Was homeschooling a good descision?

Question

I am in ninth grade but I only went to high school for about 3 weeks and then I started homeschooling, there were many reasons 1. american education system outdated as said by the CEO of cisco 2. problems with the behaviour of kids at school(kids talking about bad stuff and kids smoking cigarrettes at my bus stop) the smoke from the cigarrettes was probably putting a bad effect on my health. 3. me having to waste so much time in switching classes and wastage of time by other students annoying the teacher causing the teacher to become grouchy. I havent studied to much since then, ive completed about 1/5 of my math book and I will be having my exam in a foreign country. do you think that this was a good descision

Answer 1

As a former homeschool mom I feel it is always better to homeschool if your goal is to achieve a good education and avoid social ills.  That being said I would also encourage you to work on your spelling and do take advantage of the spell checker.

Best Wishes!

Answer 2

home schooling only works if you are very dedicated to getting work done!  your reasons 2 and 3 are quite irrelivent in your reason!  I can understand why you put them down, school is a waste of time and students are very disrespectful, AND influences can be bad...... but you get that everywhere!  One day you won't be in high school anymore and you will see that people who are like you stated above now... really don't change that much, they just get older and their activities are no longer illegal because they grew into them.  Aside from all of this....... you can use the public school to your advantage.  No one ever said you had to go to all the classes they give you.(people just mostly do this because they don't have parents who think outside the public school system box.)  You could pick a few classes, be it Math, Science, or just electives.  You could do three in the morning and them go home for the rest of your day and get a more "dated" education.  ALSO....... Once you turn sixteen you can attend a community college and get a GREAT education where you are totally in control.  Some colleges offer great programs to get diplomas and GED.  Remember... if you have a college degree no one will think you got a GED was because you were too stupid to do highschool.... you can explain to them it was a means to get you to where you wanted to be faster than the outdated high schools in America.  So in answer to your question.... it could be a dumb decision if you do nothing with it... or it could be great if you soar above the clouds!  I suggest you do the latter!

Answer 3

i used to be homeschooled..  i was also in the 9th grade like you  :D  but now im back in regular school in the 11th grade.  (im a junior)  i like being in reguar school vs being home schooled.  i get to be with my friends and its more fun.  i like to be social with others including my teachers.  even though some of them are mean.  xD  i dont think it was a good decision that you are home schooled.  your missing out on REAL people.  ; )

Answer 4

Homeschooling takes dedication, motivation, and organization on the part of the student.  If you are unable to do what is required of you without the deadlines that are required at school, then you shouldn't be homeschooling.  If you want to continue to homeschool, you need to make a schedule (you should be spending just as much time with your studies at home as you would be at school) and stick to it.

Answer 5

i am homeschooled  too. i have never been to public school. but if u need something  to keep u on track and to be more challenging, try being in "Classical Conversations". look it up on the internet, and u and ur parents discuss it. it is fer extra challenged school work. i guess it would be called "honors" or something is pub school. anyway, you meet once a week with a lot of other kids, and u have a school day, then during the week u do all ur home work. homeschooling isnt a bad idea. there are lots of other people who homeschool, and there isnt a lot of pier pressure.

Answer 6

always

Answer 7

the problem with homeschooling through highschool not getting the social experience, which i believe is important, being more responsible changing classes, different teachers different people, its a lesson that you cant get at home, so i think it is a bad decision, and after highschool, ur going to have to deal with people smoking in public and people with behaviour problems, unless you plan on working at home to the rest of your life

Answer 8

No.  Although the disadvantages of the public school which you have named are real enough, few parents are sufficiently well versed in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, English, foreign languages, shop, band or orchestra -- let alone in all of these -- to be able to give competent and effective instruction.  I corresponded at some length with one high school level homeschooler; he had gotten (at considerable cost) the necessary lab gear to do work in the sciences, but admitted that the parents were reading ahead in the textbook to provide instruction. And that clearly is not going to be as effective as instruction from someone who studied the subject at length and has been teaching it for years.  At elementary level; homeschooling is fine; at middle school, it is marginal; at high school, it is deficient.

Answer 9

Whether it was / is a good decision or bad decision is truly up to you and your parents.

You can make of this most anything you want.  It can be a waste of time or it can be a great way to learn and pursue your interests.

You choose!

