[Me! (Hailey)]

That really makes me mad. I was a so called "terrorist" for 2 1/2 years, and I have a 4.0 GPA now! People like that are just looking for someone to make fun of, and I consider that low. It really made me mad when the person said that the homeschoolers he knew (the ones that went to public high-school after 8th grade) got pregnant and the other endded up in jail. That was only TWO people from the same family, so to say aal homeschoolers are likr that is just WRONG!

Nothing further to say...

[H.M. Murdock]

I like this Quinn woman. She makes me laugh.

I don't think I've seen so many unprovable assertions and ad hominems since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom. That is just awesome. I must write about this. I go now! *Whoosh... ness*

[myriah]

i talk to so many kids who find out that i'm homeschooled and say, "Wow! i wish i could be homeschooled too!" being made to get up early, sit in a hard seat for 7 hours while being exposed to drugs,cussing, and all kinds of sexual comments, only to go home to do several hours of homework just doesn't work for some people. if you want to think i'm weird for not choosing that... feel free.

[SoccerAaron]

Originally Posted by Karaiki

Yeah, I am homeschooled, and have no problem with it, other ppl always say "What about the socialization??!!" and they should know very well that we have other ways of seeing other kids!! I say this to that woman :What a bunch of bull caaaaaarraaappp!! Old lady-You sux0rz!

Not as often as if you went to school.
After we switched to a smaller church with like no kids my age, the only ones I saw often were on my sports teams. I wasn't allowed to do almost anything with them since they weren't christians. Now I go to a christian school and it's ten times better than homeschooling.

Originally Posted by Visirale

A lot of the people that I know who have homeschooled, were made to do so by their parents because public schools were "horrible".

*raises hand*
I asked my parents all the time since like 4th grade if I could go to school.
They always ended up saying no because public school was really bad. All I ever got from them when I said I didn't like homeschooling was horror stories about school.

[DreamChaser]

Heya,

Funny article. Love the "Did your parents try to teach you to drive?" part.

[beanbag]

um. yes. that was officially the dumbest thing I've ever read. I was homeschooled for my entire schooling career, with the exception of 3rd and 4th grade, and my junior year of highschool. I do not think my parents did a bad job at all. when I went to public school, I fit in just fine. I was a little nervous at the beginning of my junior year, but it was my decision to go, and I made a few close friends who I'm still close to, and beyond them...our entire school was on pretty friendly terms with each other.

I'd like this woman to tell me my parents failed me and did a bad job schooling me. I graduated at the age of 16 (it was actually two months after my 16th birthday) and I'm now going to be a junior in college (in the fall) at the age of 17. how is that failure? I think the things people say about homeschoolers are absolutely ridiculous. sure, there are some families who are religious weirdos (my mom had a family she advised who were. they left the school after a couple of months though.) but it is such a broad generalization to say we all are religious nuts. and I think my social skills are just fine. perhaps I don't use capitalization and punctuation like I ought to, but at least I have the capacity to when it comes to writing papers for classes.

it just bugs me a lot. I think for most families, homeschooling is the way to go. there are some who can't handle it, and some who it's not right for, but for the majority of families..it's perfect. my mom has moved from being a pioneer/crazy person in homeschooling (people thought she was nuts when she announced she wasn't going to put me in kindergarten) to having her own little co-op, made up of my brothers, cousins, and a couple of their friends. homeschooling builds relationships so much better than public school ever will. the times I was my brattiest and my nastiest, I was in public school (elementary school).

anyways. I have turned this in to a whole long sermon, when really I'm just preaching to the choir.

[FireProof615]

I hate it when people do that. I'm Homeschooled, and where I liev people read about this stuff and they don't go near me and because I'm a "terrorist" I think that means I should go unload an uzi on QUINN COTTON

[anathema]

That article was awesome.. I agree with around 70-85% of it..

being made to get up early, sit in a hard seat for 7 hours while being exposed to drugs,cussing, and all kinds of sexual comments, only to go home to do several hours of homework just doesn't work for some people.

so we should be in bubbles? we should be sheltered from the 'horrible' outside world for our most important development and growing years? Of course we should! That way when we go to COLLEGE (try to homeschool this momma), we can REALLY be 'thrown to the wolves'. You think high school is 'immoral'.. try a college campus.

I am sorry, but I am a product of public school. Everytime I was offered drugs/cigarettes/sex/whatever I feel it makes me who I am today. I went to a kinda rough high school. If I didnt learn early social skills as it applies to REAL LIFE, I couldnt have talked my way out of bieng robbed at knife point, where the homeschoolers would have promptly wet themselves and wondered where mom was. Harsh example, but a good one as it applies to MY LIFE.
Every single homeschooled kid I have met was very odd, wierd and just DID NOT fit in. It is difficult enough bieng a teenager, let alone a segregated one that just does not fit in with 'NORMAL' kids.

