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What's it like being homeschooled, guys? I've always wondered. My cousin is homeschooled, but I don't really get to see him that often. I've always thought it would be fun. Can you just like go get a snack during school? I would love it. Is it really so great?
submitted by JFB, age 12, Here And There
(March 23, 2009 - 7:55 pm)
(March 23, 2009 - 7:55 pm)
I think this would be a more appropriate topic for another section, but that's okay. Anyway, homeschooling IS great! It's not a totally fail-safe approach to education, and it doesn't work for everyone, but I LOVE it. About the snacks, depends on how you do the homeschooling. Some kids do it more on their own, and some kids have a parent sorta guiding them. But I usually eat dessert during schoolwork. :)
(March 24, 2009 - 11:33 am)
Fun! Yeah, I forgot I was on Inkwell when I posted this. :/
(March 24, 2009 - 4:40 pm)
I think it depends on who's teaching you, if you like being around your family, whether you have a strict curriculum or not, and whether you like being more flexible: basically, it depends on you. I know that in my case, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE being homeschooled!!! :) I'm partly "unschooled," which, in my case, means we don't have a strict curriculum, if any at all. We spend most of our time at home or at museums, and learn about whatever is interesting to us at the moment: for me, it's ancient Egypt!!! Did you know that Pharaoh Akenaten believed in Aten, the sun disk, and was (in a sense) a heretic king!? *waves arms around wildly, raving about Nefertiti and Ramses III* Yeah, I'm slightly insane. *nods gravely*
(March 25, 2009 - 9:30 pm)
I used to be homeschooled, and it's really great! My mom wouldn't let us just get a snack anytime though
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(March 26, 2009 - 8:15 am)