^^ no.....I've never heard of it

what is it exactly?

It's a school that has a homeschooling program. It's main office is in Texas, so I thought that you might be studing there

I am homeschooled and not really afraid to tell anyone.

^^ good for you! be proud of it! I know I am

Some people are very embarrassed to admit they are homeshooled.

I forgot to mention in the last post, that I do take extra curriculum activites at the local highschool. Like band, choir, and swimming. All the rest of the classes I take at home.

EDIT: Americangirlemmie, yeah, it is kind of sad what some people think of us. I think those people forget that the rich, popular, and famous teenage actors, and actresses are homeschooled.

^^ Yea they must. I've read about a lot of actors and actresses (a lot of Disney stars that every little kid loves) who are homeschooled.

I've never had this but my little brother had another boy say to him, "You're homeschooled because you're too stupid to go to public school." That irritates me.

Once, we were at youth group on a night when the public schoolers had something big going on at school. So there were six homeschoolers there and maybe 3 public schoolers. And my boss (who's also one of the youth group leaders) said, "I want to hear the public schooler's opinions on peer pressure." He addressed a third of the people there and cut out all of us homeschoolers. Does he seriously believe that homeschoolers don't face peer pressure?

What also annoys me is people like my boss who think that because I'm homeschooled, my schedule can be re-arranged to fit any shift he wants to put me on. Every time he left town (he didn't like Alaska and went on vacation at least every other month out of the year), he would put me on a Thursday morning shift that I'd told him I couldn't do because of piano lessons (part of my school work as an arts credit). And every time, I had to e-mail him and say, "I can't work that time, I have piano lessons" and he'd say, "OK, put up a sign that we're closed at that time". (Everyone who worked at the pool at that time has a full time job in addition to lifeguarding or is in high school so no one else could do the shift except my boss). EVERY TIME!!! At least 15 times while he was my boss, that happened. Did he have short term memory loss or something? Don't you think he'd get the hint and realize what my answer would be after I said the same thing four or five times? No, he just didn't respect my schedule.

I wanted to go talk to him once and say, "Why don't you put so-and-so on that shift?" (one of the high schoolers). And he'd say something like, "Well they're in school and can't do it." And I wanted to say, "Well, I'm in school too. So my school isn't as important as their school? Basically, you respect their school schedules and that they can't get out of it but you won't respect my school schedule and I can't get out of it?" I'd like to have heard his response to that!!

Anyway, he was much worse on my sister when she worked there. I think he was used to my sister so he wasn't near so hard on me. With my sister, he'd say stuff in front of all the other lifeguards like, "What's so bad about public school?" and "What do you all (other lifeguards) think of so-and-so being homeschooled?" And then it's like, I would think he would like having someone being homeschooled! Because if he didn't, he wouldn't have anyone else to do the lunch time lap swim shift and he'd have to do it.

Sorry, I get very irritated and annoyed about that subject. People can be so closed-minded.

^^ Its ok narnian at heart. I have situations like that sometimes to.

Me too. I always get irritated when people act like I'm an unsocialized misfit. Its probably also because I don't typically have a whole lot of friends, and don't like to just hang around and goof off (with anyone but my sister, that is). I prefer to actually be talking about something interesting. I've had arguments with people about that. But I don't think its necessarily a homeschooled thing--my mom is kind of like that too, and she went to public school.
But I try to ignore it. People often make judgements about homeschoolers without actually knowing much about them.

On the otherside of the fence, there are homeschoolers who think public schools are evil, that Christians shouldn't attend school (public or private) and they look down on people who aren't homeschooled. I've often noticed the latter in this thread. A word to the wise. All people have the potential for great good and great evil. Let's not be self-righteous in our ways, whether we're for homeschooling or not.

On the otherside of the fence, there are homeschoolers who think public schools are evil, that Christians shouldn't attend school (public or private) and they look down on people who aren't homeschooled. I've often noticed the latter in this thread. A word to the wise. All people have the potential for great good and great evil. Let's not be self-righteous in our ways, whether we're for homeschooling or not.

Yea I know. That irritates me too.

I believe that you should school your kids the best way. The best way is not homeschooling, the best way is not public school, the best way is not Christian school, the best way is not private school, the best way is not boarding school, etc. The best way is what works the best for you.

