It is up to the parents to find support groups within their community to interact with, find activities, friends and help with the schooling, if a parent doesn’t know or refuses then there is nothing against a student whom is home schooled to find those tools by searching online. Then by presenting that info to the parent showing good cause to join up (activities, help, friends, socialization etc etc. ) then the parent will be more apt to take the initiative and become more proactive on the child’s social and physical outlet needs.
Most of us begin not knowing much about this process but learn by interacting with other home schooled families. If that effort is not made then sure, being home schooled would be lonely, boring and terrible. The tools are there, you just have to use them. You can find kids that are just like you, home schooled too… through the groups… some of the groups are a bit hard to find, but they are out there.
Statistics: Posted by jennm2203 — Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:10 pm
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No, I didn't have a lot of friends in high school. I had one best friend most of the way through - of course there was the time we didn't speak because she set me up with a boy one weekend and had sex with him the next weekend. Then there were the "friends" who were nice to me as long as I was doing what they were doing (drinking and partying). Then there were the friends who were around for a month or two and then drop you for other friends...I definitely don't want to go back to those days.
Oh yes, I went to homecoming and prom. I was even a cheerleader. My Junior year I took a sophomore boy to the prom because I knew he'd agree to go. My Senior year I went with a friend who asked me because he knew I'd say yes...we were always fearing rejection and humiliation.
I want my daughters to be able to develop healty friendships based on mutual interest and respect. I also want my daughters to be able to do activities THEY are interested in...not what is popular with "everyone else".
There are some people who loved high school. In fact, some of them still act like they are in high school even a couple of years out of college. Luckily I moved on fast. I met and married a wonderful man. We both decided early on that homeschooling was the way for us to go with our children.
Statistics: Posted by mommyto2girls — Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:44 am
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Statistics: Posted by phil-pod — Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:17 pm
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Public school doesn't guarantee friends, being proactive and planning stuff with your friends is a better bet. If you plan stuff and invite your friends, chances are you'll be invited when they make plans. Simply being plopped down in the middle of a bunch of kids doesn't guarantee that friends will be made nor guarantee whether those friendships are lasting.
My 6 year old has plenty of friends he sees regularly, but I'm quite proactive at getting him to where his friends are.
I guess I'm skeptical on whether this is a homeschool vs. public school issue as I've known kids in both groups that have been terribly lonely and feel they don't see their friends enough.
Statistics: Posted by Calla_Dragon — Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:41 pm
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In retrospect, and what I wish for my children, is for them to have a strong sense of self, who they are as people and what their passions are. Regardless of what is going on around them. My reasons for home learning with them include that they are able to have a self directed life full of learning and the things they love.
Honestly, if they were expressing intense boredom and the wish to go to public school, I would give them that opportunity. We have always home schooled with them this far, and they have friends, interests and are always able to keep themselves occupied. I would be very concerned if they were depressed, bored and friendless. Definitely I believe that children should have a say in their education. That is another reason that we home learn.
Statistics: Posted by Starlily — Fri Jan 26, 2007 5:24 pm
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i wasnt teased or otherwise, it just wasnt interesting. Some people like to interact with others. i dont. thats why i think the person who is going to school should decide if he or she wants to go to homeschool or not. I have found one problem with homeschooling, for me personaly. My mom keeps trying to set me up with play dates, cause, she doesnt think i have enough interactions with other people.
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My teenage daughter homeschooled last year, but chose to attend the local high school this year. She had a hard time meeting kids her own age who lived close enough to do things with. She's much happier at the high school, but my sons are much happier, for now anyway, at home.
I do think the parents have the ultimate decision making power, but I also think that, especially in the teen years, the kids should have input into the decision to homeschool or not.
Statistics: Posted by Lkat83 — Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:09 pm
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