<p>well, homeschooled kids r schooled at home, right?</p>
<p>so, I just wanted to know if there was any difference bet homeschooling and school-schooling.
What about competition between students, there is none if u r homeschooled, right?
Is it with a tutor for each subject or with your parents or what?
Is it any cheaper than going to school?
Is it more fun?
Where do you find friends and stuff like that?</p>
<p>sorry about all the questions, I just wanted to know, I had a friend who was homeschooled for several years and suffered depression becasue of lonliness or something...so I was just curious</p>
<p>Hmmm... so, I just wanted to know if there was any difference bet homeschooling and school-schooling. **
Yeah. tons of differences. Just look through the other topics in the homeschooling forum.
*What about competition between students, there is none if u r homeschooled, right? *
Well, sometimes I look at some of the posted stats on CC and it motivates me to work harder. Other than that, I compete with myself.
**Is it with a tutor for each subject or with your parents or what?
I teach myself. With textbooks, and online stuff. Is it any cheaper than going to school? **
Cheaper than a private school, yeah. A bit more expensive than public school considering I have to buy books and stuff though. But I dont have to travel bewteen school and home so I guess I'm saving money there.
*Is it more fun? *
For me: yes. Tons more free time to do stuff I like.<br>
**Where do you find friends and stuff like that?
I already have friends from when I was in public school. Other than that, I just to talk to people I see who are my age when I run across them. I've made some new friends that way. After that, they introduce me to their friends...and it goes from there.</p>
<p>I'm sorry to hear about your friend who's depressed. Sometimes homeschooling is not for everyone. And sometimes its just the age we're at that makes us depressed. Your friend can always join clubs and things to do though. :)</p>
<p>Just to elaborate on one of Lily415's answers --</p>
<p>Sometimes there are tutors for particular subjects, sometimes outside courses are taken (local high school, regular college, community college, correspondence or online, homeschooler-organized), sometimes the parents essentially "teach," and sometimes subjects are essentially self-taught. It depends on the homeschooler and the subject.</p>
<p>Depression (the true clinical kind) is unfortunate, but can happen in any type of schooling. Loneliness too can happen anywhere, even if one is surrounding by others most of the time.</p>
<p>In terms of regular happiness, I know many kids (my daughter included) that were terribly unhappy in public school but were very happy homeschooling. I recall a survey of homeschooled adults -- practically all were glad to have been homeschooled. (I think a lot of those for whom it doesn't work end up going to a regular school ...) Nearly all homeschooled students (another survey) participate in more than one outside activity each week and so have a connection to the community, outside of what they get from homeschooler teams, clubs, dances, and the like.</p>
<p>FYI, not all homeschooled students are "schooled at home." Most of the families we know who "homeschool" do not do anything that looks like school, and we are rarely home. </p>
<p>But if you have a friend who is depressed because of loneliness, perhaps you might try to spend more time with her and include her in more of your social activities.</p>
<p>Have you spoken to her about her depression? Depression can be very serious, but it is treatable (and most likely has little to do with her educational situation).</p>
<p>BTW: My previosly depressed friend is fine now. He was treated and is doing fine (he told me that his depression was because of being homeschooled and having no one to talk to but the walls of his room)
oh, and my friend is a he not a she.</p>