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Does been homeschooled offers more free time?

While I strained to figure a meaning out of that -especially in that orange-, I figure you mean, 'does homeschooling offer more free time', so in that case yes it indeed does.

Does been homeschooled offers more free time?

While I strained to figure a meaning out of that -especially in that orange-, I figure you mean, 'does homeschooling offer more free time', so in that case yes it indeed does.

 

Well what's the difference?

 

Apologize me if I used the term wrong, since I really do not know that word's grammar.

Riggie, are you homeschooled, or cyberschooled?

there's no homeschool in Greece. In fact my parents say Homeschooled does not exist

 

 

ok, what's Cyberschool

 

Well tell your parents it does exist and it actually works! I survived and I'm in college now. xD

 

It depends. Homeschool in my opinion, offers more time to things you really want to learn, or what could benefit you more in life. I've noticed with a lot of homeschooling, we might do less in a day (or at least finish early), but we work more all year 'round, as opposed to schools where they seem to get a lot of days off. Like I said though, it depends.

 

'cyberschool' refers to having internet programs and such that teach you, and you have to email your teachers the homework material, etc. I never really tried it that way, thoguh. Was taught by my mom when I was young, and ended up teaching myself around Junior High.

Yeah. I'm reeeeeeeaaaaaaaaally lucky because I go to a school that gives you so much freedom it's ridiculous. We even get to choose our own schedule on Wednesdays so we can get some work in on things that we need to work on. So if I had a big science report, I could do two periods of science.

Oh yes, Homeschooling offers much more free time then public school. Mainly because while the latter institution gives out tons of homework in addition to all the in-school work, a typical homeschooling day consists mostly of reading, discussion, and a bit of book-work. That's not to say that you're not learning anything - on the contrary, I've probably learned far more at home than I ever did in my 3 years at public school. It helps if you get really good curiculums - and when I mean good, I mean curiculums that focus on actually thinking critically rather than just constantly memorizing groups of facts that you'll forget the second you get out of high-school.

Once your three to four hours of school are done (which can be spread all over the day if your parents don't mind), you're free for the rest of the day. And in the process, you've likely learned more than the vast majority of public school students, as your day was not filled with pointless busy-work and piles of homework. Of course, this may vary from house to house, but my experience is that homeschooling is overall a lot more stress free and educational than public school. If your parents are willing to spend a couple extra hours with you every day, then I say go for it.

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Well put, Zarkan, which is why my school is so good. It's like homeschool-except it's not. I wish all schools were like that so that everyone could get a chance to learn in a way that they can understand, instead of just floundering. Sadly, this is not the case.

 

Ooh, we're having quite an interesting discussion here Riggy!

I can't speak for homeschooling, but I think enough people have already. Taking college courses online gives me more time on the internet and free time.

Mmm. I still believe public School offers more. It offers you friends, which you can still have when you grow up -- I know people for 9 years right now. Although it's more stressing, I think the school level matters more. If the teachers are nice, then of course you never get the right education. Although I know that if I never, ever went on an public school and -- I go to a pretty good one -- I would have been MUCH much less social. I would have been more closed. Now I know people and get to interact with other students, play with them and have fun. So of course it offers better education and more stress, but I still believe public school offers more social abilities.

 

Although, who actually teaches you in homeschooling?

Mmm. I still believe public School offers more. It offers you friends, which you can still have when you grow up -- I know people for 9 years right now. Although it's more stressing, I think the school level matters more. If the teachers are nice, then of course you never get the right education. Although I know that if I never, ever went on an public school and -- I go to a pretty good one -- I would have been MUCH much less social. I would have been more closed. Now I know people and get to interact with other students, play with them and have fun. So of course it offers better education and more stress, but I still believe public school offers more social abilities.

 

Although, who actually teaches you in homeschooling?

 

Your parents teach you, if I'm not mistaken, or a tutor.

It all depends on the student. If the studious is indeed studious and eager to learn, it can be a much more fulfilling learning environment. However, there are some students that only want homeschooling because it might appear more laid back and easy. Such students cannot succeed in that environment.

 

Wait. How do paretns know everything you'd need to know?

Well, assuming they have good judgement, they would teach the fundamentals, and/or what they learned in school. Or they'd research what is being taught today.

