#homeschooler problems

[sailforvalinor]

Suddenly thinking about the time in 10th grade where in my online rhetoric class (yeah I was homeschooled lol) my professor gave us an assignment to rhetorically analyze a written speech, and then deliver that analysis as a speech to the class. Of course, most of the class chose things like the Gettysburg Address and other famous historical speeches, but I, an intellectual, chose Aragorn’s speech at the Black Gate from Return of the King. Yeah. I was that kid.

Knowing the usual homeschooler demographic, probably a third of the class thought I was cool, a third thought I was a huge nerd, and the last third was really confused. But at least I got an A.

[starsidime]

Oh my gawd, so you’re like? A public schooler?

Wh,,who teaches you??? How do you have any friends?? It’s obviously easier right?? How do your papers get graded??

[thisbibliomaniac]

GUYS ITS MY FIRST SNOW DAY TOMORROW!!!!!!

[causeyoureabouttomisseverything]

Homeschoolers

I'm so sick of all the stigma as stereotypes surrounding homeschoolers/unschoolers. People call us weird and different- as if that's a bad thing. A lot seem to genuinely think that we don't do any school and think we just sit around all day and have fun. I've been told countless times that I'm "lucky" and that I "have it easy". And honestly I'm fucking tired of it. A lot of homeschoolers work their ass off and do just as much- oftentimes more- work as public schoolers do. Colleges actually prefer homeschoolers because they tend to be more adaptable, independent, and work harder. Some homeschoolers are weird, yes. Weird is good. And some people who happen to be homeschooled are a bad weird, yeah. Just like public schoolers can be both a good weird and a bad weird. Wild concept, right? The majority of homeschoolers aren't lazy, like people seem to think. We work hard and we don't have it "easier" than public schoolers just because we're homeschooled. Also, people like to say that the reason some people who are homeschooled are weird or quirky or shy or have mental illnesses is because they're homeschooled- while I'm sure a few people are shy because they've been homeschooled (stereotypes usually come from somewhere) 99.9% aren't. I personally have anxiety and depression and possibly OCD and my issues started before I was homeschooled, when I was bullied in second grade. Demi Lovato was bullied in public school and was homeschooled as a result- but people don't make fun of her. All the ignorance people hold towards anyone who isn't in public school and therefore "normal" by society's standards is ridiculous and I hope someone fucking does something about it.

[slytherinbookwyrm]

The downside of having a get together with multiple homeschooled kids: we all know way too many random things and you hear all sorts of fun facts about totally oddball things

[sailforvalinor]

As a former homeschooler, it’s around this time of year that I have to remind myself that the strange, eerie music in the distance is not the heavenly trumpets announcing the End Times, but is, in fact, the band playing at the local high school’s first football game.

[giannathetopgunfanwrites]

Crap-

So I'm homeschooled, and my mother has my transcript going for high school.

She asked if what I'm always typing could be put towards my English credits and if she could read over them for that purpose. (she can hear the keyboard keys)

I write fanfic (albeit slowly, I promise I'm still working on things). I lied and told her that it was FNAF lore explanations.

Told her the files I had previously written were gone because I was freeing up storage. (truth: they never existed) Now I'll probably have to write some.

help.

[sailforvalinor]

I’d like to make a post of solidarity for any formerly homeschooled college students like myself who have ever had to answer the question “how big was your graduating class?” in an official setting and had to say“ONE” and look like you didn’t understand the question

I just had to write this on a survey for DATA ANALYTICS.

Like, no, really

It was just me and the dining room chair