Should I be home schooled cuz I hate privet school but the only other option is home schooling untill 9 grade?

Question

I hate my privet school the teachers and everything

but i am not sure if home schooling is gonna be alright

cuz i will miss my friends of course

Answer 1

No, you can get good scholarships at private school, which gets you to a good colledge, which gets you to a good job, which gives you a nice paycheck, which gives you nice money, and a nice house.

Answer 2

Homeschooling = Social de-funks

Answer 3

Zee G...apparently your education was lacking in vocab and spelling - it's "defunct" (and an incorrect use of the word, to boot).

Ok...on to the question.

First, homeschooling does not equal social idiocy.  It's not the best choice for all - nothing is (though apparently some can't come to terms with that worldview) - but it is a great choice for some.

You can still see your friends all you want if you homeschool.  Just because the word "home" is in there doesn't mean that you don't ever leave home.  Homeschoolers consider a lot of places their "classroom" - home, co op, museums, nature centers, businesses, libraries, parks, and many other places.  They aren't limited to the classroom, nor are they limited by classroom logistics.  (Read: you don't have to follow the class lesson plan.)

However, there is a good deal of personal motivation and research that has to go into homeschooling.  Because you are responsible (with your parents) for your education, you don't have a teacher planning everything for you and holding you accountable on a daily basis.  You plan out, with your parents, what you will do and then you hold yourself to it.  (Your parents help you with this until you're old enough to do so yourself.).

You do need to make sure you get the basics in, at least at grade level, but contrary to what people like Trinity would have you think, it's not rocket science.  Instead of planning for a class, you are only planning for yourself.  Your parents are capable of that, promise :-)  There are curriculum companies that sell fully-laid out curriculum packages (daily lesson plans, scripted out lessons, etc.), and many also offer instruction via DVD, satellite, and online/CDRom.  The great thing about this is that you can do it on your own time, and if there's something you don't understand about the lesson, you can rewind and do it again.  Many companies also offer online and phone helplines - if you really don't get it, they will go through it with you until you do.

With homeschooling, you can add whatever electives you want - and you can spend as much or as little time with them as you need.  My son (5th grade), for example, is a complete math whiz - he was doing algebraic functions in his head, correctly, at age 6.  He finished 5th grade math before he turned 8, and completed another 1st-6th grade curriculum in 18 months.  He is starting algebra in the spring, and really only needs 20-30 minutes a day in order to complete a week's worth of lessons.  He gets straight A's on them, and is able to teach the concepts back to both me and his dad.

If I made him stick to the lesson plan of a classroom, or even of the teacher's manual, he'd be bored silly and probably end up hating math.  Because I allow him to go at his own pace (as long as he can show mastery), he loves it and excels at it.

He's also studying Greek, learning semi-professional techniques in cake decorating, planning an organic garden (based on his Botany course and several gardening manuals), and bakes his own bread from scratch.  He knows more about history (up till the 1800s, that's as far as we've gotten so far) than a lot of high schoolers, writes very well-organized stories and research papers, and is preparing to write some children's books.  He studies science both in class and on his own, and assigns himself extra projects when he feels I'm not assigning enough.

He's also very involved in Scouts and competitive sports and spends a lot of time with his friends.  He really doesn't feel like he's missing out on anything - many of his classroom-schooled friends are actually kind of jealous of the stuff that he "gets" to do for school.

I'm not saying this to brag on my kid - there are plenty of kids out there that do the same stuff as he does, and there are plenty that do more.  I'm just letting you know what homeschooling is really like, and what some of the opportunities are there for you.

Talk with your parents, have them talk with some homeschooling groups in your area, and see if homeschooling is something that would be right for you and your family.  It's not right for everyone - some kids really need the competition and structure of a classroom - but if it is right for you, it can be a really great experience.

Good luck!

Answer 4

Good answer Zee G... home schooling is a poor idea at best, leave teaching to the pros.

Answer 5

I'm homed schooled it can be fun as long as your tooter isn't odd....lets just say

and no

not all homed schooled people lack a social life

Answer 6

Don't Do It! its soooo boring, you dont have any friends, your stuck doing boring things, no field trips, different teachers, P.E, just being in school is amazing, enjoy it while you can!

Answer 7

i was in private school from pre-school throught 8th grade. I'm homeschooling now though. i like it a lot better but i still miss being with my friends, but my best friends go to different schools anyway so the homeschooling didn't change that. i hated my private middle school to, but i stuck it out in 8th grade because i wanted to stay with my friends, I'm glad i did, but if i could do it over i wouldn't go to that school.

so would you still make time to see your friends? and do you plan on being involved in sports, dance, art classes etc.? I am and you get socialized more than enough.

so it really depends on how much you want to homeschool, because it can be hard to get back into regular school after 1 year of homeschooling. but that depends on if you go 2 public or private 4 high school.

i would say to stick it out till at least the end of the semester, then decide. i hope things get better, good luck!

ps: some homeschooling sites

www.homeschoolcentral.com

www.home-school.com

www.homeschool.com

Answer 8

either find a new school or just adjust.... homeschooling just proves to yourself that you can't deal with life.

and your social life would descend greatly

Answer 9

ROFLMAO @ Zee and Trinity:

@ Zee, there is no such word as de-funk (not in English anyway).

The only vaguely similar words I can think of are defunk and defunct; both of which would be nonsense if used as part of your eloquent statement (of opinion).

@ Trinity - so, as a supposed post grad educated teacher, you reckon it's appropriate for you to be seen as publicly supporting and encouraging Zee in his use of such inarticulate English?

And this is supposed to encourage us to have confidence in, and trust our education/our children's education to, members of your profession?! Like I said: ROFLMAO.

You'd be a better advertisement for your profession if you sent the poor lad a dictionary rapidly followed by a thesaurus for good measure. Or are you one of these uber-trendy, post-modern teachers who believe that insisting on the correct use of words, spelling and grammar should be secondary to making sure the little darlings can express themselves?!?  

@the original poster: I, too, am in the situation where my choice is limited to homeschooling or attending a private (boarding) school; hence I'm home-educated. What is it you "hate" about your school? I think you need to know that before you can know if homeschooling would be a better choice for you. If you're bored, frustrated, limited by the lessons provided by teachers then home-education can be a godsend allowing you to study at a level and depth (not to mention, speed) better suited to your needs and not simply those of the class as a whole.

It might also help if you know what it is that you want/expect to get out of your education/schooling. Do you see it solely as a means to an end? A way, for you, to get a good education, good qualifications, a good degree, an executive level job, make heaps of money, yadda yadda yadda? Or do you believe in the importance of education for education's sake? What is more important to you: Getting an education? Or getting a sack full of qualifications?

Oh and there is no reason to miss your friends, just as long as you don't get lazy about keeping in touch with them! The only difference between having a school based social life and a homeschooler's social life is the amount of effort you have to put in, lol! If you homeschool, you may not see your friends every day; actually you probably won't see them at all if you don't/can't get off your bum and put the work into keeping those friendships going.

However adult friendships tend to be heaps more like homeschooler friendships (where each party has to make the time and effort to see friends rather than finding themselves passively thrown together by circumstances for 6 hrs a day, 5 days a week, 40 weeks a year). Hence, taking the time now to learn how to keep friendships going (at 14/15 or whatever you are) can not possibly be any more harmful/destructive/disabling to you than the mastering of any other life-skill.