The Homeschooler Thread

[Pythia]

Hey guys, so if you haven't been on Random Discussion: The Trilogy lately, me and LittleBlueGuppy are trying to figure out who is a homeschooler. So far we know of me, (Nevermindignoreme) LittleBlueGuppy, Canacullus, AmazonTankLvr, and Aquanerd. Probably. Correct me if I'm wrong. Are you a homeschooler? This thread is for you! If not, you're welcome anyways.

I'm a homeschooler!

 

[Mhamilton0911]

I'm a home school mom, I started a couple years ago, my oldest only attended kindergarten and it was so horrific we started to teach at home.

Still struggling to find a good rhythm. I'm still in the easy years though, reading, writing and basic math.

My oldest is a great reader, but struggling with math, and my second is great with math but struggling with reading.

 

[Frisbee]

I'm a home school mom, I started a couple years ago, my oldest only attended kindergarten and it was so horrific we started to teach at home.

Still struggling to find a good rhythm. I'm still in the easy years though, reading, writing and basic math.

My oldest is a great reader, but struggling with math, and my second is great with math but struggling with reading.

Find books that really interest them. I didn’t like reading until I realized there are some books out there worth reading, they just weren’t being put in front of me. If you can find a book that is really interesting to them, then they will be much more encouraged to read. Just an idea.

Just throwing that out there, it might help. I don’t know though, I’m not in your shoes.

For the math, I’ve found learning much easier when it’s more hands on math. Like my dad teaching me how to cut up an apple when I was little and explaining fractions as he cut it into different pieces. It really helps you understand what numbers actually mean, they are just representing little pieces and shapes.

 

[CrayfishAreAwesome]

Hmm, I want a nickname too now. I am actually thinking about changing my username too...Ideas?
Sullivan, why did AmazonTankLvr get banned?

Dunno, I just heard there was some controversy involved and we ain’t supposed to talk about it.

wait what he's banned? since when?

 

[Frisbee]

wait what he's banned? since when?

Since March 23rd (I think).

 

[NevermindIgnoreMe]

I'm, once again adding a poll option.

 

[Frisbee]

I'm, once again adding a poll option.

You should make a poll for my new nickname.

 

[NevermindIgnoreMe]

I tried, but I think you can only have one poll at a time and I don't want to take the one down. If you know how to add a poll, please tell me.

 

[Frisbee]

I tried, but I think you can only have one poll at a time and I don't want to take the one down. If you know how to add a poll, please tell me.

I think it would have to be a new thread...

 

[FinalFins]

I’ve been homeschooled my entire life, but for a couple months when I was in second grade we tried a private Christian school. Hated it. Our parents pulled us out before Christmas, so we only went a couple months. We had spend all day at school, come home at 3-4pm. I rarely ever got to hang out with my sibs. They had to go till 3:30 PM, then had like 2+ hours of homework after that. They usually weren’t finished till after dinner. Our parents quickly pulled us out of it, and I’m glad.

LOL every non homeschooler be like

 

[NevermindIgnoreMe]

Hhmmm...

 

[aoiumi]

I'm homeschooled, have been all my life. My parents taught me and my younger sibling the basics, (math, reading, writing,) and mostly let us run wild from there. I've always had an avid interest in all sciences and they've never needed to teach me anything about science, but they've made sure that we got enough in each subject to have a solid base to learn from if we didn't grow it ourselves.

We both went to a co-op for a few years, although this year my sister decided to go to public school.

Most of the stuff our parents have taught us have been practical skills. I know how to do my own plumbing, my own electrical wiring, carpentry, both in terms of making small pretty things and in terms of making chairs, tables, buildings, etc. how to cut my own wood, along with all the safety needed to do that and not get hurt in the process. We have a basic understanding of the core classes but most of the stuff we've learned has been the practical skills involved in running a household, to the level that we could use them with just a little more training to make them our jobs.

We also know a lot about cooking, my favorite past-time.

