Am I Making The Wrong Choice?

Question

well i am going into 8th grade, and I REALLY cannot stand going to school, for multiple reasons i do not want to get into, other than i had no friends, because i was shy and it was very hard to open up to people. but I have literally BEGGED my mother for me to be homeschooled. and she finally gave in, but she is not happy about it, she is telling me that i am going to miss alot of stuff, Am I?

and she is kinda mad i guess, and its so annoying because she is telling me how bored i am going to be and how since i am "at home" i am also going to have to clean the house and stuff. which i know that is a reason she is mad.

what do you think?

Answer 1

Well I guess you could just try it for a year, but what you don't want to miss is high school! Lots of memories and experiences there. I went to high school up to my senior year (I had moved) then I went on homeschool and seriously, it can get depressing after a while if you're home all day and don't socialize. Middle school does suck mainly because most of the kids are still immature and fake, but high school gets better, everyone grows up a little (though not all the way haha) and they're more open with people. DON'T MISS HIGH SCHOOL THOUGH.

Answer 2

I homeschooled for 4 years while growing up... I hated it. You need to be out amongst your peers and learn how to make friends. Keeping yourself cooped up in a house all day with only your mother in not good. Social interaction makes people happier even if there is drama here and there. You may not get to experience things such as a boyfriend and often people will have their first kiss in high school.

If you are having trouble making friends this isn't the answer. Becoming a recluse is not going to make you more out going. You are going to have and try to become more confident and see your own self worth. Be open to people... friends will be made and it isn't hard.

My being home schooled was good for my intelligence (I've always made A's and I got a real advantage in that area... I've good foundations and even college is not a real challenge to me.), but I was not very good at being social afterwards. I lacked the social graces that only come from being around people your own age. I've taken Dance since I was 2 years old so that gave me some interaction, but I'm a very social person now and I've realized it is my friends that make me happy. :)

If you are open with people you'll make loads of friends.  I was thrust into a school where everyone already had their friend sets and even then I was never bad looking, so really I made friends without a whole lot of trouble, but I felt like such a dork I didn't know how to deal with people or taunts from jelous girls when their interests started to try to get my attenetion. I was intelligent and didn't really know at that time that I was goodlooking or not... I felt bad for the first few weeks like when I was homeschooling that I was trapped in a cage and though I could watch other people have fun I was not able to get out amongst the crowd. Then things changed I realized they were just being prats and went about my merry little way. I made friends and I am in college with 2 of the ones I met way back when and we are all still friends and one is a roommate. I've many friends now and a great boyfriend who is everything I could ever ask for and I've a great GPA. So things worked out, and I wouldn't change things, but I would never consider it as an option for my kids when I decide to start a family. I'm in my 2nd year of college so you know.

Answer 3

Nah dude. You wont be missing anything i wish i could have done what your doing. High school is bull-****. I mean unless youre planning on doing a sport or club or something then thats the only thing you might miss out on but h**l... thats what college and the rest of your life is for. If you want to do school online go for it. I hated highschool. And i was in clubs AND sports. Once you get out u meet ppl that are much cooler though/

Answer 4

She's right. You'll be lacking alot of experience from the real world.  

Answer 5

Tell her that while she wouldn't have liked it at your age to be homeschooled, you have a different personality and you are fine with it. But also make sure that you do have some friends, even if it's one close one. Because you can't go through life hiding from everything. But I get what youre saying. When I was in school, I didn't go to a single dance. Didn't go to a single sports game. Didn't go to my prom, and I didn't want to go to my graduation, but my parents made me do that one. I honestly do not regret missing any of those things, and to this day (I'm 21 now) wish I could get those hours back of my life I wasted my my graduation. I'm not a social person .I don't like being around people ALL the time. But I do have to get over it sometimes, because I do have to function in society.

Also, tell her about how good it will be that you're not around drugs and s*x, peer pressure, alcohol, bullying, etc at school.

Answer 6

shea right u should stay in regular school

youll miss out on alot and be really bored

and youll probably go blind from lookin at

the computer screen all day lol

Answer 7

you will miss a lot of opportunities with making friends and you might find that you miss the school experience

Answer 8

your mother is right i think u should go to school u just gotta try and put some effort in being more sociable and with time u will make friends and come out od your shell but if u stay at home how will that ever come to be? think about it

Answer 9

Till you face any problem, nothing to worry.

But you should know - you need - minimum education > maximum experience to live in this world.

EDUCATION >COMMON SENSE>LOGIC>OBSERVATION>DEDUCTION - are extremely important for every day life.