Opinions anyone?

Question

what do think of people doing home schooling or independent study

Answer 1

Hello,

Well I am 100% for home schooling or independant learning.  I completely disagree with the first answer.  What is the purpose of school? Not to socialize but to LEARN!  I learn when I do school work, I do not have to deal with worrying about what my peers might think throughout my school day!  So to answer your question, I think home schooling and independant study programs are the way learning should be, comprehensive, educational, and challenging.  If you are thinking of home schooling I recommend that you look into Keystonehighschool.com.  This is where I go to High School! :-) Such a long commute.... LOL... JUST KIDDING! But seriously I love homeschooling and I am 100% for it!

Hope I answered your question.

And remember school is for learning not socializing!

Answer 2

I was homeschooled for two years of high school. I mostly loved it...it's a lot different than public school because you pretty much rely on your books to be your teachers. Lots of reading and figuring things out on your own. But it's a really good way of becoming more self disciplined. It's also very lonely, unless you take outside classes or clubs. So if you want to be homeschooled, be sure you've got plenty of other stuff to do to keep you from falling into a "slump" (not wanting to leave the house; not bothering to fix yourself up). And there is TONS of homework involved...so work hard and don't get distracted! personally though, I like public school better for myself :)

Answer 3

Ive been home schooled for two years now and although not many people know much about it it is great.

Answer 4

Being a public high school grad and then home schooling my kids. I have to say home school is so much better. We are free to do as we wish when we want to. We are not tied down to the public school schedule.

As far as the socialization myth we're to busy outside the house to notice any missing socialization. My kids are just to busy with girl scouts church groups and other activities

Answer 5

Personally I love it, but I've never been in school, so I don't have that to compare it to.  In terms of the academics, I don't think you can beat home schooling done RIGHT.  Because not only does the kid(s) get one-on-one attention much more than they could in school, but depending on the curriculum you use, (we use the Robinson Curriculum) they also might have to be very responsible for their own education and making sure that their work is getting done.  Socially, I have been fortunate, I think, because my Dad teaches Shotokan Karate for a club made up of mostly kids, and I've been a member since I was 4 (I'm 17 now).  The vast majority of my friends have come from there, including my best friend, but I don't have 20 million friends.  I have 4 people who I consider to be my "Good Friends", and they're the ones who I spend my time around.  So I get to be social, but I also get a small group of friends who I can focus on and get to know really well.  I have friends who are male, but I've never been on a date, never had a boyfriend and never been kissed.  Again, I think I'm better off, because I am able to interact and hang out with guys without feeling the need to be "more than".  So, yeah, it all really depends on how you do it, and what the kid(s) is like.  I think I'm better off for it, but not everyone would be.

Answer 6

I'm opposed. The social skills you learn at school are really just as important as the material you study.

Answer 7

Depends on the people in question.

Lots of people think homeschooling is great. I'd say the majority of people out there know very little about homeschooling and don't really have an opinion or have a negative opinion because they don't know anything about it. Some unfortunate ones go through homeschooling done in a poor way and do feel that homeschooling is horrible. I've only met 2 homeschooled kids personally who felt that way; the many others I'm around fairly often are quite happy homeschooling and doing well.

I think someone choosing to switch out of high school into homeschooling or independent study should be motivated and determined to do well, somebody who can self-start and self-monitor for best results. Should also be somebody who's willing to understand the huge change that will come out of it and be willing to do what is needed to fulfill any social needs.

For homeschooling in general, I think it's a great idea when done by good families.

ADDED: Just to prove my point--"The social skills learned at school..." 99.9% of the naysayers in here live under one of two false assumptions:

1) all homeschoolers stay at home all the time and don't interact with the world around them

and

2) human beings were designed to spend ages 6-18 surrounded by large groups of people pretty much the same age for 7 hours a day, 180 days out fo the year, to learn the social skills needed for the society in which they live and there's no other way to learn what is needed than going to school.