Home Schooling

[Nikamichi]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
I am Socially fvcked up and I went to a private Catholic Elementary school and a public middle school / high school.


I have never had a day of home schooling...........

 

[antyler]

I was homeschooled throughout my years in school. I took some classes senior year, which definately helps. Homeschoolers are not socially inept. Social problems, though, will come from being homeschooled. For one, relating to women is alot harder i have noticed. No experience in things like that. Other than that, i think that there should be some kind of balance, kids need social interaction to learn things and develop properly i think.

As for me, im about to graduate from a j.c. with my Associates, and I have a girlfriend, so i dont think im doing too bad.

 

[Firsttime]

I am homeschooled, I have been since 3rd grade now I am in 11th. I don't like to think of myself as socially inept. I do however know some homeschoolers who are. Real nice people but you need to get to know them before they start to talk alot. I played hockey and whatnot through my middle school years, if there is a more socially unforgiving sport the ice hockey I would like to know what it is . I spend my summers at camps working with kids my own age, and I do attend my church's youth group. From my experience homeschoolers who want to be social can be, it's not that hard. But there are those who don't want to do alot of extra stuff, those are the kids who score 1450+ on their SATs. I think homeschoolers are very miss-represented, my sister had been homeschooled since 1st grade but this year (gr.9) chose to go to public school because she wanted to do things like drama. She fit right in and has lots of friends. My mom is much more motivated to teach me and my youngest sister then any high school teacher could ever be, and she generally stays several weeks ahead of me in my school work.

 

[ValkyrieofHouston]

Originally posted by: nkgreen
Are most home schooled kids socially inept? All the ones I know are. Discuss to hearts content.

Wow, I know alot of kids who are schooled in the public school system who are socially inept also!

I think there are alot of pros and cons to home schooling, it's not for everyone.

I do however wonder if the parents who do home school their children take away their kids ability to cope with real outside life, and real outside problems. It seems it would be too easy to shelter a child in this way... and they may not get the type of social stimulation that is needed for social problem solving skills.

But I have never heard of home schooled kids turning out bad.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: ValkyrieofHouston

Originally posted by: nkgreen
Are most home schooled kids socially inept? All the ones I know are. Discuss to hearts content.

Wow, I know alot of kids who are schooled in the public school system who are socially inept also!

I think there are alot of pros and cons to home schooling, it's not for everyone.

I do however wonder if the parents who do home school their children take away their kids ability to cope with real outside life, and real outside problems. It seems it would be too easy to shelter a child in this way... and they may not get the type of social stimulation that is needed for social problem solving skills.

But I have never heard of home schooled kids turning out bad.

High school is "real outside life" and contains "real outside problems"? Man -- if so, wait until they start living on their own..

I was homeschooled/unschooled (Google it) K-12...I'd like to think I turned out alright.

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: austin316

Originally posted by: dainthomas
I would rather have a socially inept MIT grad than a prom king who works at Plaid Pantry.

I love how 90% of this board doesn't think you can do both. No way you can be a great athlete, a popular person AND do well in school and get a great job. Socially inept people will never do well in the business world. Even if they have a great idea, if they can't share it, it won't become a reality.

Enjoy playing in the band/drama club.

NERD!

 

[Lizardman]

you watch too much south park

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: dainthomas

Originally posted by: austin316

Originally posted by: dainthomas
I would rather have a socially inept MIT grad than a prom king who works at Plaid Pantry.

I love how 90% of this board doesn't think you can do both. No way you can be a great athlete, a popular person AND do well in school and get a great job. Socially inept people will never do well in the business world. Even if they have a great idea, if they can't share it, it won't become a reality.

Enjoy playing in the band/drama club.

NERD!

That is the uber nerd!

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: dainthomas

Originally posted by: austin316

Originally posted by: dainthomas
I would rather have a socially inept MIT grad than a prom king who works at Plaid Pantry.

I love how 90% of this board doesn't think you can do both. No way you can be a great athlete, a popular person AND do well in school and get a great job. Socially inept people will never do well in the business world. Even if they have a great idea, if they can't share it, it won't become a reality.

Enjoy playing in the band/drama club.

NERD!

Wow, he's really starting to look old.

 

[JACKHAMMER]

Originally posted by: bum

Originally posted by: notfred
Most home schooled kids are socially inept partly because it's hard to make friends at home, and partly because they tend to come from psycho hyper-religious families.

This may be true for some religous/conservative regions, but it is not at all the case here. Many parents here simply believe the public school system is not good enough for their kids. Some send them to private schools, some have them homeschooled.

Coming from a guy who lives in Evanston, and who's public high school is probably New Trier (One of the best, if not the best public High School in the state) I find it hard to believe many people that the public school isnt good enough. Face it - an overwheling majority of home schoolers are religious wackos who cant fathom not having 100% control over their children anf what they learn.... Ohh noes... Evolution id EVIL...

 

[Jeff7]

I'm totally socially inept - and I went to public school. I picked up on things quicker, and had better vocabulary than kids my age, so they made fun of that. And I also didn't have a grasp on the concept of "friendly ribbing" - so I interpreted any minor friendly insults as personal attacks. Public school isn't a guarantee of good social skills.

 

[ValkyrieofHouston]

Originally posted by: CadetLee

Originally posted by: ValkyrieofHouston

Originally posted by: nkgreen
Are most home schooled kids socially inept? All the ones I know are. Discuss to hearts content.

Wow, I know alot of kids who are schooled in the public school system who are socially inept also!

I think there are alot of pros and cons to home schooling, it's not for everyone.

I do however wonder if the parents who do home school their children take away their kids ability to cope with real outside life, and real outside problems. It seems it would be too easy to shelter a child in this way... and they may not get the type of social stimulation that is needed for social problem solving skills.

