I've been homeschooled most of my life, and i turned out fine?

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Well, when I was little, I did go to preschool up to about the 2nd grade, but for personal reasons, I had to stop going and start to be homeschooled instead.

I am 18 (going to be 19 soon), and I am personally relieved that I was homeschooled, because I have heard many horrible things about public schools. Bullying being the main one,
and school shootings.

I feel like I got off lucky and avoided a nightmare.
I know that some people think that people who are homeschooled are stupid, or social outcasts, well I am none of those. I have learned A LOT, in fact, I think I've learned much more than they actually teach in schools, life lessons and other important subjects.

Is it normal to feel this way?

I wished that I was homeschooled. 8
Lucky! 3
No, public schools are better. 9
I was homeschooled and I hated it. 1
I was homeschooled and I loved it too. 1
Either way is fine. 12
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  • Acerbic
    10 years ago

    I don't think that one is better than the other. Both options have their pros and cons. It doesn't surprise me that you turned out fine.

    Homeschooling allows the child to learn at their own pace (something you don't get at most public schools,) while public schooling allows for much greater social interaction. Those social skills are important, but you can get them without being in public school. As long as the child isn't isolated and partakes in activities that allow them to interact with people their own age, then there's not really much difference.

    There is a bit of a stigma surrounding homeschooling, but I think that's mostly because the people you hear about homeschooling their children do so for odd reasons. As with most things, it's the extreme ones who get the attention. It's also because some people think that children who are homeschooled don't get the same social interaction which is, for the most part, untrue.
    My schooling career was very atypical- I moved a lot and was consistently bored, leading me to skip grades and feel constantly out of place. I went to public school through my primary years, then I tried homeschooling for a year during which I did absolutely none of the work. For high school I went to a very small private school which I hated at the time, but in retrospect I think it was probably the best of both worlds.

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  • thegypsysailor
    10 years ago

    You may have gotten a very good education, but your parents did you no favors in preparing you for the real world.
    Though bullying and all the other crap that school children do to one another sucks it does prepare one for life in today's society.
    How are you going to cope if you encounter a bully at work, or an unreasonable boss who just doesn't like you looks (like some teachers)? Have you ever had an opportunity to play sports, join clubs, get involved in school government, art, music, drama, or the myriad of other things that are offered by public education? Maybe you would have been the next baseball super star. Or chess master. Or......
    Not a good trade off, in my opinion.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      10 years ago

      Hmm, I do see your point, but I do know how to handle bullies, just because I was homeschool doesn't mean I haven't come across jerks before, and I know probably one of the biggest jerks in the world, and I do think I handle it just fine.

      As for sports, I am not interested in any sports, nor am I interested in chess. I am interested in the law, I am interested in art, I draw all the time, and I write stories as well.

      I love music, although I do not make any for myself.

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      • thegypsysailor
        10 years ago

        I certainly didn't mean you had to be interested in sports or any of the other stuff particularly, but not being exposed to things only means you never had a chance to be interested in them, or find out if you would have excelled in them.

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          10 years ago

          I see. Well, I suppose if I did go to public school, I could of became interested in sports, although I remember back when I did go to school, I was never found of sports, I played kick ball a few times, but I sucked at it, I thought the idea was to kick the ball as high as you could. Yeah, I wasn't too bright as a child.

          I remember that I often had a hard time paying attention in school, I don't really remember most of my days at school to be honest, I was often too tired, or distracted.

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  • Basiagirl98
    10 years ago

    I went to public school all through elementary, which was ok I guess...I only got made fun of sometimes (to my knowledge) for being a little chubby back then...
    But then I went to a private collegiate school for 6th and 7th grade which was fine too. I made a lot of friends there and the bullying was not THAT bad, actually I think the worst part was being around all the rich kids who thought they were better (not everyone though!).
    Then for 8th grade I went to a private Christian school due to financial problems and because my parents wanted me to "be closer to God", which was perfectly fine by me! I made friends with almost everyone there!
    But now I'm going to a public school again (financial problems and we lost our house) and have been for two years... and I absolutely hate it.
    I've been bullied soooo much here and for no reason!! (my parents think it's because they think that I think I'm better because I went to private school and because I have good grades...I'm really shy and reserved but I try to be nice to everyone!) and I definitely don't think I'm better because I realize that everyone has different experiences ect ect....
    I beg my parents constantly to homeschool me but they're always working so they can't...
    My point is...I really do wish I could be homeschooled because bullying may not be as bad in some other public schools... but at this one being bullied is life for me and the administrators say to come to them for help... but when you do they might talk to the people but take no real action whatsoever and the harassment almost always continues...

    Sorry for making it so long...I just needed to get that out lol

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  • NeuroNeptunian
    10 years ago

    I know a few parents who homeschool their children are about as well socialized and well behaved as you can get it. I don't disagree with it in the least bit. If the parents are doing a good job, the children will have ample social experience.

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  • Psoriano
    10 years ago

    I wish I'd had the chance to go to a decent school like the one Bart goes on that one episode.

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