Home Schooling Declared Illegal in CA!

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by macallan25

Every home schooled kid I have ever met was weird and socially inept.

Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

I think home schooling is one of those thing it is really hard to make a blanket statement about. I've gone to school with kids who were home schooled for part of their education and adjusted really well into "normal" school life, but those kids were also the ones whose parents made sure their kids played on local sports teams, joined scout troops, and actually taught them a "standard" curriculum. I've also gone to school with kids who were home schooled and were completely socially inept and a little too busy learning the Bible and not learning how to you know, do math or science or have a normal conversation.

My boyfriend has this relative who was home schooled on the farm by parents who only had a high school education - he then went to a correspondence college and correspondence law school. He now is a farmer with more student loan debt than I have. I'm not sure what the point of that was.

This has been my experience with home schooled kids in college. I do live in a rural and conservative area, so there are many people who are keeping their kids at home for religious reasons and some of those kids FAIL at adjusting to life at the University of Idaho. I will give props to one kid I know who was beyond socially awkward and has made leaps and bounds with adjusting to the real world by attending a public university. He made the conscious choice to join us and even though it causes issues with his Christian beliefs and background, he knows that it will help him function in the world at large.

I'm now curious about the percentage of home school graduates when comparing public and private institutions, and within the private religious denominations.

[Thetagirl218]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

I'm now curious about the percentage of home school graduates when comparing public and private institutions, and within the private religious denominations.

I can't give you an exact percentile, but I consider myself a Christian. I was homeschooled in an environment that was Christian based, and going to a public university did not phase me a bit.

I was involved in many things in college in addition to Theta, including being a high ranking officer in Student Government, Officer in multiple honor societies, and many other organizations.

And I am not the only homeschooler to do this and prove that we are not "socially inept"!