They would actually have to adhere to the state requirements - meaning they would be following a similar curriculum as the local school district. The most likely case is that they would acquire the necessary textbooks and a list of topics to cover.

 

You know what the hardest part about your questions are? It's that there really is no one answer. Home schooling is, in essence, a customizable educational system from the parent to their child. Because of this, it's hard to give anything but a general answer to most questions regarding it because each family has their own unique way doing it. I've been home schooled up through high school and am now in college, and in those years I saw everything from the very relaxed and laid-back styles to the incredibly busy. Some of my friends had only 3-4 hour school days while others were literally going from right after breakfast until dinner with every other weekend filled with extracurricular activities. So yes and no. Depending on the family, you could have more free time or less than the traditional schools. (My experience had it more in between the two extremes with 5-6 hour school day while getting a little longer in high school because of group/community college classes)

 

As for socializing...That hasn't been a problem for the most part. Yes, there are families who I believe shelter their kids too much through home schooling. It's unfortunate, but every system--Whether it's home schooling, public, private, charter, etc--Is going to have it's freak incidents that are not considered normal to any degree. Most home schoolers have opportunities to be with people on just about any given day. Sometimes it's through group studies for a given subject, sometimes its through extracurricular activities, sometimes even through public school systems! In high school I was seeing a group of friends every day during the school week. So yes, while it's a valid concern, there's plenty of opportunities out there to get out and meet/socialize with others.

 

As for who teaches, again, that's really up the individual families to decide. Most of the teaching comes from either one or both parents. For me, my mom taught me my core subjects, and then in high school I would get together with other home schoolers for a group class. In these classes, the mom or dad who had a major in the specific subject (like mathematics for example) would teach us in a traditional class setting...Just in their living room instead of a classroom. I also took community college classes for some subjects like Spanish and science.

And yeah, it does sound like it would be a really weak education coming just from our parents, but remember, they went to school too! Also, it's not like they're teaching from scratch. There are hundreds of programs, curriculum and text written specifically for home schoolers that provides the framework for each and every subject the parent needs to teach. Most of them include parent/teacher guides, student textbooks, and even supplementary activities. So it's pretty well covered.

 

 

Sorry for the lengthy post, but I wanted to give my two-bits worth as well as mention that all we can do is give general answers to your specific questions because it's different and unique for every family.

I also heard you have to buy textbooks for yourself, and they cost lotza moolah. at least thats what my english teacher tells me.

Mmm. I still believe public School offers more. It offers you friends, which you can still have when you grow up -- I know people for 9 years right now. Although it's more stressing, I think the school level matters more. If the teachers are nice, then of course you never get the right education. Although I know that if I never, ever went on an public school and -- I go to a pretty good one -- I would have been MUCH much less social. I would have been more closed. Now I know people and get to interact with other students, play with them and have fun. So of course it offers better education and more stress, but I still believe public school offers more social abilities.

 

Although, who actually teaches you in homeschooling?

 

Your parents teach you, if I'm not mistaken, or a tutor.

If it's a tutor, it's more being 'tutored at home' than 'homeschooling', I believe; though it all depends. The way I've been brought up to understand, homeschooling is more about teaching yourself, and moving at your own pace.

 

They would actually have to adhere to the state requirements - meaning they would be following a similar curriculum as the local school district. The most likely case is that they would acquire the necessary textbooks and a list of topics to cover.

 

You don't necessarily have to adhere to the state requirements -- but if you want to get into college (which most people ought to want), then you'll have to. Then you have to prove you indeed met all the requirements, you get a state-endorsed diploma, and you can go to college.

 

There's also the option to take 'dual-credit courses' at a community college (I don't know if you can do it at universities or not). 'Dual-credit' is when you take a college course, and earn both credits toward your college degree and toward your diploma. That's what I aim to start doing next year...

 

I also heard you have to buy textbooks for yourself, and they cost lotza moolah. at least thats what my english teacher tells me.

If you look hard enough, you can find textbooks that aren't too expensive. To be honest, though, that can be a problem. Schools can afford to pay for the very best textbooks, even the ones that are quite costly (via taxes, of course ); but homeschoolers need to pay by themselves. Of course, there's always the option of looking up online courses... but those can't account for all the homework you do.