<p>do you think that home schooled folks are 'wimpy' in a way?</p>
<p>o-o Is there a reason I should?</p>
<p>Absolutely not. I was homeschooled and I wouldn't consider myself or any of my homeschooled friends "wimpy". What prompts this question?</p>
<p>Weird way of putting it, I have to say.</p>
<p>I know a girl who was homeschooled up through 8th grade, and then came to our public high school. She's kind of shy and quiet, but she's gotten more talkative over the year (she's only a rising sophomore) and besides, a lot of kids who have been in regular schools all their lives are shy. Besides that, she's just your average kid.</p>
<p>Yes .</p>
<p>to be honest, i either think of sheltered christian zealots or antisocial girls who wear a long, single french braid and ride horses..</p>
<p>i think that a good amount of kids that are homeschooled because:</p>
<p>their parents know they won't function well with others in school (imo kinda shooting yourself in the foot not letting them be around people)</p>
<p>their parents are "protecting" them from the evil school(if not now college)</p>
<p>religious reasons(again, living in a bubble isn't going to help anything)</p>
<p>YES, i do think that being homeschooled puts you at a disadvantage for a social life/social interactions.</p>
<p>I would never, ever, ever homeschool my children.</p>
<p>Unless you have some sort of illness that prevents you from leaving your house and the comfort of your family, it is necessary to be around other people.</p>
<p>Although I do babysit for some homeschooled kids and they seem pretty well adjusted.</p>
<p>Sheltered Christian Zealot is what i think of as well.</p>
<p>wow, some of these reactions are really judgmental; I wouldn't think much anything of a home schooled person until I met them.</p>
<p>^</p>
<p>I didn't want to say anything, but wow.</p>
<p>I know a lot of people that were homeschooled, and none of them for the reasons diesel mentioned.</p>
<p>If they hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known.</p>
<p>I was home schooled second grade through eleventh, and yes, I am a Christian. I dual-enrolled as a senior at a local community college. But that wasn't the main reason my parents chose to teach me at home. Rather, the school district I'm in is, sadly, the WORST in our state. Additionally, it's about 95% Native American and rather underserved and my parents didn't want to put me in a situation where I was the minority. I live about 45 minutes from the nearest private school, and the commute was just too much on a daily basis. </p>
<p>As such, I learned at home and feel that I'm no worse for the wear socially (I have many, many friends, both home schooled and not and feel like the transition to college will be cake), academically (no diploma, obviously, but I scored a 30 on my ACT which isn't too horrible and am matriculating at a university, which is a huge relief!), athletically (I played club USA volleyball and travelled with a team and did all the strength training and other BS that goes along with that.), and emotionally. </p>
<p>We'll see how this plays out as I enter college, but I'm convinced I'll be ok. :) I'd just ask all of you to please not judge home schoolers before you meet/actually know some of them. Yes, some of us are particularly geeky and socially awkward (but then, so are some public schoolers) and some of us are rather social and are home schooled just so we can excel in other things like music or sports. I'm glad I was home schooled!</p>