People who have been home schooled as a child and our now adults

Question

Once your schooling was done how did you deal with being out in the world since in homeschool you might not have associated with people and you may have been isolated

Answer 1

I personally know homeschool grads who are now adults, and they do very well in pretty much every aspect of their lives.  They are responsible, social, volunteer regularly, did well in college and are doing well at their jobs, have stable families, and are now homeschooling their own kids successfully.

The whole thing about being socially isolated is pretty much a myth...the only homeschooled kids who are isolated are the ones who choose to be.  Not everyone is a social butterfly, but homeschooling definitely does not equal isolation.  Honestly, my son chose to cut down on his outside activities because he found he wasn't home enough to get all of his work done!  :)

Answer 2

Oh sweetie, yes you do "stand a chance"!  In fact, you'll probably be very successful!  

One key thing to remember is this...the "real world" of adult life is pretty much nothing like the setting of a public school.  Therefore, the kids there aren't necessarily better prepared for the real world, are they?  

I wasn't homeschooled, but my boyfriend was all through his childhood.  So I will use him as the example that you've asked for.  His homeschooling was fairly loose (because his father didn't provide much resources for the family's homeschool), and yet he still became a WONDERFUL man.  (I never met that kind of guy in a public school.)

My formerly homeschooled boyfriend has held the same well-paying job for 11 years (he's only 24), and he's already set to inherit the business and the house he currently lives in (which he rents from his boss).  He's very sociable, everyone who meets him ends up liking him.  He can carry on a conversation better than any other man, he's definitely not the "silent" type.  He is athletic and participates in group sports on a weekly basis, and so do his homeschool-graduate siblings.  (So they have all learned how to cooperate in groups very well.)  

I could go on and on, but suffice it to say that being homeschooled does NOT set you up for failure as an adult.  In fact, it's usually just the opposite!  There are studies on the web that show homeschoolers fare better as adults on average in I think every aspect of adult life.  You can google it if you want to.  

If you want to talk, feel free to email me.  Have a great day!  

Answer 3

My daughter is homeschooling her two daughter, and they are ANYTHING BUT isolated.  In fact, they probably have more diverse interactions than regular elementary school kids do.

Think about it, kids in public school interact with the same 20 or 30 kids every day for a whole year, plus their teacher.  Homeschooled kids are done with their academic subjects in half the time, then get to have all sorts of other activities besides.

For phys ed, my granddaughters have had swimming classes, gymnastics classes and ice skating classes.  They attend an art class with a local artist who holds small classes for kids.  Plus the whole family is active in church and Sunday School.  They go on field trips to battlefields, museums, and nature preserves.  In one week, my granddaughters probably interact with 50 or 60 different kids, and a whole host of adults.  

Plus, they get the chance to develop their own individual interests and talents.  This year, the older one will start with piano lessons.

Follow-Up:  I'm sorry, Renee.  I misunderstood your reason for asking!  You know, not everyone needs to be the life of the party to be successful.  (Actually, I find those sorts of people rather shallow.)  Just concentrate on pursuing things you like to do.  Associate with others who like the same things you do.  

Lots of people learn to overcome shyness or their introversion by focusing more on others.  Are you going to college?  Join activities there.  Go to mixers, force yourself.  When you get there, look for someone who is standing by themselves and looks as scared as you feel.  Go up to them and say, "Don't these things scare you to death?"  That person will be SO THANKFUL someone was kind to them and talked to them.  If your focus becomes making SOMEONE ELSE feel comfortable and welcomed, you'd be surprised how many friends you can make!

Answer 4

i'm not exactly a adult, adult, but my mom put me in a homeschooling group call the LEAH group standing for loving education at home in that group is a bunch of other homeschoolers and like once and a while we take feild trips together and stuff.IT was a blessing being homeschooled and is becoming very popular.I never felt isolated and had many friends.Colleges are looking for homeschoolers because they do very well.I don't know if your homeschooling your child or are homeschooled,or just curious but i liked it a lot.You can learn what you want and teach what you want and schools know that homeschoolers are getting popular and they don't like it.Being homeschooled, you can have a very flexible schedule.I loved it and probably will homeschool my children.And remember going to school isn't the ''real world'' homeschoolers learn to talk to adults and don't only talk with the same age groups in their class but they learn to interact with children of all ages, adults, little, little children, old people anyone.And your child can do things like play instruments with a lot of time to practice.