<p>I am sure that there have to be TONS of nice, well-behaved and selfeless kids at colleges across the country who were previously homeschooled through high school. If you're one of them, please please please post :)</p>
<p>However, so far at both the colleges I have taken classes at, the homeschooled kids I met were selfish and had some oddly neurotic tendencies. For example, one girl, who is one of my best friends at school, is incredibly mean and judgemental about people, yet will immediately burst into tears if anyone calls her out on it. </p>
<p>Others I know are arrogant about how "superior" their education was compared to other peoples', terrible at sharing, close-minded, or always want their way. Many homeschooled kids I have been friends with seemed to have problems in terms of ability to just plain get along with other people.</p>
<p>I have considered homeschooling for my own children one day, and this has been really depressing for me. </p>
<p>Obviously anecdotal evidence is no form of fact, but have any other CCers experienced reactions like this? Would any homeschoolers care to discuss your experiences? Is this normal, or do I just have really bad luck with the homeschoolers I've met?</p>
<p>I can’t believe you would even post this. I wasn’t homeschooled but I’ve met a lot of homeschooled kids in college and they have been some of the most well mannered kids I’ve ever met-- and SO MUCH more mature. I am sure there are homeschooled kids with issues too just like anyone else, of course, but my experiences couldn’t be more different from yours. I can’t believe you’d generalize so much. o.O</p>
<p>I WAS homeschooled…</p>
<p>I may be a bit childish at times but i never insult anyone or anything of that matter.</p>
<p>Please don’t setereo type :(</p>
<p>The whole point is that I’m looking for other peoples’ experiences. Mine have been bad, but that doesn’t mean everyone’s were. I’m glad that you’ve met kids who were really nice… what methods did they use? Did they do group homeschooling or one-on-one?</p>
<p>Like I said, I am considering homeschooling for my own kids one day, so I don’t see how I’m generalizing…but thank you for jumping on me anyways. I am trying to take a legitimate interest here :)</p>
<p>I was homeschooled from the 5th grade until I went to college, and I’m the only one in my (albeit small) class. Actually, now that I think about it, I wouldn’t be surprised if there were only 2-3 of us at my school, or if I were the only one. </p>
<p>Anyways. My friends sometimes poke some fun at my homeschooled background (“Did you hold graduation in the living room?” haha) but it has always been in good spirit. Most people are surprised to discover that I was homeschooled, and sometimes I find it very irritating having to constantly explain that yes, I did have a social life, no, my parents didn’t teach me, etc.</p>
<p>@lolcats: who did the teaching? Was it your parents or are there places that you can go to take classes from a homeschool instructor?</p>
<p>I mostly taught myself by reading until 8th grade, when it became a combination of that and classes at the local community college. Two years later I was essentially full-time at the community college. I was homeschooled because I was testing at the high school level in 4th grade, and my teacher said school was a waste of time for me.</p>
<p>I was homeschooled for half of 5th grade (lousy rural Nubieber school valuing sports over education) and all of 6th grade (we moved around a lot after trying to get a home in Fresno and that year was spent going back and forth between Fresno and San Jose every few weeks). While I’ve felt Homeschooling can help in certain instances, I just hear so many cases where the parents force the kids into homeschooling because of those “scary” Evolution and Sex Ed. classes. I suppose it depends on the background of the family as to whether or not the person is going to come out of it and be a jerk or be nice (for the record, I’m quite nice).</p>
<p>Personally, I think you have just met the wrong homeschooled kids. Your experience hasn’t been the same as mine, and apparently not that of many in this thread either. I wouldn’t worry about your kids ending up like these kids you describe just because you homeschooled them.</p>
<p>I have always been homeschooled, for a couple of reasons mainly because our poor local school system. I’d say I’m pretty normal socially, most people don’t know I was homeschooled until I tell them. </p>
<p>I’m going to a solid public school in the fall which I am very lucky to have gotten into because I am of average intelligence and certainly don’t feel superior to others. I do occasionally have trouble relating to people my own age because a lot of the things they find are important I don’t. However I think that is just me (not the homeschooling) because my three sisters get along well with everyone no matter the setting.</p>
<p>Homeschooling has definitely created a real intrest in learning for me. The real difference between regular school and homeschooling is that you actively have to learn since the majority of learning is done through reading unlike in regular school where someone is teaching it to you. I did find math to be the most challenging thing to learn as a homeschooled and English to be the easiest. I can’t really pass judgement on the sciences because I took all of mine at a cc.</p>
<p>Feel free to ask me any questions either here or through pm. : )</p>
<p>My friend was homeschool and will be a sophomore in college next year. He’s really quiet, doesn’t like a lot of attention, but a very kind and gentle soul. He’s someone who would burrow himself reading a book than going out on parties.</p>
<p>Well, I knew his family (all siblings home schooled) and they’re all this quiet, so I think it was their family upbringing about not being overly rude or obnoxious.</p>
<p>When they’re with friends though, they can have a great laugh.</p>
<p>Don’t stereotype. Homeschooled kids already have a bad rep already. “Homeschooled because they can’t stand public schools! Cant make friends! Too ‘passive’ they’ll get trampled in high school! Weird religion! blah blah blah” no.</p>
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If I’m not mistaken, it’s fairly commonplace to meet jerks of any demographic.</p>