How is it like being homeschooled!?

Question

I think you guys are really lucky, as it is said you can wear what you want- wake up what time you want to learn. Do you get 6 hours of school work? I am very curious on what your daily routine is like also!

Answer 1

you'll be lonely..

its really boring since you don't have any friends who is going to be with you.

plus, you have to learn stuff by yourself.

Answer 2

My brother and his wife homeschool their children; they don't seem to be lonely or lack for friends

Answer 3

I am really curious also. I hear homeschooled students are actually ahead of their peers.

Answer 4

Fun. My school year is everday, from November-May 1st.

i start at when ever i get up and end around 8 hours later.

NO HOMEWORK

Pajamas

<3

Answer 5

The answer varys widely, depending on the student, the family, and the methodology.

Our child wakes up when she is done sleeping.  This can vary, but she is an early riser, so it's often 6am.  OTOH, she is not kept up late doing homework.

We don't log how many hours per day she does schoolwork.  She works at her own pace on the topics that are of interest to her at the time.  She is at or above grade level in all subject areas, because her enthusiasm for learning is high.

Some days, we spend four or five hours at the park with other homeschoolers.  Other days, she takes classes - some with homeschoolers, some with friends who go to school, and some with adults.

It takes, on average, 2 to 4 hours to accomplish what a schooled child does in an entire day of school.  She is free during other kids' homework time.  She often does volunteer work during this time - her choice.

Other days, we just take off and go to the movies, or take a family vacation.

Not to worry, though...we homeschool year round...no need for a long summer break.  No burned out student here.

Answer 6

I take Mesa Distance Learning Program.  It is great to be home schooled since you don’t have any fixed schedule.

Hope that helps! :-)

Answer 7

I was just home schooled this year and I love it. I still have friends that I hang out with and talk to all the time. I can ride my bike to Subway and eat whenever I want. It's just great in my opinion.

I wake up at 9 eat breakfast and do homework in my pajamas. At lunch time I get dressed. Do more homework, Then I go out chill with friends or hang out at my church.

I like it.

But if someone was homeschooled their whole life, that would suck

Answer 8

We are home schooling our daughter for 1st grade.  She is excited.  She does not like school.  She has ADHD and I don't feel that the school she attended had the time to help her.  She was behind and they would just send her work home to finish.  I don't think it is right for everyone.  I would like her to try school again in the future.  

She will have Math, Phonics, Language Arts everyday(1hr each)  Monday and Wed is Art.  Tues and thurs is science and music.  Wed and fri history.  All the classes are an hour long unless she needs more time.  So average 6 hrs a day.

Answer 9

Not boring at all. You get to be in the comfort of your own home, go to class in pajamas, no need to have anyone annoying you, or stopping you from learning. You definitely learn more, since it's a one on one teaching method.

Answer 10

It is different for every family that does it, and often even for every individual child. As stated above, some people do online school which means you have teachers you corespond with over the internet. The online school sends you your materials and you complete the work and get a grade, just like regular school, only done on the computer from home or the library or the road if you travel a lot.

Some people homeschool through a private school or school of corespondance that sends them their books and materials for assignments, labs, projects, etc through the mail. With this type of home schooling, you usually send a report to the base school at set intervals.

Some people attend charter schools that let them go in to school once or twice a week, collect work, turn in work, and get help if they need it, though this isn't really what most consider to be homeschooling. Neither is online school to some people.

Some people take full responsibility for their own/their child's education by doing more traditional homeschooling. The parents and children choose their own curriculumk, text books, work books, lab equipment, videos, software, and any other materials they wish to use. They also choose their own subjects based on the child's individual interests and goals, for example, if the child wishes to go on to university, they will study the important core subjects that universities look for on transcripts as well as a variety of electives based on individual interests, needs, and goals. I personally am interested in robotics, animation, creative writing, and music, so this year I've been studying Programming and Robotics with various books and robotics/electronics kits for labs, 3D Animation with computer software, and creative writing with a textbook and books frokm the library. I also takek music lessons in the community and I am a member of a band. In this form of homeschooling, the state may require that you take a yearly standardized test to show that you are performing at or above grade level. In the states that are a bit more strict about homeschooling, your parents may need to send in a quarterly report, just like a report card in a way. Your parents may also give you tests at home if you all agree that this is what will be best for you, but it isn't required.You may also get grades like you do in school, or you may be on a Pass/Fail system, or you may have a totally unique grading system, or no grades at all. I take tests, but not for grades. When I take a test in a subject it is only to determine how far along I've come in that subject. The "grade" is never final because I homeschool to learn, not to just get by with a passing grade. If, for example, I took a test on a chapter I did in Algebra and I didn't do well on a few questions, instead of just going on to the next chapter, I go back and review the stuff I didn't get right on the test and then take the test again before moving on. For me, all tests are for is to tell me when I can move on to something more challenging. For me, and many others, tests aren't always in the same format as they are in public school. Sometimes in certain subjects, I'm tested by being given an extensive project or presentation to do to show my understanding of the topic cover, or asked to write a paper on it, or give a mock lesson on it as if I were the teacher. You know you truly understand something when you can accurately and confidently teach it to someone else. Often my mother, adult friends, or friends closer to my age who are in college or who have already mastered te subject will act as audience durring presentations or re-teaching activities, checking me if I don't seem to understand something. I only do this for certain subjects and topics though.

