Homeschooling Club

[Starborn42 she/her]

Club for people who are homeschooled or curious how it works and what it's like

I'm not homeschooled but I've always wondered about it and have multiple American friends who are. 

 

 

@The Storming Stormfather

Great Idea!

Edited February 28, 2021 by Starborn42

[Knight of Iron she/they]

I was homeschooled for my whole life. I graduated like a year ago, though.

[Starborn42 she/her]

That's interesting. So did a family member teach you?

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Just now, Starborn42 said:

That's interesting. So did a family member teach you?

So, mostly I technically taught myself with curriculum my mother spent a lot of time finding for me. Mostly she just stayed home and made sure we actually did school, instead of fooling around on Roblox or writing or playing other games or Legos or talking about book stuff ( all of which we got away with many times; oh yeah, my other two sisters were homeschooled to).

[Starborn42 she/her]

Just now, Knight of Iron said:

So, mostly I technically taught myself with curriculum my mother spent a lot of time finding for me. Mostly she just stayed home and made sure we actually did school, instead of fooling around on Roblox or writing or playing other games or Legos or talking about book stuff ( all of which we got away with many times; oh yeah, my other two sisters were homeschooled to).

Wow, that's so cool! How come you didn't attend a school though? And you didn't have school friends so who did you hang out with? 

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Just now, Starborn42 said:

Wow, that's so cool! How come you didn't attend a school though? And you didn't have school friends so who did you hang out with? 

No offense to public school, but my parents homeschooled me because they wanted to make sure I'd be smart. Plus, both my parents have had bad experiences with public school.

As for who I hung out with, church friends. Basically, whoever was assigned to my church schedule were my pool of friends to choose from... and oftentimes that wasn't very big. We had weekly activities my whole life, though, so that's pretty much when I would do friend things/socializing.

[Mat he/him]

@Knight of Iron you are exactly like me

Expect I was pulled out last month :/

[Knight of Iron she/they]

6 minutes ago, Matrim's Dice said:

@Knight of Iron you are exactly like me

Expect I was pulled out last month :/

It was a constant struggle against procrastination, for sure.

And how come?

[Mat he/him]

Just now, Knight of Iron said:

It was a constant struggle against procrastination, for sure.

And how come?

Same reason as you  

[Knight of Iron she/they]

Just now, Matrim's Dice said:

Same reason as you  

Ayyyyyyyyyy

deep breath

Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! Graduation buddies.
Speaking of, the decor for my graduation from 1.2 years ago is still up in our house. As is our Christmas tree.

[BreezeCauthon he/him]

Hey! I'm homeschooled too!

[Knight of Iron she/they]

1 minute ago, BreezeCauthon said:

Hey! I'm homeschooled too!

Really? Didn't know Theodore Roosevelt was homeschooled.

[Spren of Kindness she/her]

I was.  But I went past what my mom could teach, so now I'm a peasant.

[Chasmgoat he/him]

I am thinking about going into homeschooling... hopefully it works out

[The Storming Stormfather]

I should probably join the discussion I caused... 

So I'm homeschooled and have been my entire life. Not much to say here, though. I just do what I love to do (Lego, reading, a little writing, a bit of math, WWII history, some sports, biking (when everything's not frozen)). I do literally nothing social because COVID and I live in the middle of a forest, but I'm an introvert so I'm good with nothing (and I honestly like trees more than most people).

Spoiler

Sorry if this is rude, I mean it as a joke.

Edited March 2, 2021 by The Storming Stormfather

[BreezeCauthon he/him]

21 hours ago, Knight of Iron said:

Really? Didn't know Theodore Roosevelt was homeschooled.

Interestingly enough, he actually was.

[Starborn42 she/her]

On 01/03/2021 at 9:28 PM, BreezeCauthon said:

Interestingly enough, he actually was.

Oh wow

[Quivil]

I used to be homeschooled but was kicked out of homeschooling and into middle school.

[AonDoor he/him]

I've been homeschooled my whole life (except for fifth grade). Consequently, I know English.

[Robin Sedai she/her]

Same here! (except for the fifth grade bit)

[Wayne's Unlucky Hat he/him]

On 2/28/2021 at 10:07 AM, Matrim's Dice said:

@Knight of Iron you are exactly like me

Expect I was pulled out last month :/

LOL

[Wayne's Unlucky Hat he/him]

On 2/28/2021 at 7:14 PM, The Storming Stormfather said:

I should probably join the discussion I caused... 

So I'm homeschooled and have been my entire life. Not much to say here, though. I just do what I love to do (Lego, reading, a little writing, a bit of math, WWII history, some sports, biking (when everything's not frozen)). I do literally nothing social because COVID and I live in the middle of a forest, but I'm an introvert so I'm good with nothing (and I honestly like trees more than most people).

  Reveal hidden contents

Sorry if this is rude, I mean it as a joke.

I do pretty much the same things and im also an intovert

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

here you guys go, I am homeschooled, here is my anthem: Homeschool Anthem | Shama Mrema (feat. PD) - YouTube

[Rashek's PR Manager she/her]

Not very familiar with the term homeschooling, I don't know if this counts, but I dropped out of high school after a year because of depression and studied at home for the next two years, preparing for College Entrance Examination on my own, during which I used school textbooks. 

On Wikipedia it's said that

Quote

homeschooling is the education of school-aged children at home or a variety of places other than a school, usually conducted by a parent, tutor, or an online teacher.

So I guess my two-year studying at home fits the bill? 

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

7 hours ago, Rashek's PR Manager said:

Not very familiar with the term homeschooling, I don't know if this counts, but I dropped out of high school after a year because of depression and studied at home for the next two years, preparing for College Entrance Examination on my own, during which I used school textbooks. 

On Wikipedia it's said that

So I guess my two-year studying at home fits the bill? 

apparently? so homeschooling is pretty much school except your teacher is your mom and/or dad. usually there is a curriculum that the parents use to school their children. um, I'm bad at explaining this aren't I?