 

[Frisbee]

My new nickname | Polls 452302

 

[tnrsmomma]

LOL every non homeschooler be like

Lol when my kids gripe about the max hour or two worth of work they have to do I'm like "do you wanna be stuck in a desk at public school for 7 or 8 hours a day!?! Do you? Push me a little harder dude and see what happens!" Lol course they know darn well I wouldn't do it.

 

[Pythia]

Lol when my kids gripe about the max hour or two worth of work they have to do I'm like "do you wanna be stuck in a desk at public school for 7 or 8 hours a day!?! Do you? Push me a little harder dude and see what happens!" Lol course they know darn well I wouldn't do it.

That's like what I do to my kids.

 

[FishGirl115]

My brother and me (13) are homeschooled! Have been our whole lives Go homeschoolers! My mom actually runs a homeschool bookstore.

 

[NevermindIgnoreMe]

My brother and me (13) are homeschooled! Have been our whole lives Go homeschoolers! My mom actually runs a homeschool bookstore.

That's awesome! Welcome to the homeschool thread!

 

[UnknownUser]

I was, before I graduated. My public school was terrible and caused me severe mental health issues at the tender age of 11. So I was pulled out and attended public online schooling. I did start taking college classes in High School, which weren't online. So I only had a few years where I was strictly homeschooled.

I'm now in my second year of college, and it feels like a bit of a deja vu going back to online schooling. I really miss my university friends, even though we talk and video chat all the time. College has been the first time in my life where I've actually made a group of friends. I excelled academically in online school, but I suffered socially. I still have a lot of social anxiety.

My story is much the same, I was bullied between grades 5-8 but my mom never pulled me out, I just endured. I have severe social anxiety that causes depression and physical manifestations where I can't eat for months sometimes, no fun. College was the first time I had a real friend group, and we still keep in touch today (second year after graduation). I am now in college #2 for nursing, and I have a friend group, but no where as perfect as my original college friend group. Moving online is easy, haha, I'm such an introvert. Didn't leave the house this whole week and didn't even notice.

 

[BlackMolly99]

The homeschoolers know how to stay busy during covid!

 

[Frisbee]

The homeschoolers know how to stay busy during covid!

Yep, I’ve had to limit myself to only one novel a day, but now I’m at a cliff hanger and I wanna start the next book, but I already reached my quota today (I literally was just reading for the past 8 hours, it was a really good book). I should go move around, but man, I really wanna start the next book!

 

[BlackMolly99]

Yep, I’ve had to limit myself to only one novel a day, but now I’m at a cliff hanger and I wanna start the next book, but I already reached my quota today (I literally was just reading for the past 8 hours, it was a really good book). I should go move around, but man, I really wanna start the next book!

I know the feeling
Some books you just can't stop reading!

 

[NC122606]

Yay almost made it four weeks in homeschooling! (Online) I have one more assignment because I get all the work for the week in a day and I complete in one day... Then no more work for the rest of the week!

 

[NBettas83]

Yay almost made it four weeks in homeschooling! (Online) I have one more assignment because I get all the work for the week in a day and I complete in one day... Then no more work for the rest of the week!

Wow, how long do you work on that day?

 

[GlacialMold]

One of my friends said that the homework he is assigned(he's in 7th grade) takes him ~1 hour. They just have to do stuff on google classrooms.

 

[NC122606]

Wow, how long do you work on that day?

Probably 4 - 6 hours, I just don’t count Monday as a day. It’s “Schoolday”.
9 hours was the most and I felt sick. Lol

 

[NBettas83]

One of my friends said that the homework he is assigned(he's in 7th grade) takes him ~1 hour. They just have to do stuff on google classrooms.

Wow we have to do online stuff on GC too, but it takes me anywhere from 3-7 Hrs.

 

[GlacialMold]

I do school for 3-4 hours every day. And that's not during lockdown.

 

[NBettas83]

I do school for 3-4 hours every day. And that's not during lockdown.

lol Are you ever going to revert your username?

 

[GlacialMold]

Maybe.