Also, bieng a Christian among non believers is what Christianity is all about. Or should we stay in our protective bubbles all day with our christian siblings and parents? Because THAT is changing the world, right?

I agree with the academic benifits of homeschooling, but I believe that can be achieved after public school ends. My mother would not let us watch TV, made us read ALOT (we had a whole closet turned into a mini 'library' for my brothers and I) ever since I was old enough to do so. This did benifit me alot, as I was ahead of many kids in school.

But if it was not for public school, I would not be who I am today. And wouldnt that just be terrible?

Thoughts?
*anathema*

[Guitarfreak18]

Well as a homeschooler, I may not be the toughest person you know, but I'm not withdrawn from society. People only see what is unusual about homeschoolers. Yes, some of them are out there. Way out there, but that's only part of the group. I have friends at church and my siblings have lots of friends and are great witnesses for Christ in our community. My sister has led people to the Lord in our community and we are very open about our faith. If I put myself out there as I should, I would be exposed to drugs just by walking next door.
I'm not saying that public school is wrong. I've even considered going to one, but not because I'm disappointed with homeschooling. Just to see what it's like. I've already been to private and hated it.
I think homeschooling has allowed me to be in the world in my community, but then return to a place of shelter where I can study a God-based curriculum. I also believe it has allowed me to build an awesome relationship with my parents, especially with my mom. I'm 16 and I've managed to avoid the tension associated with the teen years. I think that homeschooling has been a big part of that.
Thank you for sharing what you think. It is interesting to hear what others think.
Later!
Lauren

[pink*tux]

yo, im homeschooled too. it's awesome,exept i have to learn alot in a short period of time. kind of like eating a huge plate of spaghetti in under 3 minutes. but anyway im turning 18, this year so by next year i want to have everything done and over with. but anywhoo. are family has aproblem with keeping a schedule. it never works. do you run into that problem??

[Becky]

You know why homeschoolers fall into that trap? CAUSE EVERYONE ELSE IS ALREADY THERE!!!


so yea.. makes me mad too

[eric k]

Ha, that article is stupid.

[ImOnFire]

I agree with GuitarFreak18...

Originally Posted by anathema

If I didnt learn early social skills as it applies to REAL LIFE, I couldnt have talked my way out of bieng robbed at knife point, where the homeschoolers would have promptly wet themselves and wondered where mom was. Harsh example, but a good one as it applies to MY LIFE.

You can't group homeschoolers like that...I know no one like that...I'de just pound the guy who was robbing me ....LOL

Originally Posted by Anathema

Every single homeschooled kid I have met was very odd, wierd and just DID NOT fit in. It is difficult enough bieng a teenager, let alone a segregated one that just does not fit in with 'NORMAL' kids.

Again, you can't group homeschoolers like that...I admit I know some extremly weird homeschoolers, that might be the reason they are homeschooled tho..lol. What would you define normal as newayz? Lol.

Originally Posted by anathema

Also, bieng a Christian among non believers is what Christianity is all about. Or should we stay in our protective bubbles all day with our christian siblings and parents? Because THAT is changing the world, right?

Who says we stay in "bubbles" I kno so many non-believeers I can't begin to count!


BTW...

Originally Posted by Aaron Parsons

After we switched to a smaller church with like no kids my age, the only ones I saw often were on my sports teams. I wasn't allowed to do almost anything with them since they weren't christians.

Same thing with me! Exactly! Only Im still homeschooled. And that article is ridiculous...LOL

[gilthoniel1028]

Uh.. warning... odd opinion below:


I agree that homeschooling is a good alternative to public schools. There are zillions of pros to it (tutoring, more college prep, you can do more things like art/music, etc.) and that article is definitely off when it comes to that...

...but there are cons. There are plenty of cons for me personally. Homeschooling isn't good in certain family situations, Some people just don't work well in a homeschooling environment, etc. Sometimes these cons get overlooked in the idea of "Homeschooling: The perfect education"

My mom can't see well enough to drive so the times I leave the house are Sunday morning to go to a church I don't like and Wednesday evening to my old church (which thankfully, I do like). It does things to your head, ok?

I'm not going to go on forever (really, I'm not ), but I don't like how its either "No one should be homeschooled!! Homeschooling is for school obsessed terrorists and religion fanatics!" or "You go to a public school?! *GASP* SINNER!" It's not really an all or nothing thing, in my opinion.

And anathema: even as a homeschooler, I almost agree with you more than anyone.

[Crafter333]

*slugs the author*

That should do the trick.

So my mom is an "Islamist terrorist?" FYI, (author was probably public schooled) it should be Islamic.

*hog-ties author, and drops her in the drink*

No, that should do the trick