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| What is the number one question people ask you when they hear that you homeschool? If any what question get's on your nerves the most when people find out you homeschool? (I know it's two questions LOL) |
| Posted by Jody on 04/14/2008 12:21 PM
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Do you have them tested to see if they're learning?
That's my answer for both questions. Oh, that gets on my nerves and I think more people ask that than anything if they ask anything at all. It usually gets me on my soapbox.
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| posted by Gidget on 04/14/2008 01:50 PM
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| What about his social skills? I have also found most people will try to suggest schools that they think are good. I respond by saying we are content with home schooling. As for my sons' social skills I have found him to be more social then those who are not home schooled. |
| posted by lisa s on 04/14/2008 02:15 PM
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| I'm with Lisa on the socialization question. It gets on my nerves & is also the number one question I get asked all the time. The funny thing is that my son behaves better, & has more friends then a lot of his public school peers he has befriended. (LOL) |
| posted by Cassandra on 04/14/2008 02:26 PM
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It's funny for me because I don't get the socialization question a lot. Now online I have gotten that question a lot but not in our day to day lives.
The number one question has been like Gidget has said about being tested. But since that homeschool ruling in California came out (I am in Michigan) it's been, don't you need to have credentials? That is the one that really get's on my nerves when you consider 1) most teachers are teaching subjects they didn't have a major in so a teacher who has a degree in math is teaching English(I presonally know some former public school teachers and they have told me as much) and 2) I don't need a degree for teaching a classroom of students since I only have 2 kids. Even if I had 12 children that wouldn't be the average class size. |
| posted by Jody on 04/14/2008 03:11 PM
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| The number one question addressed to me is, "How do you do it?" |
| posted by Kelly on 04/14/2008 06:16 PM
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| Both of my boys are actually in a charter cyber school.I have had them in this for the past 2 years and they love it and so do I.I agree that some kids are less social in Public school than in home school.When my older son was in his public middle school he had an nasty attitude because of the way that the other kids acted all day.Since he is doing school work at home he can be himself.My younger son is a social butterfly always trying to make new freinds.Some of the other questions are well what do you do for sports or What about Technical School?What about School dances and girls???Like I need that right now. |
| posted by Rick on 04/14/2008 06:35 PM
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Something along the lines of "How do you find the time?" or "You must be busy." Mostly people just think we are already strange and eccentric (we are from the east, but live in the Northwest), so they don't say a whole lot.
The one that probably bugs me is if people ask if I'm a teacher, and then act surprised that I would homeschool when I'm not. |
| posted by Anna on 04/18/2008 11:13 AM
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| Ugh Anna I have had those same questions and looks LOL. I have learn to let most of it roll off my back. Another one I tend to get asked a lot is Are you ever going to put them in school? How long will you do it? Then when I say I don't know we take it year by year and that I would love to do it all the way through but not sure if we will be able to or not. I get some strange looks too LOL. |
| posted by Jody on 04/18/2008 11:30 AM
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| I have gotten the teacher question too and people are just as surprised when I tell them I am not. I have also gotten the response you poor thing you never get a break from your child do you. I don't understand why any one would want to be away from their child. |
| posted by lisa s on 04/18/2008 02:53 PM
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| I have been pretty lucky. Most of the parents say "good for you" or "I wish I had the patience to do that" The only negative response I have gotten is from my teenager. Go figure! I just keep building up my daughter's self esteem and tell her how excited I am and how much fun we are going to have together. She's looking forward to not having to rush to go to school. So am I! |
| posted by Mickey on 04/18/2008 03:33 PM
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