kbpaulie Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 (edited) No offense, but I've always thought homeschooled children are a little bit odd and quirky (mine included - although I think they would have been like this w/o homeschooling - they didn't have the chance to fall far from the tree - but I LOVE THEM!). Here's some excellent proof! http://www.homeschoolnewslink.com/blog/?p=629 Enjoy- KB Edited April 9, 2011 by kmoncelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Well, yeah. My kids are odd. They are odd in they can have conversations with adults...a d look them in the eye. They know who Shakespeare is. They know lots of phrases in Latin. They are thoughtful. My boys open doors for women, carry packages for older people, give up their seats on buses and like to play with little kids. My older kids have been commended repeatedly by their professors and employers for being self motivated, thoughtful and hard working. My younger kids can play with boys or girls, younger or older, any race or religion without being snotty. My kids know all our librarians by name and know how to find the books they want to read. My kids are not afraid to look stupid trying new things and working at them until they are proficient. My kids don't care if they don't look cool. My kids don't care if "all the kids are doing it." My kids know how to run a household, plant a garden, train a puppy, run electric, cook, drywall etc. My kids are not perfect, far from it...but compared to today's standards, they are ...odd...or quirky....and I am so happy about that! faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSheep Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Yes. But they were odd before we started homeschooling them. They've actually gotten much less odd than they were. Especially the big one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdalley Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Mine were odd when they were in public school. They're still odd at home. We're just odd people. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Yes, but that's why she's homeschooled. In many ways, she's much LESS odd now-her social skills have come a long way just in the last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Yep, mine are odd, but they would have been odd no matter what. Homeschooling just makes their oddness, weirdly, a little more socially acceptable. I can take the blame, since I know the truth: they were born this way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 My ds is odd. My dd is not. Homeschooling didn't make ds odd. And it hasn't made dd "normal". It's just the way they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 I'm odd, but my dd is not. And I'm not just saying that, lol. I think most people who have met my dd would say the same. I think homeschooling just allows eccentricities to come out; it doesn't make them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swirl Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Yes, mine are odd, but I don't think it has to do with homeschool. Their mom is odd and their dad is odd. They didn't stand a chance. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Totally normal people are boring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbpaulie Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 Sorry, didn't realizae I'd double posted.... head this way: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=262284 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Calvin was odd before he started homeschooling; Hobbes wasn't. I still have one of each after seven years of their being at home. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Mine were a little paranoid and over sensitive about becoming odd so they have made sure they fit into mainstream very well. Kids have good survival strategies! But they were never in much danger of being too odd because they are both pretty peer oriented and have a wide range of friends who are not homeschooled because of Scouts. They did find many homeschooled kids odd and over protected, but they had to mix with extremely Christian families who were really culturally different from us. They probably responded by overcompensating to fit in with their non homeschooled friends. I think its been good for them to have a variety of friends, but they do make comments about some homeschooled kids being weird- in the sense of not socially comfortable the way they are. I am sure many homeschooling parents would be happy to consider their kids odd in the way my kids aren't comfortable with- mine were homeschooled partly because they ARE so peer oriented and desperate to fit in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Yes, mine are odd, but I don't think it has to do with homeschool. Their mom is odd and their dad is odd. They didn't stand a chance. :) Precisely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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