For eight and a half years, I was educated in the public school system. I always enjoyed it, and I don't like to try to find things wrong with public school. However, in the middle of my freshman year in high school, my mother and I made a huge decision ... and that was to transfer from my high school to a small homeschool group. We use homeschool curriculum and we operate exactly how normal homeschooling goes, except that we have a teacher who helps us and we work together in the same building. I'm now getting close to the end of my high school education (which makes me happy and excited) and will be graduating a year and a half earlier than I would've if I had stayed in public school. Now, the point of this post is that I have noticed that hardcore homeschoolers completely hate the public schools, and many public school students have a negative image of homeschoolers. The truth is that there are pros and cons in both. Pro Public school argues that homeschoolers have no way to get "socialized" and therefore do not know quite as many things about life and don't have as many friends. I used to think this to some degree, but I have since realized that there are so many different ways to meet people, and homeschoolers are in no way sheltered unless they have psycho parents, which is the case for quite a few people. Homeschoolers are basically labeled as freaks because many of them have extremely strict parents and all of these things that they can't do. Pro homeschool argues that public school education is a piece of crap and you don't learn diddly squat. This is not true ... there are some very good teachers in public school and you can have an education that's just as good as a homeschool eduation can be. It all depends on where you go to school, what teachers you have, and what the standards are. Of course I could list several more reasons why the two sides argue so much, but I'll spare you. I just feel bothered sometimes because my teacher completely bashes the public school almost every day, and says things about public schools that don't even apply to every single school! I find it ridiculous sometimes, and I just wish that public school and homeschool could live in peace!!
Homeschool really is a great way to go, because of:
1. Working at your own pace (you don't have to be bored to death because retarded classmates don't understand the material, or if you are struggling, you can work with the material for as long as you need to)
2. You don't have to put up with all of the crap that people give you (sure, you need to put up with some of this so that you will know how to deal with it later on in the real world, but if you're like me, then you've already had enough, thank you!)
3. You can graduate early. (who wouldn't want that?!)
4. You can sleep in, practice musical instruments, have a job during the daytime .. the list goes on and on ..
However, I loved public school. There are many opportunities there as well. I also miss my friends and I miss seeing the familiar faces. As long as you're happy and you continue to work toward your goals and dreams, it doesn't matter where you go to school.
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