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Long term homeschooling, how has it....
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affected you in daily life?
if you have been isolated from the world, has it become harder for you to socialise? if you werent isolated, was the situation seen as cool/different to your friends? if none of the above apply; what was your personal experience of it and has it created a negative or positive aspect to your life or both? or do you have mixed emotions about it every so often? id like to hear your views. i have been homeschooled in the past and it affected me greatly in many ways, and it has hurt me that i didnt get enough human interaction. but the past is the past. your views, how was it for you? or how is it still? Posted on 11/27/07, 10:11 pm |
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Not getting enough interaction is the one thing that scares me the most for my kids. I'm working hard to get them time with their peers. Did you have any time at all with friends? Were you just completely isolated? 
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My kids have ADHD/ADD, as soon as their schoolwork was done, it was out the door..see ya. They spent everyday with friends in the neighborhood after school. They both had and have lots of friends. We live a block away from the local public high school. They went to games, with neighborhood friends, and met new ones. My youngest(13) does like adults better than kids sometimes. She often gets gets bored with them and comes home early. When I ask why, she usually says that they were acting immaturely and it embarrasses her. She isn't much interested in toilet papering, din-dong ditching, or shopping, which I don't think is a bad thing. My kids loved home school and still do. My oldest is 18 now, but not interested in traditional college. He's working and thinking about going into commercial real estate. They both are happy and well adjusted since leaving school.
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I have been homeschooling myself because of medical illnesses.I get lonely sometimes but i see my family so its okay.I got to see people during a class I took in Chemistry.
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I am considering or will be homeschooling my 12 yr old and when I asked her about not being with her friends everyday she surprised me by giving me a list of things she wants to do in the community interacting and involving with people,neighbors, library ect.... it is not isolation, but she wants to CHOOSE who she wants to interact with and how. She has only learned how nasty groups of kids can be and the group mentality is unhealthy (those were HER words)...
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wow as a homeschooling mom for 7 yrs, i'm feeling isolated and lonely and stuck. i know it's only temporary, and we're part of a wonderful co-op, i just need to pick up the phone to have a friend. i'm just kinda feeling the loss of my career & independence, and tired of hearing the siren song of the fridge.
the kids get tons of interaction -- as a matter of fact, my 11 yo son asked me to send his friend home today because he just needed to be alone for a while!! LOL since we're in a childless neighborhood, i do make a huge effort to get them around friends -- him more than her (7yo) just due to age and personality -- plus with co-op, choir, church youth group and the new hobby of paintball, we really have to make a point of staying home long enough to get lessons done.
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