I feel sorry for homeschooled kids

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thread starter TheOrange May 18 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Never really getting a chance to meet people their age. Not getting the full experience of being a kid. :/

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xultrashock 05/18/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

They don't know anything different, so it isn't really all that bad for them.

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Ztarfish 05/18/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Sure they can meet people their age. They just actually have to try. I mean how do you think adults make friends?

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TheOrange 05/18/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Ztarfish : Sure they can meet people their age. They just actually have to try. I mean how do you think adults make friends? [/quote] Work, through friends of people they know. Also, it's kind of awkward going up to a person you don't know and say, "Hey, wanna hang out?" You don't really get a chance to talk to random people outside of school.

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Kemzi 05/18/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

The thing that makes me feel bad for homeschooled kids is that usually the reason that they're homeschooled is because their parents want to brainwash them and not let society "contaminate" their brains, rather than letting them think for themselves, whether it be for religious or political reasons. That is what truly scares me about the whole home-schooling situation.

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winterfresh 05/18/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

There are plenty of chances to meet others outside of school. You can sign up for sports, join a club, community service, (church), etc...

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TheOrange 05/18/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] Kemzi : The thing that makes me feel bad for homeschooled kids is that usually the reason that they're homeschooled is because their parents want to brainwash them and not let society "contaminate" their brains, rather than letting them think for themselves, whether it be for religious or political reasons. That is what truly scares me about the whole home-schooling situation. [/quote] That too. I watch wife swap (ya...) and all these crazy conservative families homeschool their kids because they think public school is full of sex and drugs, so they keep them home to tell them science is wrong.

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tommyz 05/18/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

i know a few homeschooled kids. 1 of em is emo, and creeps me out a LOT. another is a musical genius. think next mozart...but talking to him is like talking to a metronome. boring as hell. and the last never talks. he just kinda silently creeps on the edges of conversations lol.

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deja + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

homeschooling generally requires you to take part in social gatherings, such as activity centers, clubs, etc etc so they still have the "school" experience

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Sheikox 05/18/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Home schooled kids don't get a typical "normal" kid experience, and us "normal" kids will never experience the same things as home schooled kids.

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BoredToday 05/18/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Yea its really all depending on how bad you want to get to know people o.o... cause its fairly easy to meet people heck you have more time to go out with people. This is really sort of a steryotype in a way because there are homeschool groups which are like schools but only with homeschoolers. @ kemzi i have seen that a little with some people ive met but it really doesnt affect the kids that much.

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Revised 05/18/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] TheOrange : Never really getting a chance to meet people their age. Not getting the full experience of being a kid. :/ [/quote] Not neccesarily true because I know home schooled kids who are really chill when they hang out with other people. At least the homeschooled kids i know, they play sports so they still have friends.

BurninDavyn 05/18/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] TheOrange : That too. I watch wife swap (ya...) and all these crazy conservative families homeschool their kids because they think public school is full of sex and drugs , so they keep them home to tell them science is wrong. [/quote] Well they ain't wrong, LOL. I opted to be home schooled the second half of this school year (online high school) due to personal reasons, and I hate it. So bored, especially since I never really got the chance to get any classmate's numbers, and I don't like Facebook at all.

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Ztarfish 05/18/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

[quote] TheOrange : Work, through friends of people they know. Also, it's kind of awkward going up to a person you don't know and say, "Hey, wanna hang out?" You don't really get a chance to talk to random people outside of school. [/quote] There's tons of chances to talk to people when you're not in school if you're open to it.

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winterfresh 05/18/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

One of my best friends is homeschooled. He is one the most outgoing and athletic people I know and has lots of friends from all over the world. It never feels awkward or boring when I'm around him because he knows how to spark up a fun conversation. He likes being homeschooled and sometimes tells me that I should join him too.

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