 

[BlackMolly99]

I do school for 3-4 hours every day. And that's not during lockdown.

Lol, same here I've homeschooled all my life not just for Covid.

 

[Frisbee]

More memes.

 

[NevermindIgnoreMe]

More memes.

I have a bunch of homeschool memes on pinterest. I usually just do school all day and take lots of breaks. There isn't an assigned amount of work for each day, just what we have to have done by co op.

 

[idkausernamesoyeah]

When the curriculum is trying to bring you into algebra slowly, but you already know algebra cause you’ve got older siblings.

Easy math masquerading as hard math, that’s what it is. It’s trying to make me think it’s algebra, but it’s not real algebra.

I almost got excited for a moment cause I thought I might get to do some algebra, but no, he’s not real algebra.

r u in 8th grade?

When I graduate high school I will have 2 high school diplomas, a Guatemalan one and a Kentucky one

how does that work?

 

[Frisbee]

r u in 8th grade?

I never know what grade I’m in, but yes, it’s safe to say I’m somewhere in that general vicinity. I’m gonna have to state test this summer.

 

[AJE]

how does that work?

I am doing all the requirements to graduate from Guatemalan high school and Kentucky high school so I a technically graduating from both from both

 

[AcornTheBetta]

I am doing all the requirements to graduate from Guatemalan high school and Kentucky high school so I a technically graduating from both from both

Wow that's so cool!

I never know what grade I’m in, but yes, it’s safe to say I’m somewhere in that general vicinity. I’m gonna have to state test this summer.

Lol I remember those days. Tell me if u ever need help with Algebra.

 

[Frisbee]

Wow that's so cool!


Lol I remember those days. Tell me if u ever need help with Algebra.

Nah, I love algebra (the letters intrigue me), but I’m horrible at math computation. I can’t put numbers together in my head very fast.

 

[AcornTheBetta]

Nah, I love algebra (the letters intrigue me), but I’m horrible at math computation. I can’t put numbers together in my head very fast.

Awesome! What topic are u on rn?

 

[Frisbee]

Awesome! What topic are u on rn?

Well, no particular one I guess. I’ve fallen a little behind in math so I’m not really into real algebra yet, but I like doing algebra on my spare time so I go to accuplacer to do real algebra.

 

[AcornTheBetta]

Well, no particular one I guess. I’ve fallen a little behind in math so I’m not really into real algebra yet, but I like doing algebra on my spare time so I go to accuplacer to do real algebra.

oh.

 

[NevermindIgnoreMe]

I'm behind too, I'm not bad at math, I'm just really slow.
Edit: Also, I score high in math on my tests, not to brag, just so you know I'm not bad at it, just not awesome. I was really excited when I got my test scores, I did really well.

 

[flyinGourami]

I'm behind too, I'm not bad at math, I'm just really slow.

I'm just gonna randomly post on this thread after stalking it for a bit, but math has always been an easy subject but I go to public schools so the curriculum is pretty simple. I hate P.E. though, the exercises are usually pretty pointless and I'm just not comfortable with some things(social awkwardness or whatever lol).

 

[NevermindIgnoreMe]

I'm just gonna randomly post on this thread after stalking it for a bit, but math has always been an easy subject but I go to public schools so the curriculum is pretty simple. I hate P.E. though, the exercises are usually pretty pointless and I'm just not comfortable with some things(social awkwardness or whatever lol).

I'm glad you're posting, I agree btw.

 

[butterflybetta]

I'm behind too, I'm not bad at math, I'm just really slow.
Edit: Also, I score high in math on my tests, not to brag, just so you know I'm not bad at it, just not awesome. I was really excited when I got my test scores, I did really well.

And I'm just bad at math lol.
My friend was homeschool and she graduated when she was 14!! I've considered becoming homeschooled, but now because of quarantine I see it wouldn't be for me. I can't really ditch class when I'm at home lol.

