Homeschooling problem?

Question

well my mom and i talked about doing homeschooling but i think she's worried about my social life. because she says but what about you friends and stuff so is there any thing i can do to keep my social life????

Answer 1

If you decide to homeschool you can still see your friends after school.  Your supposed to be at school to learn and not socialize anyway, right?  :-)

Homeschoolers can participate in support groups that have choirs, debate teams, sports, dances, and all of the other activities of public schools.  In addition, you would have more time for outside activities in the afternoons since you would not have any homework.

Statistics show that homeschoolers are just as social as  public school students, and are more active in the community as adults.

Answer 2

most people that do not know anything about homeschooling wrongly assume that it means you sit on your duff at home all day. When I worked full time, I wrongly assumed stay at home moms well, stayed home all day and had it made: house was alwasy sparkly clean, kids were all sparkly clean, bread was always baking, dinner on the table on time, blah blah blah, then I had kids and stayed home too. (yikes was I wrong!!!!!)

So, it is normal to think that way, I guess.

But tell your mom that part of homeschooling is getting connected with other homeschool families. Find some homeschool groups to visit and join one. Make sure they have activities for your age group. You can also join a teaching co-op where you will not only meet TONS of people but also have the opportunity to take some very interesting classes like acting, music, sports, things like that.

Answer 3

I have home schooled all my life and have plenty of friends. Some friends from church, and others that homeschool. You can still play with your old friends on weekends and after school. You can also make new friends at homeschooling groups. If your Mom is really concerned, and you do not want to be part of a home school group then just join a club, sports team, or girl scouts. Also remember you can easily make friends by just getting out and about! Go meet your neighbors, volunteer for the library, join a library program, it's easy to make friends!

Answer 4

Of course! Find homeschool groups/associations in your area to start with: there may be homeschool clubs, teen activities and more going on. Plus, they'll know about activities for teens.

What's more is you'll have more time to be social. You can still call up your friends from school and do things with them on the weekend, MSN them during the week. You could consider finding some community classes designed for teens: cooking, sewing, fitness, sports... There's a LOT out there to do.

You could also turn the tables on your mom: Just how many social activities do YOU do, Mom? If childhood is a preparation for adult life, why should I have to be around a bunch of friends every day if that's not what you do?

Answer 5

Forget homeschooling and go to school.

Answer 6

You can see your friends after school, or on weekends, join a homeschool support group, homeschool classes, dance classes, girl or boy scouts, church groups, computer club, library groups, gymnastics, physical education classes at your local rec center; there are so many places to meet friends besides at public school. You don't have to spend 7 hours a day on school work either, so you'll have more time to socialize. Good luck!

Answer 7

Being homeschooled is not keeping you or stoping you in any way from seeing your friends.  You could also consider taking other activities outside of home to make friends.

Answer 8

If your friends don't stay your friends when you homeschool they they weren't much beyond fair weather friends.

What, are there no malls, is there no movie theater, Fashion bug?  No parks?

You live in the Aullusian Islands?

You do have to substitute some PE and it's worth high school credits too

Is there no Scouts, 4-H, softball, soccer, little league

You don't like ice skating, roller skating, bowling?

What do you do with your friends their?  Toss rocks at the wilds ducks in da pond!

How does your mother deal with this isolation?

She have no friends or social life either!?

If you don't get out of the house and walk the world you don't have a social life.

I'm assuming your parents have none at all.

No neigbhors, realtives, they never go out anywhere and there is no supermarket

A helicopter filies in your supplies once a month!

I guess this answers the question as to why 17 year old girls make babies in highschool, if they don't they'll be old maids!

I mean once you leave high school, your social lifes just ends!

Answer 9

Why can't you see your friends after school and on the weekends? That's such a duh thing for me. I don't see MY friends every day no adult does unless they happen to work with them.

You will also be continuously making new friends. Not only through homeschool but everything else you can do in all your new spare time (cause homeschool does NOT take up as much time as public school)

Answer 10

You can join a club.

Girl Scouts (most of them meet at a public school, the YMCA has programs for teenagers, lots of sports you can do