***UPDATE: Moonspot is incorrect on college admissions and homeschool students.  Top colleges actively recruit homeschool students ... just search Y!A for homeschool college and you'll get bunches of real data that will refute moodspot.

Answer 10

An education is an education no matter if it cost $100,000.00 or it was free or if you went public, private, or to the house. However unless your an outgoing person, the only thing that could go wrong with home schooling is that you may not develope good social skills.

Answer 11

i guess not...................plz for heavens sake change ur name yaar

Answer 12

I was homeschooled and I did just fine. I'm studying to be a nurse now. I do regret not getting alot of help with math; I think I'd be better at it if I had a good teacher. You need to be scheduled/dedicated or have a parent that makes you be that way. Hopefully you are an extraverted person. I am of the opinion that introverted people shouldn't homeschool because it does stunt social development in a way. At least thats what I've observed!

Answer 13

well if you want the best eduacation you should enroll in a private school.

also you are missing out on your social aspect of growing up. It is not healthy to not socialize.... you may grow up and be lonely...

but i guess if you want the best education, stay in homeschool...but make sureyou are learnging everything you need to know.

Answer 14

Sounds like you already know the answer. You sound smart enough to realize you parents want what's best for you. Ignore anything here to the contrary.

Home Education is not for everyone...and like with many school districts, there are many ways to home school.

My home focuses on independednt learning and they do group stuff at a co-op on fridays. My girls are only 9 yrs old, but I can leave the house during the school day to run errands and trust that their school work will be done when I get home - and it's not easy. If they have questions they wait for the end of the day to ask me.

Unless you are wanting to go to college in CA, you can go to just about any college in the US as a home schooler. About the only thing you need a HS diploma for now adays is to get into the armed forces. Do well on your college exams and no one will question whether or not home education was the right choice for you. This is just as much your responsibility as it is your parents. There are plenty of great examples of homeschoolers that have done well.

I'm not going to go into all these silly arguments against home education.  IF one can provide an adequate education at home, I believe it's the best thing for a child. But it's NOT for everyone. They need to learn to make good choices, work independently, work in a group, and how to survive in the world without mom and dad.  I am doing a better job of that for my girls then what public school did for me. (ie my kids can balance a checkbook, cook, and run a home better at 9 yrs old, then I ever could at 18 yrs old).

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1st article clipped below for easy reading:

Homeschool Success Stories

Bill Cosby once said, "I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."

Homeschoolers understand this well, and don’t try to please everyone with their non-traditional choices.  They aim to fill the needs of their children, and with that goal, it is very difficult to fail!  In fact, success flourishes in the homeschool community, in many shapes and forms.

Success can be measured in numerous ways and is based on individual achievements; but success takes hard work, dedication, and focus -- something that homeschoolers also embrace on their own path to success.

For this reason, many successful actors, athletes and musicians get their education through homeschooling because it offers them the flexibility to pursue their dreams and reach for goals while continuing to get their education.

In past articles, we’ve talked about famous homeschoolers: actors such as Lindsay Lohan, Raven Symone, and Elijah Wood as well as skater Tanith Belbin and tennis player Alexa Glatch, who have all attended Laurel Springs while pursuing their careers.

However, success does not require fame and achievements aren’t limited to the field or the stage or the studio.  Homeschooled students who have gone through Laurel Springs have found success in many different areas of leadership, academics, and community service as well.

In the academic world, Chelsea Bets Christenson won the UN High School Essay Contest in both 2003 and 2005, and has just finished her first year of college in New York City.

  

Yang Liu, a homeschooled graduating senior, was selected as a finalist for the National Merit Scholarship Program.

  

Morgan Bate finished a year at St. John's in Santa Fe, a college that focuses on the works of great thinkers and discussion with peers to cultivate a love of learning and the skills for a lifetime of reflective thought.

  

Yakov Vorobyev successfully graduated from George Washington University (2005), with a BA in Computer Science, and works at the IT department of one of the biggest law firms in Washington, D.C.  He also continues a parallel carrier as a DJ.

  

Matthew Lifson got into 9 of the 10 colleges he applied to.  He was admitted to USC and Pepperdine, UC Davis, the UC Irvine honors program, and UC Berkeley.  In addition he received financial awards at the University of Dallas, Santa Clara University, Loyola, and the University of Arizona. He will be going to UC Berkeley.