But I have never heard of home schooled kids turning out bad.

High school is "real outside life" and contains "real outside problems"? Man -- if so, wait until they start living on their own..

I was homeschooled/unschooled (Google it) K-12...I'd like to think I turned out alright.

Well the other side of the coin is, with some of the public school systems lacking as they are, and the teacher to child ratio being so poor, you could say that a home schooled child benefits from being taught in home with the undivided attention and care of their teacher (not having to compete with 30 other students, etc) I don't know, but just thinking out loud on this topic

 

[mugs]

In my personal experience they are more likely to be socially inept, but parents who homeschool will deny that to no end. There is no answer to your question.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Those that I know certainly are not. One now teaches in China. The other is at the Air Force Academy. Another a violinist and music teacher. They were all academically superior to their peers at an earlier age too.

 

[SparkyJJO]

Originally posted by: nkgreen
Are most home schooled kids socially inept? All the ones I know are. Discuss to hearts content.

you like insulting me huh?

 

[dmw16]

they tend to be. i also think it is a bad idea because parents arent always capable of recognizing learning difficulties their kids might have. they also aren't trained to teach. this esspecially applies to more advanced (high school) topics like calc, chemistry, physics, etc.

 

[datalink7]

I went to homeschool during middle school (went to public during elementary and high school, and college of course). I wouldn't say I'm socially inept. I can interact with peope perfectly well. However I am social inept in terms of getting a girlfriend, of which I have had none (and am 23). It's a weird, because I actually get along with everyone and my job is VERY people oriented and I do a good job with it.

 

[EatSpam]

Originally posted by: dmw16
they tend to be. i also think it is a bad idea because parents arent always capable of recognizing learning difficulties their kids might have. they also aren't trained to teach. this esspecially applies to more advanced (high school) topics like calc, chemistry, physics, etc.

That's when its time to send Junior to Junior college.

 

[EatSpam]

Originally posted by: JACKHAMMER

Originally posted by: bum

Originally posted by: notfred
Most home schooled kids are socially inept partly because it's hard to make friends at home, and partly because they tend to come from psycho hyper-religious families.

This may be true for some religous/conservative regions, but it is not at all the case here. Many parents here simply believe the public school system is not good enough for their kids. Some send them to private schools, some have them homeschooled.

Coming from a guy who lives in Evanston, and who's public high school is probably New Trier (One of the best, if not the best public High School in the state) I find it hard to believe many people that the public school isnt good enough. Face it - an overwheling majority of home schoolers are religious wackos who cant fathom not having 100% control over their children anf what they learn.... Ohh noes... Evolution id EVIL...

If I lived in Kansas, I'd be homeschooling because I'm NOT a religious wacko!

 

[Kirby]

Originally posted by: Lizardman
you watch too much south park

haha, south park just reinforces my current beliefs about life

 

[Rayden]

I never went to public school until I began taking classes at the community college in highschool. When I tell people I was homeschooled they usually say I don't act like a normal homeschooler.

My family was part of a large homeschooling social network so there were a lot of group activities I was able to be a part of. Most of my friends were not homeschooled though. I played roller hockey, hung out with friends from church.

Many homeschoolers are socially inept though, it has more to do with them not doing anything than simply being homeschooled.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: datalink7
I went to homeschool during middle school (went to public during elementary and high school, and college of course). I wouldn't say I'm socially inept. I can interact with peope perfectly well. However I am social inept in terms of getting a girlfriend, of which I have had none (and am 23). It's a weird, because I actually get along with everyone and my job is VERY people oriented and I do a good job with it.

24, went through 2 yrs at a community college and 1yr at a university, and still never even dated. Hah!

Whole thing depends on how well you acclimate to people. For me, public school taught me that people are often needlessly cruel and irrational and are to be avoided if possible. Home schooling just might have worked out better, but I don't know if my parents ever even considered that as a possibility. We've generally been a "follow the status quo" family. Having me skip grades was never mentioned once, though I probably could have done so with no problem.

 

[Rayden]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: datalink7
I went to homeschool during middle school (went to public during elementary and high school, and college of course). I wouldn't say I'm socially inept. I can interact with peope perfectly well. However I am social inept in terms of getting a girlfriend, of which I have had none (and am 23). It's a weird, because I actually get along with everyone and my job is VERY people oriented and I do a good job with it.

24, went through 2 yrs at a community college and 1yr at a university, and still never even dated. Hah!

Whole thing depends on how well you acclimate to people. For me, public school taught me that people are often needlessly cruel and irrational and are to be avoided if possible. Home schooling just might have worked out better, but I don't know if my parents ever even considered that as a possibility. We've generally been a "follow the status quo" family. Having me skip grades was never mentioned once, though I probably could have done so with no problem.

One good thing about homeschooling is the lack of need for "grades." You can learn at your own pace. If you need more time understanding something, you take more time. If you are ready to move on you do. From an academic standpoint the one on one tutoring one recieves from their parents cannot be compared to a public school setting.

 

[MrWizzard]

Jeff7 Said

24, went through 2 yrs at a community college and 1yr at a university, and still never even dated. Hah!

Whole thing depends on how well you acclimate to people. For me, public school taught me that people are often needlessly cruel and irrational and are to be avoided if possible. Home schooling just might have worked out better, but I don't know if my parents ever even considered that as a possibility. We've generally been a "follow the status quo" family. Having me skip grades was never mentioned once, though I probably could have done so with no problem.

LOL and I thought I was the only one.

EDIT: uh this is creepy you are like an mirror image of me. YIKES

 

[0roo0roo]

depends on the parents reasons. if its fundies trying to indoctrinate their kids..then well yea its gonna suck.