Hey guys. I was going to post this but I see someone already did. I'm homeschooled and have been for almost 6 years or more now and I love it. But to let everyone know that doesn't already, homeschooling has always been illegal in California, they're just trying to enforce it. But it is a concern because what happens in California generally trickles over to everyone else. Just gonna have to pray for the best I guess. Jay & Heidi are heading over there or have already headed over there to try and help out with the homeschool families by starting First Class Co-Ops I think, or at least that's what I've gathered from the information our First Class leader here has been telling us every Monday morning when she updates us on the situation. Oh -- and homeschoolers most certainly are not anti-social and blahblahblah. That's why Jay and Heidi started the co-ops around, to give us homeschoolers a chance to not only socialize with peers our own age, but take extra curricular classes. Honestly, I have the choice to switch over to a public school if I want, but I love homeschooling. I firmly believe parents have a right to their kids and choosing what they learn in school, not the government. My biggest concern isn't that us homeschoolers won't be able to deal with the "real world", that most certainly isn't the case at all. My concern is the kids in public school systems and HOW THEY will deal with the world. No offense to anyone in the public school system or who has kids in the public school system -- but there is a difference, there certainly is no denying that much. I have a choice of what I want to learn outside of my curriculum, I've studied different religions, psychology, so on and so forth. I helped a college student that's a friend of mine study and pass her exams in her paralegal studies. I can finish my schoolwork in half the time and learn just as much, if not more of what kids in public school learn. Homeschoolers have so many activities it's not even funny. I wouldn't be suprised if we're more socialized, even. We don't only have book knowledge, but also learn stuff to apply later in life, such as home-ec skills from having to cook dinner,take care of the younger kids in the family, or build chicken coops. There's some field trip or activity at least once a day during the weekdays for homeschoolers, and alot on the weekends. Trust me, we're not missing out. We've learned to communicate and carry on adult, mature conversations and act like adults from young ages. We're not missing out on our childhood, please don't take that and twist it around. You know what I'm saying.
Just had to jump to the defense of myself and other homeschoolers real quick.
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I am not trying to offend anyone, but I also don't want y'all to be ignorant like some people in my family who often want to attack me or my mom for my choice in education. I've been brought up to be able to make decisions for myself as well, if not better than kids in a public school system. My social skills are exceptional (not bragging, but it's the truth.). The maturity difference between most home schoolers and "public schoolers" is absolutely astounding.
