My apologies for being so unfaithful about blogging. Since my blog is read mostly by UGers I know I'm writing to a crowd of mainly homeschoolers...or at least people were at one time. =P As I was homeschooled for nine years, I know the ins and outs to being a homeschooler. Now, after transferring to public school, whenever I tell someone that I used to be homeschooled, I hear the things that they had always thought about homeschoolers.
Please note that this is NOT to put down those who have been or are public schooled, and by no means does every kid in public school think these things! And while these things may be what some homescholers do or are, for myself and the ones that I have known, they are not.
Homeschoolers don't have a social life
While talking to a mom whose child was in public school, she asked, upon hearing that I was homeschooled, "But don't homeschoolers have no social life?" Hmm, when I was homeschooled, I did get out of the house to be with other kids nearly every day :)
They are socially awkward
When I was shadowing at a high school last year, a girl said, "I heard that homeschoolers have no social skills." There are many homeschoolers that I know...and have been so for all their life, who are totally amazing with people. Just as much as the kids in public schools.
They are incapable of having a schedule
Another idea that has irritated me is the expectation that homeschoolers don't know how to or are unable to follow a schedule. When I was homeschooled, I had a schedule that I followed everyday...and with no trouble at all!
They get to wear pajamas to school
One misconception that always annoys me to no end is that, every day, homeschoolers go to school in their pajamas. Neither I nor any other homeschooler that I know have gone to school in our pajamas. If we ever have, certainly not every day!
They get to sleep until noon...whenever!
And finally, the most agitating saved for last: homeschoolers get to sleep till noon whenever they want to. Not I, nor my fellow homeschoolers, have slept till noon whenever we felt like it. On school days, I have almost always been up between six-thirty and seven-thirty. Now I know seven-thirty is late on a school day, but it's nowhere near noon, which is the thing that I'm discussing.
Hmm, I really need to blog more, but I never know what to blog about. If you guys have any requests or suggestions, feel free to ask...and yes, I'm willing to do some research. Some. Nothing too unknown to me. Please. XD
Thanks for shedding some light on this subject. I don't understand how so many people think things like this. Although I do admit to wearing sweats some days:)
ReplyDeleteHeya! x)
ReplyDelete707 that was great! You'll LOVE this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJHt-m3VX6o AND this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHg1Chcdvng
Haha so when people ask the "no social life/skills", tell them: "You're the one who spends eight hours a day in the same place every day getting spoon-fed school...and you say I have no life!?"
Go get em sis x)
Luthien, your welcome ^_^
ReplyDeleteHiy'a NightBlade!
Those links are great! *grins*
I know, right?! I think I saw that one on your Google + profile. I will, bro XD
Well done! I love this, because after the 10th time you hear the misconceptions you just want them to know homeschoolers do work hard, and its not at all what people can comprehend.
ReplyDeleteNice post. It's amazing how many misconceptions people have about homeschoolers.
ReplyDeleteThank you both :)
ReplyDeleteHey a sis!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog....especially the poll.
Maybe you should make it less days, y'know?
Haha, poll's gone already =P
DeleteI slept til noon once. :P It's not a regular thing though, lol. I like the blog. :)
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you Hyper :) 707 I haven't yet, but I might someday XD
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