Homeschoolers sometimes do a lot of the things you may do in public school, but sometimes they do more as well. Many homeschoolers do a lot of hands-on activities like labs in science. This year, I am taking Chemistry, and I have all the same lab equipment you would use in a public high school chemistry class, just on a smaller scale, and with lab instructions specific to homeschooling (not requiring large groups of students, or very-hard-to-obtain chemicals). It was the same in Biology and in Physical Science. I have homeschooled friends who take thier science classes in a co-op group (kind of a homeschool class where parents and community volunteers act as teachers for each subject), and still other homeschool friends who take all of their highschool science classes (and some other classes) at the local community college as duel-enrollment students (just like regular highschool duel enrollment).

Homeschoolers don't miss out on the social aspects of school either. They certainly do not spend all of their time inside the house. Homeschoolers spend a lot of their time is spent out in the community, learning and experiencing life in the real world instead of in a house or in a classroom alone. Many homeschoolers take classes offered in the community such as art classes at an art studio or museum, musical instrument or voice lessons as well as band or chorus classes for homeschoolers at local music stores or schools, fencing lessons, swimming lessons, horseback riding lessons, classes and programs offered through local childrens museums, science museums, or history museums, classes or programs offered through the library, community/youth center, YMCA, or other Parks and Rec programs, dance class, and so on. Naturally, these are great opportnities for homeschoolers to interact with others of all ages, homeschoolers and public schoolers alike. There are also clubs outside of the regular public schools such as riding clubs, clubs offered through libraries and community centers, drama clubs at local theaters, boy scouts, girl scouts, Boys and Girls Clubs, youth group for those who are into the church scene, OM, academic teams, community sports, individual sports like martial arts, tennis, fencing, swimming, etc, and much much more. Many cities or counties also have homeschool organizations or co-ops where, as stated above, homeschoolers can take classes with other homeschoolers as well as go on frequent feild trips (though any homeschool parent or group of parents can arrange a feild trip when they want to), join clubs sponsored by the group (as many as can be thought of and started by the members), work on a yearbook or newspaper staff, attend dances or holiday parties (most groups have something along the lines of a Not-Back-To-School party each fall where the homeschoolers may go to a theme park or some other sort of outing) volunteer service projects, prom and graduation ceremonies for older students, outings on weekends, park days where younger kids meet up to spend an afternoon playing and pic-nicking in the park (uwsually weekly or monthly) and so on. Some even participate in private school sports competitions as well as regional and state science fairs and spelling/geography bee. There is no lack of social interaction.

The last form of homeschooling I can think of is unschooling. In this kind of home education, there is no structured school day, no tests (unless the child wants them), no grades. All of the learning and "school work" is directed by the child. This is usually best when started at an early age so that the child's natural desire to learn remains in tact and the child doesn't just become lazy or unmotivated. I am what I like to call a homeschool/unschooler because my schooling is all self-directed, but I still choose to do the book work and testing along with the creative hands-on stuff because I feel it is in my own, individual best interest.

I hope this answers your questions

Answer 11

It depends on exactly how your schooling works, but homeschooling can be great.  I usually do about 4 hours of school per day, but depending on how quickly or slowly I do the work on any given day, I can be done sooner or later.  Not having to spend all day in school and being able to work when I want to makes it so that I can be at my job from 10 am until 2 pm most weekdays.  If I don't have any plans I can be in my pajamas all day, and I don't usually get up until 9.  I also don't usually go to bed until 1 or 2 in the morning, so I'm entirely on my own schedule.  I have at least a college level reading level (the last time I was tested was in 9th grade, I'm in 11th now) and I'm fairly confident in my intelligence.  I have some very close friends, none of them homeschooled, and I love socializing.  I spend time with my friends every chance I get, and I'm always willing to make more.  I feel like homeschooling has been great for me, and I don't feel like I've missed out on much because of it.

Answer 12

Here's my schedule:

I wake up at around 7:30 and eat breakfast and start school around 8. I have a list of things that I have to accomplish that day and begin working. I usually do my tougher subjects first to get them done with and then the rest of the day doesn't seem too demanding. I take breaks when I need to but it usually goes smoothly! Everyday can be different, but I usually work 5 to 6 hours a day.

I always take showers and get dressed in the morning. Well, where I live it is really hot so if I left my pj's on I would probably feel hot, tired, and exhausted which wouldn't help me study. There isn't a lot of pressure which is so nice. I don't worry about being late, or forgetting a project at home, or worrying about what I'm wearing. I can study at my own time and where it is most comfortable. If I get too hot, I can jump in the pool and then get back to studying!

But I do miss public school and I am actually going back there in 2 months. In my situation, the only option for education is homeschooling so I had no choice. But now that I am getting older my parents are letting me go live in my old town and finish high school!