Leaving homeschool?

Question

im a freshman, and im homeschooled.

ive been homeschooled all my life scince k-5.

my parents have decided to send me to public school next year. how do i get over the sticker shock of the huge change?

im really looking forward to going to a public school, but i dont know how ill take it. advice?

Answer 1

Treat it like moving to another country: it's a brand new experience, you keep yourself interested in others and what's going on and you'll do fine.

Answer 2

i was home schooled just act brave and be very careful who u make friends with CuZ i made friends wit sum crazy people and my personality just flipped.. so just look forward to it but while your years to now and before and you'll see the huge difference

Answer 3

Confidence is the most important thing in high school other than grades. So keep them up and be confident and everyone else will except you! (:

Answer 4

hey, I've been homeschooled for a couple years on and off.

I can definitely say that will be a very very big change. My advice is just to be yourself. People will accept you easily that way. Don't be someone you are not. Also, give off a positive attitude and people will flock to you. :)

Answer 5

I am homeschooled as well, and have been my whole life. Although next year I am going to school. I don't think it will be too much of a shock, I mean it will definitely be different, but i am looking forward to the challenges. I think a good way to deal with it is to just realize that you are taking on a challenge, but try and make it through. Life will give you many challenges, and just think of this as one. I am sure you will do fine!

Answer 6

It is a big shock, but some people have a harder time than others. My two younger sisters experienced the same thing and one of them transitioned smoothly but the other one had a really hard time. Just be positive but be aware that public high school is really boring compared to home school as you mostly just sit around and watch movies or do useless worksheets. However, your future high school might be different than mine was.

Answer 7

I'd start setting a rigid schedule for myself... give yourself a certain time when you HAVE to wake up, HAVE to eat, HAVE to do school work, HAVE to go to bed, etc. School is very routine (public school that is) You wont have the flexability that we enjoy as homeschoolers. You'll have your seven hours in school, and then a few more hours of homework. You'll have someone dictating to you how you have to take notes, and you may even have to turn in your note book to be checked now and then. If you're involved in a lot of activities, think about which activities you wont be torn up about quitting just in case you don't have time for them once you start public school. Also, look out for the typical "different is bad" attitude of teenagers in public school. If being liked means being a clone of everybody else, I'd rather be an outcast, but that's just me. Don't do anything stupid just to get friends. And hold on to your homeschooled friends. Don't let them fade into the shadows just because you're not homeschooled anymore. If you were home educated well and are self-motivated, you should do fine. there's a lot of busy work in public school (assignments that have no purpose but have to be done for a grade anyway) so try not to get too annoyed by that (I did). Yous hould do fine.

Good luck!