myfatherslily Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I just wondered how many here were homeschooled students themselves! I was! From Kindergarten to graduation :D I'm so excited about teaching my own children!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 How exciting Sarah :) Well, I wasn't really homeschooled. I was in an alternative setting (living situation and everything) as a young teen (12-14yrs old). The freedom and independence educationally really made a big impression on me. I was able to learn things of interest as well as accelerate my education. THEN, when I was 17, I did homebound for a short time. My kids have been home all but 8 weeks of the fall of 2001. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowWhite Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I was homeschooled for grades 9-12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K&Rs Mom Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Not at all - I went to private school K-3 and public schools 4-12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee67p Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I would have told you that you were out of your mind 3 years ago when my kids were in private Lutheran classical curriculum school, but then we moved and took a job where we could travel as much as we could stand-by. Field trips were very possible and here I am homeschooling when I was only public schooled AND I'm a certified junior high school teacher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I only homeschooled one year (my junior year of high school!), but it was enough to give me a taste of what I wanted to give my children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I homeschooled during my freshman year of high school. I had heard so many horror stories of 9th graders being stuffed in lockers/trashcans/heads put in the toilet, etc, etc, etc and it scared me. I have a severely dyslexic brother that had been HSed for several years and I decided I wanted to stay home, too. Since we were in AK, the state paid for me to be enrolled in distance learning. I did not enjoy my year HSing and really missed the social aspect (it was hard for me to see all the other kids in the neighborhood getting dressed up and going to school dances, etc) of PS. I learned a lot that year...not so much about the subject matter, but about myself. I think I would have enjoyed HSing if my mom had taken an active role in my lessons and not just left me to my own devices. I am glad to have experienced it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristineinKS Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I chose "other" -- I attended a private Christian school from K-8th, Catholic school in 9th/10th & then a public school in 11th. The public school I went to started a pilot "independent study" program the year that I attended. Because it was all very new, *I* got to design my own curriculum, choosing whatever I wanted to study so long as it still [loosely] met the requirements & the teacher approved my choices. While I had never really enjoyed school, I had always been highly self-motivated & that year changed my life like none other. I studied philosophy and architecture, children's literature & who knows what else...working entirely on my own from home except for two mornings per week when I'd meet with the teacher. It was wonderful & in the end I graduated early with perfect grades. That year, I became absolutely passionate about learning...something that has stayed with me to this day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide eyes & laughter Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 my edumacashun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 No, I was enrolled in either public or DODDs schools from kindergarten through graduation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindyg Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 No, and I'm very glad. If my mom had had a homeschool, it would not be like mine. Homeschool is not for everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pageta Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I was homeschooled for one year (1st grade) and it was the most fun year of school I had until I went to college...which is why I'm homeschooling my children. I want to give them interesting things to do and I want them to be challenged where they are. They don't have to be superstars - I just don't want them to be completely bored like dh and I both were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Both my parents worked when I was growing up, my sisters were already grown, so I was kind of "on my own" after about age 12 or so. I knew I wanted my children to have a different experience than I did, and actually have their mom around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenKitty Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Nope, not at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnetteB Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 My mother wanted to homeschool me when the local ps refused to admit me, but she was told by the ps that it was illegal. I was enrolled in a distant private school until we moved to another district. I wish that I had been educated at home. I have learned more teaching my own dc than I did in the ps. (New Math and "mean girls" certainly had something to do with my decision to home educate my own) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenadina Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Nope, I wasn't. I went to 13 different schools (3 different schools in 2 different states in 5th grade ALONE, and 5 high schools), and we weren't a military family. I have many gaps in my education, and ended up dropping out and getting my GED because I wasn't learning ANYTHING new my senior year, except in Algebra 2...and who wants to waste so many hours a day RE-learning stuff you still remember?? Anyone wanna teach me long division?? (Not joking here...I really do want to learn!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamrachelle Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Private school kindergarten through 4th grade. DoDD's school overseas from 5th grade to high school graduation. I'm married to an active duty Air Force pilot. We moved overseas this year (for a one year tour) and homeschooling has definitely provided stability for my oldest DD this year. We'll be moving again this summer (back to the states, maybe??.... I'd just like to be within driving distance of a Target:D) ....and are planning on homeschooling both of our DC next year (4th and 1st). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura R (FL) Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 My Mom looks back and said she wishes she could have homeschooled me and my brother. She thinks we would have thrived instead of hating schools so much. But my dad was just terrible and she was a single mom who worked so so so hard. I'm so grateful for my opportunity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I was never homeschooled, and I am sure my parents never considered it. I don't think we ever heard about it at all. My parents are HUGE advocates of public schools and encourage me on nearly a weekly basis to put my kids in school. But, they do support me, whatever I choose to do. They love us anyway, in spite of our schooling choices. And, they see that my kids are doing really well and learning, and that I'm not keeping them in a closet or anything. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I was afterschooled. My parents played math games with us, gave us logic puzzles, read classics with us, encouraged us to write stories and poems, and took us on field trips and other things. Home schooling where I grew up was unheard of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Nope. But I really, really wanted to be. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 We all went to a private school my parents helped start in T town. It's still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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