Some people are very embarrassed to admit they are homeshooled. They have good reason though. The kids here think if you are homeschooled you are either Mentally or physically disable or to poor to pay for school. It is very sad and offensive both to homeschoolers and to the people that really have those problems.

I know how that feels. When I was young if I told someone that I was homeschooled they would look at me as if I came from Mars, so I never told anyone. I was generally a very shy girl when I was little and it was difficult for me to 'fit in' with the rest of the kids. Also I my family are very firm believers and I had a very strong Christian and moral upbringing, and the place we were living when I was young was not a very rich one. Most of the kids (not all, but quite a few), were from either very poor, struggling families, or kids of alchoholics and the atmosphere was a rather rough one at the playground, and not what I was used too, and trying to fit in was difficult for me, so telling people that I was homeschooled made them think me rather strange, so I didn't tell anyone. If they asked me where my school was, I'd simply say that it was a private school. If kids would ask me what my grades in school were (we have a different grading system then in public schools) I would 'translate' the my grades into the grading system used in public schools. These days I don't mind telling people I'm homeschooled, because I has gotten to be more popular here. Before it was simply unheard of

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On the otherside of the fence, there are homeschoolers who think public schools are evil, that Christians shouldn't attend school (public or private) and they look down on people who aren't homeschooled. I've often noticed the latter in this thread. A word to the wise. All people have the potential for great good and great evil. Let's not be self-righteous in our ways, whether we're for homeschooling or not.

I completely agree. It's silly to look down on people who go to public/private school, or think that any other form of schooling other than homeschooling is wrong. Most of my friends go to public school and I never look down on them, and I really don't understand people who do. What kind of schooling works best for you, that is the kind you should do, be it public, private, homeschool, or anything else. Public school may have it's downsides, but then hey so does homeschooling. I get really annoyed when people look down on others because of the form of schooling they have is different to what theirs, I think that kind of attitude is very childish. It's like come on, just mind your own buisness, and leave other alone, and don't look down on them, cause for them their type of schooling is the best.

Me too. I always get irritated when people act like I'm an unsocialized misfit. Its probably also because I don't typically have a whole lot of friends, and don't like to just hang around and goof off (with anyone but my sister, that is). I prefer to actually be talking about something interesting. I've had arguments with people about that. But I don't think its necessarily a homeschooled thing--my mom is kind of like that too, and she went to public school.
But I try to ignore it. People often make judgements about homeschoolers without actually knowing much about them.

On the otherside of the fence, there are homeschoolers who think public schools are evil, that Christians shouldn't attend school (public or private) and they look down on people who aren't homeschooled. I've often noticed the latter in this thread. A word to the wise. All people have the potential for great good and great evil. Let's not be self-righteous in our ways, whether we're for homeschooling or not.

Another good point to make out of all this, is for us who are/were homeschooled to go out there and prove the myth and stereotypes wrong by being the best example we can be.

We can toss the socialization myth out on it's ear by the way we handle ourselves with others be they public, private, or homeschooled. The same with interactions with kids and adults. It's a lot like being a Christian. If we want to make a point, we have to walk the walk as well as talk the talk.

In regards to the public vs. private vs. homeschooling debate...

I had two friends in jr. high and high school who both chose to go back to public school after being homeschooled. One stayed. One returned. Homeschooling works for some. It doesn't work for others.

I taught at a private Christian school for a year. One of my students struggled with the curriculum, but I had a hunch that they would do better in a traditional book format. I didn't know it at the time, but the school was closed down for various reasons at the end of that year and that particular student ended up in public school. I don't know what their grades are, but I can tell they are flourishing. I talked to them yesterday at church and they said that "geometry was going well." Which leads me to believe that they are getting solid grades.

So as a graduated homeschooler whose parents were in leadership in both a local support group and a regional group, I can argue pretty much every side of the coin. What matters is what we the students make of the opportunity and how we show ourselves to the world. If we want to prove that homeschooling should be given a consideration, then we have to hold our heads up and walk the walk.

So I wrote a long, ingenious post for this . . . and I got interrupted and it was deleted. lol.
I agree that no one should condemn anyone else's way of schooling - it's their choice. But I've been guilty of it. When I was younger, I was in the group of all and only homeschooled kids. The greatest evil in the world was . .. "Public schoolers". I didn't know any!
But now I have plenty of wonderful friends who are . . *gasp* "Public schooled!". Woo!!