Can you make friends in homeschool and charter school?

Question

I'm going into home school soon and wondering if I'd still see people. Ima go to the school one per a week

I'm thinking of doing charter school.

which is better home school or charter school?

Answer 1

Which is better is really up to your personal preference and learning style.

You can make friends with both kinds of education. As a homeschooler, a social life is in your hands. You do have to plan to get out and to call up your friends. You can't just sit on your duff and expect throngs of adoring friends to come to you. You kind of have to be the captain of your own social destiny. It isn’t hard, it is just more responsibility than most kids are accustom to.

Good luck with whatever you choose. :)

Answer 2

Everyone's different....

If you want the answer from my life? No....

But many people have had good, if not better social lives being homeschooled....But I would differ in my life....

But possible, and plausible....

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Answer 3

Whether or not homeschool or charter school is better depends on the home, the charter school and on YOU personally.

Most homeschooled kids I know have trouble fitting in school work between all their social opportunities.  Their homeschooled friends are all on various schedules, and call or visit when they have time, and their public and private schooled friends come around in the afternoon, on the weekends, and on all breaks!  SO, it takes some discipline to set aside the time to do your own work and still be able to take advantage of the social opportunities avialable to you.

If you go to a church with an active youth group, that should go a long way in keep your busy with fun things to do.  

Also, most places have local homeschool groups.  Where we live, if we tried to participate in everything available to us, we'd NEVER be at home.  You can look online for support groups in your state and surrounding your city.  If there are e-mail lists, you should join a few of them, so you will know what is going on.  Or, your mom should join.  Most areas probably have at least monthly activities for teens, and lots of "whole family" activities.

You could also have time for a part time job, to take an outside class like dance, art, or whatever.  Those are also good places to meet people.   Some people join scouts, 4-H, local theater groups, etc.  You could get so busy you'll have to take a time out to catch your breath.

It is good, too, if you have the space, to invite a group over once a month for fun and games, or plan a "park day" or a "pizza trip" or whatever.  If no one else in your area is doing this, your family could be the ones to get the ball rolling.

Happy Homeschooling, and

God bless you!  (BTW, we homeschool families  spell it as one word, so you got it right in your title.  Nobody else spells it right,not even the spellcheckers! )

Answer 4

Join a club, go to the gym, church, to maintain socialization.

Answer 5

home school

Answer 6

Do you currently make friends and see people on evenings, weekends, school holidays and during the summer?  Of course!  Being homeschooled does NOT mean you are restricted to your house all of the time, nor is public school the only venue for making friends and meeting people.  

I think you will see once you are out of that environment that you will have MORE opportunities for socializing.

If you are going to the school once a week, that is not "true" homeschooling-it is some sort of home bound instruction.  I think that true homeschooling is a better option than home bound or charter because you are still tied to the public school.  In fact, those options were offered because the public school can use the advantages of "homeschooling" while still having the children registered under them, thus bring in funds.  They wanted to be in the homeschool market somehow.

Anyway, I hope this helps and I wish you the best!

Answer 7

Home schooling is pretty good. You still get the opportunity to see people, a lot. You make friends at the school you go to once a week, and there are a lot of times homeschool groups. So home schooling is pretty fun. I've done it for 3 years, and I'm graduating this year, but it was a really great experience.