Author Topic: What are any advantages/disadvantages of homeschooling?  (Read 1696 times)

yeah, as long as I still have a mouth that's all that matters ;3
um what

I didn't know you were homeschooled, this changes everything! not really. but it i guess it does change my assumption about why you can post at certain times. I just figured timezones

It only happens every Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:00am to 3:00pm.

I've actually finished public school, but I don't want to go to College, and my parents think I can't get a job yet, because they think I can't interact with people properly, so they hired a tutor to homeschool me.

Instead of doing traditional home schooling, try out K-12. It's an online public School. You would HAVE to meet people in order to finish your school, if not your credits go down.

And switching to College? No, in fact it's easier I'd say. The school provides a list of Scholarships you can try. You have to wake up roughly before 10:00 AM. Cause you have usually have classes at 10:00AM to 2:30AM. If you're in High school you get to make your own pace. But you have to turn in homework before the dead line. Not do you just get basics of Highschool / Middle School / Elementary. Once you're in High School you can do some of these classes, these are just a few by the way:


Animation / Modelling

Coding (C++, C#, etc)

Art

Music

Computer Tech

Writing

Musical Writing

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Every 3 months you are required to go to your nearest park and meet up with Teachers and Students. (the one I go to usually have 50-100 people including teachers)

You have classes, but not just like open your book and read. It's actually a class. you go to an Online class room what we use is called "Eluminate" and you are stuck with usually 100-400 students. I usually get around 500. Anyways, the teacher goes through stuff just like in Public School. Then questions come around. Then you sometimes get enough time to have WebCam Time (pretty obvious)

K-12 still have a Yearly dance, and then they have a Prom for Freshman - Senior.

For the Yearly Dance you can take 1 friend that isn't in K-12. They usually don't allow Grind lines or anything like that lol.

But you can really have a good time, just have to be friendly enough to talk. And if you go with a friend you most likely have your friends friend going.


Now your wondering about sports. No they don't have sports yet. Cause K-12 is still too small. even though over millions use it. They need more people such as:

Coaches

Teachers

Student Council

Principle

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Sometimes in classes they have over 800 students, which gets crammed. Not everyone can get questions answered. That's why they're getting more Teachers and such.


Anyways, I'd definitely consider K-12. It's pretty cool. Allows me to have my own time schedule, don't have to wait for kids that fail tests.

If your whole class fails a test. You go on and they stay behind.

Also say you live in California you'd have the school district as 'CAVA' California Virtual Academy.


Your parent is ONLY your Guide. So if you get stuck on a question you can ask them, they will give you advice / help you. No different than a parent at home in Public school. Teachers are the certified ones that actually teach you.


So please look into it, it's a great school. Pretty friendly too, except watch out on the Eluminates when the teachers leave for a moment, kids like putting research links in the chat box.


Thanks :P hope I made sense.

The whole "no socialization" thing is bullstuff.

You can make friends in your spare time if you don't use it playing on the computer.

The whole "no socialization" thing is bullstuff.

You can make friends in your spare time if you don't use it playing on the computer.

don't be me AKA :)

I would like to hear more posts like cookiez - i'm interested in this too. Stop with these bullstuff socialization posts, it's not like everyone here spends their life at the computer.

I would like to hear more posts like cookiez - i'm interested in this too. Stop with these bullstuff socialization posts, it's not like everyone here spends their life at the computer.


When someone says "Homeschooling" they automatically think of, Socially awkward, No Friends.

If they would stop trying to make it sound so terrible they'd see that it's been proven many times that Homeschoolers aren't socially awkward. They have a choice. Just because they have only 7 friends doesn't mean they're not out going and friendly.

I'd say Home Schooling is a luxury. Not a disadvantage. Don't spend 5 hours on the computer each day, and you'll find that you can end up with more friends than you already do.

You get stuck with over 500 people a day and you meet new people every time.

chances of you being socially awkward if you meet over 20 people a day are extremely slim.


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They also supply you with all your books and such.


You still have to do experiments. So losing your ability to doing Science fairs and such is not true. again another lie from people that aren't Home Schooled.

you also get Computers if you need one. pretty decent too.
« Last Edit: October 23, 2012, 09:43:56 AM by Cookiez664 »

pro: if done right, you will advance quickly. my friend is my age (17) and knows very advanced math and is already in university.

con: you will be lonely unless you make a strong effort to go out and make friends.



con: you will be lonely unless you make a strong effort to go out and make friends.


Again, what the heck? you don't need to make a strong effort. It's just if you want to be sad and depressed saying you have no friends. All you have to do is open your door and go outside and talk. Not hard at all.


I also have noticed Public School Self Delete rates are higher than Home schooling.

Most of those are from depression.




Again, what the heck? you don't need to make a strong effort. It's just if you want to be sad and depressed saying you have no friends. All you have to do is open your door and go outside and talk. Not hard at all.

Go Mango! :D

I was traditionally home schooled and wouldn't trade it for anything at all. You can set your own hours, even skip days if need be without being jumped on, then make them up later on. The teaching will vary, it all depends on your mom or dad and how good they are at teaching. Most of the time if you have a mom or dad who can teach well you will advance very quickly, And if you need to go somewhere or do something, you can just stop and go do it, no need to wait until you get off school to do it.

And about the social aspect of it....I cannot believe that most of the people on here use as an example a socially awkward kid they met who was homeschooled and then say that is how all homeschooled kids are and you get no social contact or experience. That is a bald faced lie. The reason that kid is awkward was likely because his parents didn't let him socialize or do social activities, not because his way of being schooled made him so. I know people who are homeschooled and have social skills public schooled kids couldn't dream of having. I know I'll get screamed at for saying this but I'll say it anyway, the kind of social skills you learn in public school are the mostly the wrong kind. I have never met a public schooled kid yet who could carry on a intelligent, active conversation or ask intelligent questions, it always about a some TV show, a video game, what one of their friends did in school etc, just gossip, nothing intelligent. I'm sure there are exceptions, but I haven't met one yet.
« Last Edit: October 23, 2012, 10:34:49 AM by Cowboy6 »

NO FRIENDS IN HOMESCHOOL, I HOPE YOU LIKE YOUR PETS :D

Again, what the heck? you don't need to make a strong effort. It's just if you want to be sad and depressed saying you have no friends. All you have to do is open your door and go outside and talk. Not hard at all.

not everyone lives in a safe neighborhood/lives near other children

no socializing?

he's 15. i'm sure he already has friends.

are your teachers so bad that you can just switch them out for your mum? really?