  

Laurel Springs' student Britni Gleitsman received a letter of acceptance from the International University of Monaco and will enroll in their Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program. The University only accepts 150 Freshman from all over the country and Britni was number 78!

  

Rachael Lambin had a 3-page article featured in "Teen Vogue" about her project HOPE (Helping Obese People through Education).  She was also the winner of the Do Something BRICK Award, which is called the Academy Award of Community Services.  Only 9 winners are selected each year out of thousands of applicants.

  

Brooke Conway, a junior at Laurel Springs Private School in Ojai, Calif., attended the National Honors Convocation on Medicine at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles and is a current member of Who's Who in America and the National Society of High School Scholars.

  

Kate Siegel beat out over 80,000 other students from the United States and Europe to become the national winner of the Veterans of Foreign Wars "Voice of Democracy" Speech Competition in Washington, D.C.

  

This year Elena Hoshizaki has been participating in the YMCA Youth & Government program. At the leadership conference in Paso Robles, Elena was elected Forum Lieutenant Governor for the state of California.  As Forum Lieutenant Governor she presides over the Forum Senate when it convenes in Sacramento for the annual Model Legislature and Court.

  

The National Society of High School Scholars selected 12-year-old Lars Christian Benthien of Simi Valley for membership.  The society recognizes top scholars in the nation and invites only those students who have achieved superior academic excellence.

Each of these students’ successes and accomplishments is individual and unique but at the same time there are some commonalities.

These students are able to succeed because of a supportive family and a home education program that is as flexible as they are.  By using a program that meets their individual learning styles, in addition to their scheduling needs, these kids can dream bigger, reach farther, and attain more in shorter periods of time.

Their focus and priorities become clearer and they are able to accomplish their goals by structuring their lives to create an environment that is conducive to a bigger picture.

The end goal of any educational institution is to develop critically-thinking, productive citizens that can succeed in life.  There is no reason that this has to only take place after high school or college.

Laurel Springs School specializes in customized curriculum, which means every student can learn at their own pace, in a way that works best for them.  The school is a WASC and NCAA approved distance learning program, which utilizes live teachers and a learning styles inventory to complement and support its curriculum.

In addition to the flexibility of the curriculum, the program itself allows students to enroll at any time of the year and begin online classes immediately, although all courses are divided into thirty-six lessons over a one-year period.  Students can sign on for an entire program or take just one semester, or one class.

Laurel Springs encourages interaction between its students and offers a pen pal program that pairs students with each other from around the globe as well as a student-created newsletter that allows students to express themselves, their talents, and their accomplishments.

Students who are home schooled are successful for many different reasons but perhaps one of the biggest is that they are driven and focused and know what they want to achieve both in the future and the present.  Homeschooling, especially in a flexible program like Laurel Springs, allows them to get it all by giving them the time to take charge of their dreams.

As Arnold H. Glasow said, "Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire."

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In our home, we believe we are part of a very private Private School.  My children are in the Morales Family Academy - and love it.

Answer 15

I don't believe in Home schooling. To comment on your reasonings if you believe the American Ed. is outdated then learn and take what you can from school and the teachers, no one says you can't go and take it upon youself to read books, talk to people and learn more, I find that reason to be an excuse for not doing more for yourself, and as for the Problems with other kids, your in high school you should start growing up and learning that in life there will always be problems and hiding from them is not a solution, the smoking kids aren't the only ones who smoke everywhere you go people smoke, drink  but that doesn't mean don't go out or do anything because of everyone around you, just do you best to stay away from it when you are put in that position. It may seem frustrating when other students are taking up teachers time and taking away from you learning but like I said before don't think that learning is for school hours only and it has to stop when the bell rings. Let the teacher know you would really like to understand and learn more maybe the teacher can give you other learning assignments. Plus I believe going to a public school brings certain social learning and adapting that you can't learn by a book or someone telling you. Hope this helped. These reasons you used I find to be a way out of what is best for the average person. Have fun with life and learning don't dreed what may come of it or with it.

Answer 16

judging by your spelling and grammatical structures, you need to study much more. Homeschooling or any schooling should focus on actual learning, and it seems like you didn't do anything to avoid wasting your time

Answer 17

I have been in homeschooling and i love it!  theres nothing wrong with it i have been a homeschooler basically my whole life!