Homeschooling ?

[MonGooS]

Hey guys, here is my situation.

My parents want to move again end of this year maybe, about a 80% chance we do and 20% chance we don't. That will mean I will have to move schools again. It will be my 10th school I have been to and also it will be Gr12. I have grown tired of getting re known in schools, making new friends, getting to know teachers, learning the way the new school works etc. So after some thought I have come up with the idea of finishing my last year in homeschooling.

So my question is. Have any of you done homeschooling or know people who have done it ? Is it good or bad, it it worth it or not ?

I spoke to a friend who did it and he said it wasn't enjoyable for him because of 2 reasons. No friends during the "school time" and no teacher. I wont suffer from either of those since my sister is on her 2nd/3rd year of studying and she is studying child psychology and has had to study the school system etc. She has worked as a part time teacher and an Au pair multiple times. So she will act as my tutor. The friend part I don't worry about because I have many friends from previous places who I still play online with every day and talk to on TS, also since I have started Parkour I train with my brother for a fair part of almost every day anyway.

Does anyone have any advice or an opinion weather I should go to a proper school for my last year or do homeschooling.

[Miktar]

Generally from everyone I've known to have homeschooled they all agreed it was, by far, better than goverment-standardized schooling. Intimate 1 on 1 schooling is more efficient and more educational than wholesale 'speak at the class' type of parroting.

It does depend on a whole bunch of factors though - how receptive you are to it, the person teaching you, etc, etc.

[HolyMackerel]

AND whether you are independent enough to work on your own and not play on your PC / Console. Plus you don't have a teacher / lecturer so you pretty much have to learn most things the harder way.

But all in all, very good choice. Teaches you to have discipline. My Brother-in-law did home schooling since he was thirteen and he now owns a few restaurants, very successful because he had that self-discipline and he still does.

[Ch@pS]

Are your parents on the run from the CIA or Interpol or something? O_O

Well I had a friend who was homeschooled and it didnt turn out because he had no self-discipline. So What HolyMackerel said.

[dislekcia]

Get your tutor (sister?) to read up on the Socratic Method. Best way to "teach" anything, ever.

Good luck and I hope you enjoy not being brainwashed into thinking you're not what you should be :)

[MonGooS]

My dad does mining/contracting so we move as he goes to different mines.

My sister will be able to keep me doing my work (instead of playing PC), so thats not a problem. Just needed to know if it was a good idea or not.

Thanks for all the input :D

[Stalker 103]

Im afraid I am homeschooled. It is frustrating. Dont use Clonard or Future Entrepeneurs. They suck Ass.

[Graal]

I know one guy who was homeschooled. He has the social skills of a dead goldfish. It really didn't help him much when he went to government schooling in grade 8, he was removed because he could not be 'accepted' by the children. Though he did have homeschooling since grade 1, and seeing as you were at government schools until grade 12 you should be fine.

Anyway, another thing, if you do homeschooling over the internet or any such course it might prove a bit difficult as you have almost no-one to turn to if you don't understand something.

[J3n0va]

I'm currently home-schooling :-) It's great but the only downside is the lack off teachers but as long as you have a tutor I don't see ant problems

[Stalker 103]

I wish I could go to a normal School, but seeing as I live in the Middle of The Free State (Tm), there are no Schools where I live. Except for one Township School and one Extremely Christian School (They put the bible in Maths and Science).

[Cleric]

Matric was my best year at school, had tons of fun. I really wouldn't trade that year for the world.
I say go to the new school and make the best of it. Re-invent yourself. You can go there and be whoever the hell you wanna be. No one will have those embarrasing std 6 stories of you.

Heck, play the mysterious guy (chicks dig that)

But seriously, don't throw in the towel just yet. Home schoolin has MANY benefits, but being with a bunch of people going through the same part of life, esp one so interesting, can't be valued highly enough.

[wrathex]

I taught my son homeschooling for a while with Breinlyn, for primary school, it was very challenging for me, not him.

I would recommend that since it's your final year and the year will be shorter than a usual year, just go the nearest school, you don't have to focus on new friends and adjusting in such a short year, instead just concentrate on getting those grades and then it's goodbey school.

stick with the system you know - this is an important year

[wrathex]

oops double posted

[Darkmag]

There is a girl that studies with me that was home schooled, good student too, she is currently a final year student and shes is 2 years younger than me, however she is more socially inept than most other students.

[Domanskip]

Get your tutor (sister?) to read up on the Socratic Method. Best way to "teach" anything, ever.

Best advice in the whole thread.

[MonGooS]

Dunno how many schools you guys have been to but after you get to your 10th school you have enough memory's to last you a lifetime. I don't need good memory's, I have enough. I am by no means socially disabled so no worries there :P

I just want a good education for my last year, and I want it done fast. You know how most kids say they hate school and wish they where out. Just cause they don't enjoy working/teachers etc. Its not like that for me. I am just tired of school, its taken more of a toll on me than these kids who have been with the same friends since Gr1.

My sister is strict and will get me working more than I need t every day. If I can finish my year early I will be even more happy. School has just lost its excitement in my eyes.

[onona]

memory's

Your sister needs to teach you how to spell memories correctly.

:P

[MonGooS]

Spelling has always been my weak point, The NAG forums has experienced it more than once. Hehe...

My guess is its thanks to having a new English teacher every grade for most of my school life.

[onona]

Actually frankly I don't think teachers have any bearing on one's spelling. Reading improves your spelling, simple as that. And I don't mean reading forums, because frankly that's likely to make things worse :/

If you want to improve your spelling and grammar, read more books. I probably learned more from books than I ever did from any teacher in high school. And that goes for more than just English.

[Darkmag]

Actually frankly I don't think teachers have any bearing on one's spelling. Reading improves your spelling, simple as that. And I don't mean reading forums, because frankly that's likely to make things worse :/

If you want to improve your spelling and grammar, read more books. I probably learned more from books than I ever did from any teacher in high school. And that goes for more than just English.

I have to disagree with that, compared to the some of the people I know, I've read 10 times more books than them, and my spelling is terrible compared to them.