Novan, go class of 2000! Anyway, being homeschooled was great because it allowed me to travel whenever and wherever, so that was a major plus! I don't think I have as many friends who actually live in my city, becuase i have been gone alot, but I do have a ton of friends all over the world so I suppose that makes up for it

anyway, glad to see so many homeschoolers!

jelliebean · 11-16-2001, 03:00 PM

i am edgeekated at hom. my ant's say thet my muther and fother sheelterd me ...but i dont thynk so!!!

*LOL* what a riot!

I love being homeschooled!!! And I can get a deploma!

Mr. Squirrel · 11-16-2001, 08:53 PM

I was homeschooled from the 2nd grade through the 10th. I'm 16 now and I'm a freshmen at the local community college. Of course you all know that homeschoolers move faster than them public school people, so I decided to go ahead and start college. I really don't see why ya'll are stressing about the highschool diploma. I just got a GED and requested admission into college. No problems, so it might be worth a look for ya'll.

A Beka rules... Did anybody have Mr. Howe???

Beth · 11-16-2001, 10:10 PM

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Originally posted by herrbain
Kitchen Table Academy would be a great name for your school, I think the admissions people at Colleges and Universities would kind of wonder about it, but then again maybe your application would get noticed? he he he

Hahaha! Yep, it probably would get noticed alright...
Yeah, actually, I named it 'North Shore Academy'. I used to live in Northern Minnesota, and I love it up there, so yep, I sent my transcript to Covenant Bible College today. Along with my pic...

I definitely recommend CBC to anybody who is feeling called to a life of discipleship, as that's mainly what they're about... So, yeah, enough advertising..

Peace,
Beth

JB2001- · 11-17-2001, 05:44 PM

what idiot said NO?

AcousticChik · 11-17-2001, 06:42 PM

I'm in my last year of homeschooling...I started homeschool late in my 9th grade year..and I'll finish at 10th..and just like Mr. Squirrel I'll head on to college!

I love being homeschooled..the environment is so much better!!! It's LOTS different from what I grew up in ..and its def. helped me grow spritiually.

Some ppl think that homeschool isn't as hard as regular school..and that it gets you no where...but I have lots of proof from many ppl that you can acomplish just as much being homeschooled as you can in a public school. (my opinion)

God Bless!