 

[flyinGourami]

And I'm just bad at math lol.
My friend was homeschool and she graduated when she was 14!! I've considered becoming homeschooled, but now because of quarantine I see it wouldn't be for me. You can't really ditch class when your at home lol.

I've always thought of being homeschooled, but my parents would pressure me so going to public schools is less stressful lol.

 

[butterflybetta]

I've always thought of being homeschooled, but my parents would pressure me so going to public schools is less stressful lol.

I think it depends on your learning style. When you're home schooled I think you either put too much pressure on yourself or you just don't care. Actually going to school just motivates me more and helps me stay somewhat concentrated lol. My parents considered homeschooling for high school though. At first I wished that they did. Freshman year really sucked, but sophomore year was really great and now I guess I'm technically home schooled anyway lol.

 

[Frisbee]

PE is my favorite subject (well, reading is a close tie). PE=riding bikes or dirtbikes, playing tag, climbing trees, archery, etc. all stuff that you pretty much never get to do at public school. I think outdoor activity is essential for growing kids, and if you are in a classroom 8 hours a day 5 days a week then you don't really get that.

 

[butterflybetta]

PE is my favorite subject (well, reading is a close tie). PE=riding bikes or dirtbikes, playing tag, climbing trees, archery, etc. all stuff that you pretty much never get to do at public school. I think outdoor activity is essential for growing kids, and if you are in a classroom 8 hours a day 5 days a week then you don't really get that.

That's so cool! You're right, in public schools you can't really do much of that stuff. I mean my friends and I used to climb trees all the time though. I kind of miss that lol. I don't think I even have a favorite subject currently. I liked history only because the teacher was great and I guess science wasn't that bad.

 

[NevermindIgnoreMe]

I've always thought of being homeschooled, but my parents would pressure me so going to public schools is less stressful lol.

IMO going to school would be much more stressful than sleeping in til 9:30 and then doing school all day but taking a bunch of breaks. That's what I do anyway lol. ;P

I think it depends on your learning style. When you're home schooled I think you either put too much pressure on yourself or you just don't care. Actually going to school just motivates me more and helps me stay somewhat concentrated lol. My parents considered homeschooling for high school though. At first I wished that they did. Freshman year really sucked, but sophomore year was really great and now I guess I'm technically home schooled anyway lol.

Well, you do care, but there is less pressure imo, because it focuses on where YOU are at, for example, if you love reading and writing, you may skip some easy stuff and focus on more fun and challenging writing, and if your bad at something, you can learn at your pace, and take a little more time until you get it. It's all about how you learn, and you don't really need a strict schedule. All this said, there are always exceptions. Homeschooling isn't best for every family, but the way it caters to your educational needs and preferences is a huge perk.
Edit:
Also, since it caters to your learning preferences, you can teach yourself, and learn more about things you want to learn about. Like how when I was nine or ten I became very interested and then obsessed with goldfish. I have learned so much from the hobby, fish anatomy, how ecosystems work, the nitrogen cycle, ect. ect. I have so many things I would never have had time to learn about if it weren't for homeschooling, I'm so grateful for the opportunity.
Also I'm obsessed with the Enneagram and the Myers-Briggs at the moment. I'm an INFP, but I have very high scores in INTP as well. You'll understand if you know what I'm talking about.

 

[butterflybetta]

Well, you do care, but there is less pressure imo, because it focuses on where YOU are at, for example, if you love reading and writing, you may skip some easy stuff and focus on more fun and challenging writing, and if your bad at something, you can learn at your pace, and take a little more time until you get it. It's all about how you learn, and you don't really need a schedule. All this said, there are always exceptions. Homeschooling isn't best for every family, but the way it caters to your educational needs and preferences is a huge perk.

You're making be want to change to homeschooling even though we're in quarantine lol .
I know that a lot of celebrities were home schooled as well and they all say that they had a lot of time to focus on what they liked to do. Maybe that's why they're all celebrities now lol.
I also meant that some people I knew who were home schooled did great, but others didn't do anything. They didn't do any work, failed, and just didn't really care about it. I guess some people are just like that.