In a teens point of view, would youlike homeskooling? why or whynot?

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In a teens point of view, would youlike homeskooling? why or whynot?

Answer 1

I have been a homeschool student all of my life, and I love it. I enjoy it a lot because of the quality of education I receive. I don't feel like I'm missing out on any huge social events like parties because I probably wouldn't attend them if I was in public school. All of the things I need educationally, I recieve right at home. When it comes to friends, I have them from the many activities I am in. Homeschool rocks!!!!

Answer 2

Homeschool for me all the way!  I specifically told my parents not to send me to ps throughout my school years.  Who wants to deal with (useless, hurtful) peer pressure, be around the same immature people all day long, every day, and not have time for more than one or two activities?  Not me.  I homeschooled so I could interact with diferent age groups on a consistent basis, move ahead in my studies, take college classes during hs, and be involved in many different activities (music and dance lessons, campaigning, art, theater, a job, community service, sports) all the time.  Outside of a scolarship from your hs, homeschoolers are eligible (and are continuously awarded) every scholarship that a public/private schooler is eligible for.  And, oh yeah, colleges actively recruit homeschoolers because they are responsible, hard working, caring members of society.

Answer 3

I am 17 and i have been home schooled since i was.. well \, forever basicly. i went to school in first second fourth and seventh. i used to like it alot. cuz i could wake up when ever, do how ever much i needed to do. i had individual help with it. btu now i kinda miss public school. i miss the interaction with other teens. i wish i could do parties, and dances, and have a bunch of friends. cuz i have none. i started workin a few years ago so that helped a little, but i still wish i could go to school. my boyfriend is is 12th so i get to do dances with him and stuff and its fun. i jus wish i had always been apart of the school system.

Answer 4

Our children like home schooling because here, they learn more. Far more and on subjects that public schools do not teach. There is no theft here, assaults, segregation.

My youngest son was getting his lunches stolen and the school's only argument was they couldn't do a thing about it until they actually saw the student doing it. Yet he was not allowed to keep his lunch with him. We caught the student doing it though. We laced our son's Oreo Double Stuff cookies with Habanero sauce and the fat little punk that was stealing from our son started screeching like a wounded cat after he shoved all those cookies in his mouth. Since it is a food item, it is very legal.

Our oldest son was getting knocked around because he did his school work and was quiet. I took care of that too by knocking the other boy's father around.

The only argument that people put up for public schools is social interaction. Tell that to the kids in public schools getting shot to death or coerced by teachers for sexual purposes.

Our children do nearly 3 times the work here at home, with no distractions, than public school kids do.

We also teach our children about drug use, alcohol use on a scale that public schools cannot compete with. Public schools have a nasty habit of utilizing fairy tale endings for life today.

We explain to our children how you go to prison, what happens to you in prison and how there are no fairy tale endings ever.

Answer 5

To the teens who constantly harp about socialization in homeschoolers, please look up the definitions of vertical socialization vs. horizontal socialization.  There is a huge difference.  Homeschoolers tend to be vertically socialized which is much more applicable to adult life.  Those schooled en masse tend to be laterally socialized which requires retraining prior to entering the work force and the adult world.

Answer 6

not really because you miss out on alot of things by beings homeskooled you know .........school is a way that a child learns to figure things out for themselves how to solve different problems and what not

Answer 7

I'd go for it.

I hated the PRISON called school.

The ONLY things I liked was the Library (and they are everywhere) and the French Bread with Butter.  That's not enough to like!

Answer 8

i'm in penn foster and love it and I did public, charter, and homeschooling and homeschool is the best

Answer 9

I have been home schooled since I was 7 (I'm 15 now) and years my answer...

If you are home scooled:

On the up side - You learn alot more about the "real world", you learn more responsibilities and you learn to be more appreciative. You’re also less likely to get introduced to drugs.

On the down side - If you are home schooled you don't tend to meat as many friends or participate in as many activities as you would if you were in school.

Answer 10

As a teen?  It depends on the atmosphere of the school.  I always suggest actually going to school because you learn more than what is in the books.  That is where you develope your social skills for dealing with people throughout your life.

If I was a teen that was always picked on and felt suicidal than yea I'd rather be home schooled.  But if this isn't the case I would suggest going to school and learn something that you can use throughout life.

Answer 11

I would no-doubt love it!

I've done alot of research on homeschooling these past few weeks and learned alot.

Some of the tops reasons I want to be home schooled is cause i would be able to work at my own pace. Staying behind when I want, going ahead when I feel ready, etc.

-I wouldn't have to get up right away in the morning and in an hour or so alter start learning when I haven't even fully woke up yet.

-Having more time do something I really want! In public school you are there for so many hours, no matter what. In home school you may finish early and have time do something productive...you wouldn't waste your time.

- I wouldn't have to deal with all the''slackers'' or kids who are only there because their parents force them to go, the ones who do nothing but make the teacher make the class stay behind or await for them

Answer 12

I wouldn't like being home schooled because if you go to a public school, you make new friends and you are open to more opportunities like boyfriend or girlfriend, scholar ships, friends, etc. Honestly being home schooled I think it would be worse because you don't have anyone except yourself to help you along and at a public school or private school you have your friends and assorted teachers to help you out.

Answer 13

If I didn't know any different, I would probably say homeschooling.  Because, I don't have to wake up at the crack of dawn and my appearance wouldn't be under constant scrutiny by my peers and I get to study at my own pace so that when I get straight A's, I can pick any college of my choice.

Answer 14

I've got a couple of homeschooled teens over at the moment. They are 13 and 16. They were in public school until grades 7 and 4 respectively (they are now in 11 and 8). Neither one wants to go back to school; they quite enjoy homeschooling. They like that they can take breaks when they need to; they're glad that they're not missing anything important by taking a day off if they're sick; they like being able to go their own pace and have flexible schedules; they are both in competitive sports and train 3 nights a week plus all day Saturday--they both feel that if they were in school, their school work would suffer because they don't know how they'd manage to get all their homework done properly the 3 nights a week that they dive, plus they'd have to spend their Sundays doing homework, which they don't have to because they get their work done during the school day.

Because they are with other teens 4 times a week just for their sports training plus they do things regularly with others, they don't feel they are missing out on anything. They go out to movies with friends, the 16yo attended a school dance with friends on Friday night, they chat online, hang out, go shopping... They think they've got it good and some of their friends think so, too, and are quite jealous. :)

Now, if *I* had been homeschooled as a teen by my mother, I would have HATED it, but my mother is, and was, not a stable person. While I have met some weird homeschooling parents, I can't say I've met any yet who were unstable like my mother is/was and I'm sure their kids will turn out fine.

Answer 15

some teens, for example, might like to actually know how to spell the word "school" correctly. there's one in favor of home schooling.