Homeschoolers let it out?

Question

what do you think of the public schoolers who are saying that you are dumb and have no friends? let it out. put your comebacks to them here. and public schoolers can say what you think of homeschoolers and reply to the answers that i get too. just let out your frustration, but no swearing plz.

Answer 1

I've homeschooled and I've got to public school in various grades over the course of my education, and I've got to say, the stereotype that homeschoolers is all wrong. We are not live in a bubble with no friends (I am more social now than I ever was when I went to school.) we do actually do schoolwork (And the bonus is, we have teachers that actually care about us learning and not just trying to get paid, so we usually learn more.) and we don't have to spend hours a day in a stuffy classroom when we are out spending the day catered to us and our interests. (In my case, singing, dancing, and acting.)

In conclusion: Homeschoolers rule, Public schoolers drool. =P

(And that was meant tongue-in-cheek for whoever wants to reply "Homeschoolers are immature!")

Answer 2

PUBLIC SCHOOLERS ARE JEALOUS OF US CAUSE WE ARE NOT STUPID! WE KNOW ABOUT LIFE AND THEY DONT! ALL THEY DO ALL DAY IS SIT IN SOME ROOMS ALL DAY FOR 7 HOURS AND THEN COME HOME AND DO MORE WORK! SO WE HAVE IT SO MUCH BETTER, AND PUBLIC SCHOOLERS TAKE YOUR JEALOUSY SOMEWHERE ELSE

Answer 3

Truly I think that there is both Ignorance and Jealousy on both parts.  I know home schooled Who are really involved and social and always had a ton of friends growing up and did some cool things, they also have really open mind.  I also know a couple who are socially stunted and have anxiety problems in public and are afraid to do anything at 22 because they fear their parents.

On the other hand I know Public schoolers who are the exact same way on both ends of the spectrum. So really a lot of it in anycase is what the parent offers the child.

Answer 4

For those who say Home-schoolers are stupid, have I got a piece for them! I got straight A's on my Semester report card a couple weeks ago. All A+'s except for two plain A's! Yeah, that shows stupididty, all right. Do you want to know the best part? The grades weren't from my mom giving them to me. The makers of the Schooling curriculum (sp?) sent it to me all the way from Florida! So I dare anyone to call me stupid again!

Answer 5

People who go to school are just jealous. They have to carry a 50 ib back-pack. They have to wake up every single day miserable. Us homeschoolers (at least the one's who do independent study) can learn when we want, how we want, & where we want. Forget regular school. ( I went to public school half way through 9th grade and have been homschooled ever since)

Answer 6

I think those who engage in name calling and cyber-bullying often make our point for us.

The frequent uninformed and intentionally offensive posts by anti-homeschoolers are perhaps a good indicator of the wonderful social skills they are developing in PS.

The only place that I have ever encountered this is online.  In person / real life, I have never heard the kind of comments about homeschooling that I hear here.

We have heard from non-homeschoolers in real-life things like: 1) What took you so long to decide to homeschool; 2) I wish I was in a position to homeschool my child(ren).

Answer 7

KU football Lover,

I'm going to give you an age old peice of wisdom. Don't display your ignorance.

Most of the homeschool families that I've met spend very little time at home, go on the equivelent of field trips at least once a month and interact with a much broader range of people than are to be found in a public school setting. As long as the parents are willing to put in the huge amount of effort required, homeschooling is a good way to go for many families.

For an example of homeschooling read this blog:

http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-P1yyzg81a...

Answer 8

For all those who think that socialisation is an issue for homeschoolers, I would like you to ponder this:  As a homeschooler my daughter gets to choose her friends according to her needs and interests.  As a brick school student she had to try desperately to be "friends" with everyone, wether she liked them or not, simply to avoid becoming the target of bullies.  Yes children do need the opportunity to socialise, however, they DONT need to be crammed into a classroom with a bunch of other people in order to do so.  They simply need a wide range of social contacts, the same as any adult incidentally.  Being stuck with a bunch of people the same age as you does not provide this.

Answer 9

If you were in a deserted place with two choices, skipping meals or eating contaminated food, the wiser choice would be to skip meals until you find something suitable to eat, something healthy and clean.

Homeschool is like that.  Sometimes you have fewer friends, and sometimes your social development is slowed; but the friends you would have made may not have been right for you.  Waiting a while till you find better friends to make might be a healthier choice.

Remember, it only takes one bad apple to spoil the whole barrel.  Choose your friends wisely.

Answer 10

Well, well, well...

To the KU football lover... How about learning a little more about homeschooling than simply thinking you know? Do you know what people must think of you when you seem so certain of yourself but your information is completely incorrect? It's somewhat like you insisting that 2+2=5!

Homeschoolers get to do field trips, too. They can have friends other than their neighbours. They can spend hours outside of a building--not just outside their houses. They don't have to stay home all the time.

You know, I know a homeschooled girl who has 126 people in her Facebook friends list. And only 4 people are family. She gets together regularly with some of them, chats frequently with several of them. Hardly lacking in friends.

The homeschooling teens we see a few times a month, who do other things together and with other people in addition to when we see them, would have to disagree with you about the lack of friends, field trips and only doing things with neighbours. Especially since these kids are from all over the city.

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As for a comeback, I think it was someone in here many moons ago who said, "Public school is like a public washroom: you only go if you have to." ;) I wonder if those who are so quick to assume that homeschooling means you don't have any friends are the ones who *have to* go to school because otherwise, *they* wouldn't have any friends.

Answer 11

Jealous

Fridge to raid

Bathroom to go to anytime without raising your hand

Sofa or bed to rest in when you work too much

Answer 12

I love homeschooling and have lots of friends. All the homeschoolers I know have lots of friends and some are more "social" then most public schoolers I know.

  Homeschoolers get to go on field trips all the time, we are going to try to go on one every week for a while. Before we did it only once a month but that is still quite a lot.

   There are tons of ways to make friends when you are a homeschooler and when you grow up and don't go to school every day you are going to have to learn those ways because you won't be able to make school friends.

  I think it is the public schoolers who have a socialization problem because homeschoolers are always around kids of all ages while public schoolers are only with kids there age. Now in the "real" world do you interact with only people your age? I don't think so.

Answer 13

what the h**l are you talking about? I'm sorry if I insult you but public school is way better the homeschooling, you get out of the house more and you get to go on field trips. And it is kinda true that they have no friends because they have no one around to talk to, except your neighbors.