-How has homeschooling affected your faith? (if applicable)
I would have to say that homeschooling has definatly helped to strengthen my faith. Besides doing a Christian program (ACE) I was always surrounded in a warm and loving Christian atmosphere (my dear family), so that really helped me to grow a deep and strong faith
-How has it affected your relationship with your family?
It helped greatly, we always did school together (there are six of us), it was like being in a classroom, my mom taught us and it helped me to get to know her better and become closer to her
-How has it affected your relationship with the outside world?
Being a shy and closed and rather insecure person by nature, I have to say I am glad I didn't attend public school cause I would be one of those kids that is overlooked and bullied. Being in a loving home enviorment helped me to feel secure.
-Do you think what kind of school a person should attend depends on that person or not? Probably, I have to admit that I haven't really given that question much thought
-Who regulates the curriculum? I don't really understand this question so I'm not sure how to anwer it
-What kind of classes/subjects are you taught?
Doing the ACE program, I did the subjects there (read Bella's post) but I also had to do a Russian program as well, so I did Russian grammer, history, literature, geography, a bit of math and stuff like that, it was a little difficult at time to try and cram ALL that information into my brain (doing two programs can be quite insane, but at least you end up knowing stuff in two languages )
-what process did you have to go through to become a home schooler and to apply for graduation? The process to become a homeschooler I don't remember, basically we were just registered in the school and got the books from there, but did all the work at home. It was the same with graduation, I just sent all my results to the school and then I was invited to the graduation ceremony and got my diploma

Love the questions! Can't believe how many homeschoolers responded to this thread! Its so great to see!

Hurrah for you, wild rose!

I was homeschooled my whole life; started high school at 13, missed almost 2 1/2 years of school and graduated this past spring with a 3.9 GPA. (thanks Heavens, lol) Does anyone know how or where I take my SATs?

I was homeschooled up through 10th grade, and then went to the local Christian school for my last two years. I'm really glad I did both. Homeschooling was good, but everything revolved around me, me, me -- so I got pretty selfish. Christian school taught me how to give myself to others all day, instead of rushing through my work and then doing whatever I want.

However, if I hadn't been homeschooled, I don't think I would love to read and write so much. So, really, both were good for different reasons.

Does anyone know how or where I take my SATs?

The local high school. That's where I took mine. This website: http://sat.collegeboard.org/home has a lot of helpful stuff about the SAT.

Yep n_a_h's right I believe, but you should check to see which school's are offering the SAT's as not all public schools do. I had to take mine in a neighboring high school since my own was rather small and did not offer the exams. But definitely check out the website n_a_h posted!

Thanks all for answering my questions... sorry I apparently wasn't clear with a few But I enjoyed reading your opinions!

I'm in fifth grade, my brother's in third, we've been homeschooled all our lives and love it!

I have always been curious about homeschooling. I`ve wanted to try it, but unfortuantely my parents wouldn`t go for it.

I have a question: Does homeschooling put you at any disadvatage when trying to get into university? I hope that doesn`t sound offensive; I`m actually ignorant on that fact.

Valiant, I don't know for sure about all schools. Attending Alaskan universities is easy because they are used to lots of homeschool students. All you need is a diploma or GED.

My mom, however, used a program through North Atlantic Regional School in Maine. Basically, we did whatever we wanted curriculum/studies wise and sent in proof (tests, papers, awards, ribbons, DVDs, letters from piano teachers, transcript from college classes taken, etc.) that we had completed the work to NARS. Then, once we had completed Maine's 17.5 credit requirement, they sent me a "real" diploma from their school. So no matter what school I applied to, I have a "real" diploma from an acredited school and a "real" transcript from them. I could apply to a school and just put North Atlantic Regional as my high school and no one would ever know that I was homeschooled if I didn't want them to.

Programs like that can be really nice. My mom wanted her kids to have "real" diplomas from an acredited school. She wanted it so it'd be easier for us to get jobs and apply to schools and stuff like that. My mom printed out a diploma and she and Dad both signed it and gave it to me so I have two diplomas and I value them both but still, a diploma from an acredited school will carry more weight than one my mom printed out.

So basically, to answer your question, no I wasn't at a disadvantage because I had a "real" diploma. I could see how it might be difficult if you didn't. I don't know however, because I didn't apply to a bunch of universities.

I've been homeschooled pretty much my whole life. I finished High School last year, and now I'm pondering where to go from here.

Homeschooled and proud of it! As my older brother and I like to say: I are homeschooled.

Having been homeschooled through 6th grade and gone to public school 7th-12th grade, I can say in retrospect that both experiences were valuable. However, I definitely was unprepared to act socially in the 'real world' at first and it took me about two years of transition before I was able to competently wallow through the school social scene.

It's noticable that Narniaweb seems to be a haven for sheltered homeschoolers, and I don't mean that term in a degrading way, I think it's very good to be sheltered at a young age from a lot of the garbage in the secular world. But at some point, one has to know how at least how to approach modern society and be able to live in it. After all, Christians aren't called to live entirely in self-contained congregations, they do the most good when they're a light to the world.

As much as homeschooling was great, public high school for me was an invaluable learning experience because I could learn how to deal with most any sort of person in a (mostly) neutral and safe environment on a consistent day to day basis (i.e. I didn't have to go to people's houses or their crazy Friday-night parties to get to know them).

So I would have a question to ask to the other homeschoolers of NarniaWeb:

Do you feel you are socially prepared to interact in an environment in the future (whether it be a workplace, recreation activity or whatever) with people who may have very different cultural, political, and religious values than your own? If so, what has prepared you? If not, what is the reason?

One piece of advice I would give to people who are really young (like early teens/preteens): Try to avoid an echo chamber in your understanding of cultural/political/religious values. If you live in an environment where your values are not questioned or challenged, you rarely need to justify or defend them and it can be much harder to develop counterarguments later on when you are confronted with opposition. For example, if someone tells you a commonly given reason that you've never heard before as to why one of your values is wrong, you might not be able to come up with a good rebuttal on the spot and you'd be more open to actually believing what your opponent says. It can be almost as important to learn why other's values/beliefs are wrong as it is that yours are right.

^ Don't worry I was in a public school from the start of my schooling life and until the last 2/3 years I didn't like talking to people and I was reserved but now with what.... 4 days left of school in my life, I am glade the experience is over. High school is a hard journey that drags on for way too long.

It's noticable that Narniaweb seems to be a haven for sheltered homeschoolers...

Wait a second! There are a quite a few sheltered homeschoolers out there (and on this forum) and there are a quite a few unsheltered homeschoolers. But don't say that most of the homeschoolers on the forum are sheltered. I for one was not sheltered, I was protected by my parents until I was ready and I can say the same about my siblings. I need to be protected, I wasn't born ready to take whatever the world threw at me.

I have friends who's parents sheltered them for years and then a few years ago the parents decided the kids need to be ready for the world and into their home came movies, music, etc. that never should have. And now they wear clothes that are inappropriate and do things that a few years ago they would never have dream of doing. I don't see these friends very often, not more than once a year normally, but if I did see them I don't know what I would say or do with them anymore.

I had more to say, but I lost my train of thought.
SnowAngel

I wish I could have been homeschooled. I went to a comprehensive school (UK equivalent of a "public" school in the US) and the amount of bullying (from other kids, not from teachers) that I suffered was horrendous. Preparing you for "real life" is one thing, being damaged emotionally so that you find it difficult to form relationships with people for the rest of your life is another.