Ask a homeschooler

[siege_1302]

For the OP:

How does it feel knowing that your parents wouldn't trust you to agree with their worldview if you were given a standard public school education?

 

[Ezekel]

For the OP:

How does it feel knowing that your parents wouldn't trust you to agree with their worldview if you were given a standard public school education?

How does it feel to know that most parents that home school don't want to brainwash their children? It's there right to home school, and he was given the option of going to public high school and turned it down.

One could argue, and it has been argued, that public school is brainwashing by the government.

 

[siege_1302]

For the OP:

How does it feel knowing that your parents wouldn't trust you to agree with their worldview if you were given a standard public school education?

How does it feel to know that most parents that home school don't want to brainwash their children? It's there right to home school, and he was given the option of going to public high school and turned it down.

One could argue, and it has been argued, that public school is brainwashing by the government.

...but these ones did...

And that's a clever ruse by his parents. They give him an incredibly sweet deal by the standards of most public schools (in the sense of a short day and homework) and then offer him the choice. He probably wasn't an adult when he made that choice, and what kid is going to take the adult option? It's a decision the parents should take and accept responsibility for.

And yes, public school may be brainwashing by the government. It gives one side of education, similar to home schooling. But it doesn't prevent the parents from imparting some knowledge. Home schooling, not so much. He mentioned he was welcome at the local schools, but I doubt he'd be able to wander in and attend classes. The whole point of home schooling is a mistrust of what is being taught in the actual school, right?

 

[UnemMun]

I signed up to say I find this thread hilarious.

Homeschooling is brainwashing, but sending your child to a government built/funded/staffed public school for the entirety of his sentient childhood is normal.

Lol.

 

[Bulletinmybrain]

I was home schooled until seventh grade. It wasn't that bad.

I do have one question... did you ever have the "home schooler's accent"? If you're unsure what it is... watch this kid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfdovxnbt5c

Now, his is extreme... but I guess I'm referring to that half-mumble. I live in Brazil and I know a ton of home schoolers and they all have it except for a one or two.

EDIT: Yes, I had one of these "accents" but it's gone now.

Probably confidence issues/Lack of adequate communication.

 

[Ezekel]

For the OP:

How does it feel knowing that your parents wouldn't trust you to agree with their worldview if you were given a standard public school education?

How does it feel to know that most parents that home school don't want to brainwash their children? It's there right to home school, and he was given the option of going to public high school and turned it down.

One could argue, and it has been argued, that public school is brainwashing by the government.

...but these ones did...

And that's a clever ruse by his parents. They give him an incredibly sweet deal by the standards of most public schools (in the sense of a short day and homework) and then offer him the choice. He probably wasn't an adult when he made that choice, and what kid is going to take the adult option? It's a decision the parents should take and accept responsibility for.

And yes, public school may be brainwashing by the government. It gives one side of education, similar to home schooling. But it doesn't prevent the parents from imparting some knowledge. Home schooling, not so much. He mentioned he was welcome at the local schools, but I doubt he'd be able to wander in and attend classes. The whole point of home schooling is a mistrust of what is being taught in the actual school, right?

Or its the idea that parents want a larger role in the education of their children. Also, parents should be able to make decisions for their children. It's their right, certainly if there is some kind of abuse then someone needs to step in, but home schooling isn't abuse by any standards.

I was not home schooled. Though I did go to a private school, which my mother taught at. I did go to public school for a few years, but switched over to private during middle school. One of my brothers did go to public school, of his own accord.

My girlfriend was home schooled though. She is certainly well adjusted, well learned, and not a copy of her parents.

 

[qbert4ever]

Do you think your more mellow than others who've attended public institutions?

Do you think you're more high-strung then people who don't?

It really is just a person to person thing. I have friends that go, or have gone, to school that are more "mellow" then me, and I have friends that are not.

 

[slamm]

One of your previous replies stated that your parents tried to keep you away from sex, drugs and rock and roll in school, but have you ever....How do I say..defied what your parents told you out of, let's say disagreement for that matter?

 

[poleboy]

Do you feel like you missed out on something?

It probably doesn't work that way for everyone, but for me personally, primary school taught me a lot of important lessons about social behaviour and boundries that I might never have picked up otherwise. I've always been very reclusive and spent a lot of time alone. If I had been home-schooled, I think I would have become a very strange and lonely person. Hard to say, though. Where I live, home schooling is almost unheard of outside religious sects, so I don't know much about it.

 

[qbert4ever]

Do you feel like you missed out on something?

It probably doesn't work that way for everyone, but for me personally, primary school taught me a lot of important lessons about social behaviour and boundries that I might never have picked up otherwise. I've always been very reclusive and spent a lot of time alone. If I had been home-schooled, I think I would have become a very strange and lonely person. Hard to say, though. Where I live, home schooling is almost unheard of outside religious sects, so I don't know much about it.

There's always the odd feeling of "I wonder how my life would be if I did x instead of y", but that's really true for anything. It's not really missing things so much as it is doing other stuff to fill the gap.