Thursday, September 23, 2010

Homeschool

I was never homeschooled and I never wanted to be. Ok wait, I take that back, on  the days that I was sooo tired I wished I was homeschooled...jus so I could sleep longer. But I never really wanted to be and my parents never even considered it. Now I'm not against it at all! I have lots of friends who were either homeschooled their whole lives or for just a few years, its just not the best for me. I LOVE to be around people and my friends and having to be at home for school would have driven me crazy. I live about an hour away from civilization and so being out there even more than I already am would have probably sent me into a state of depression or something. haha Although I didnt really like the "school" aspect of school, I loved the friends that I got to see and hang out with everyday....school is how I met and made friends...I would not have gotten to do that if I had been homeschooled. I wouldnt have met the best friends I have today if my parents had kept me home.
I think that school helps develop social skills and teaches you lessons that would be difficult to learn if you are at home all the time. Like it helps you learn how to be a leader and stand up for yourself in tough situtations. Now I'm not saying that you cant learn lessons like this at home but you are garaunteed this at school because you have peers all around you for five to seven hours a day and you will be faced with difficult circumstances. I am glad I was not homeschooled for these reasons and others as well but I have absolutely nothing against it.

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