Embrace Differences

In the article “Why I Homeschool: The Answers Change Almost as Fast as My Kids Do. But My Commitment to At-Home Learning Remains Strong.” Amy Thornton-Kelly initially home schooled her three children in order to spend more time with them. This was her only reason, or so she thought. Amy Thornton–Kelly explains the many reasons why homeschooling is the best decision she has made. First, she explains that once her husband and her considered homeschooling “the floodgates opened” to the many benefits of homeschooling. It alleviates stress, allows her kids to learn in a healthier environment and allows her to teach her kids in a more profound way. Second, Thornton-Kelly states that homeschooling allows her kids to better master subjects,

When I was younger I went to El Dorado Elementary School. When I graduated In 2007 I then started homeschooling in the 6th grade, It was very different from public school. I had a teacher that was very nice and very patient with me, She knew that I was struggling with my work and I just could not understand why I wasn't able to do the work. I started to think that I had a learning disability or just wasn't smart. My teacher recommended an easier alternative which was online homeschooling. My parents thought it would work for me but unfortunately it didn't. I did this from 6th grade to the 12th grade. It made me lazy because I felt like I could always do my work later. Teachers would always called my parents to tell them that I wasn't doing

Fast forwarding to middle and high school. My parents enrolled me into homeschooling, which was even more

I began my homeschooled educated at the age of five and have continued to be home educated up to my graduation from secondary school level. Being home educated aided me to take initiative and become a self-motivated individual. Conducting my education from home helped me to concentrate on my studies without the added pressure that comes with attending a public school. It also helped me attain good problem solving skills, as occasionally I would be challenged with solving complex questions. I am very grateful to my parents for the opportunity to be home educated, as I believe I have been given a great academic start in life.

From Kindergarten through 8th grade I attended a private school, my best friend went to the public school. When we would get together I would always be jealous of the things she got to do, that I wasn’t able to. Things as simple as not having to wear a uniform, or being able to paint her nails. I always felt that not being able to do those things in school was preventing me from expressing myself. Then came the time to go to highschool. My mother wanted me to attend a private high school, while my dad was more in favor of the public school. It was up to me which school I wanted to attend. I decided it was time for me to be express myself the way I wanted to, so for the first time in nine years I went to public school. I was able to wear makeup and nail polish, and wear clothes of my choice. After going to a small private school of approximately 65 students in my entire class, my first day of high school was overwhelming to say the least. Going from a class size of 65 to 300 made me realize how much diversity was in the community I live in. I grew up with your typical “American” family; Mom, Dad, and me. I never knew there were so many different types of families and cultures right here in my community. At times I did feel sheltered after going to a private elementary school, but it provided me with a good educational foundation. I was a good student throughout grade school, made the merit roll and usually got A’s and B’s, but excelled in high school. My elementary school provided me with good time management skills, study skills, and a few life skills that would help me succeed in high school and even throughout life.

As a seventeen-year-old in high school, life is always interesting. My parents started homeschooling my older brother and me when we were in the second grade. We attended Evangel Family Christian Academy which is a school located in Montgomery, Alabama. We switched to a different cover school also located in Montgomery named Ezekiel Academy. When we decided to change schools, I was only in the seventh grade and my brother was a senior. I am still attending Ezekiel Academy and have started my junior year. I play baseball and basketball and have been blessed and fortunate to have my father coach me throughout my current high school career.

Before I came to a virtual public school, I attended a private school and was homeschooled throughout middle school. My mom chose to homeschool my siblings and I because she was travel nurse, which caused us to move every year.

3. Your first loyalty is to your sibling. In my opinion, spouses and best friends may come and go, but family is forever. You promise to have and to hold, to love and to cherish your spouse, but many of those promises are broken in today’s society. People lose hope and trust in their marriage and get divorced. Once you get divorced, you are no longer loyal to that person any longer. As I have grown up, I realize people change. The person I imagined to be my best friend in elementary and middle school is unfortunately not my best friend now. Over time we became different people, didn’t share the same hobbies, and didn’t have the same views on life. However, those people early on in my life taught me how is it okay to embrace your differences.

It was a struggle growing up for me. As a kid, I never went to a public school. I was only homeschooled, but I learn the same things, it just took longer sometimes. Until I move to a new town, I started going to public schools. I was going into sixth grade, well normally I would of be going to be in seventh grade, but my mother insisted I should stay back, just for I can be able to keep up. Therefore, it was hard when

During my high school journey at Westlake, I was not happy with my peers nor the teachers that I had. Multiple times throughout my junior year I tried to persuade my mom to allow me to do homeschool. The summer before my senior year she agreed and by the second week of August I was in home school. In homeschool, I learned more about myself than I learned in my three years at Westlake. I learned that just like you can be your own best friend, you can also be own your worst enemy.

The two things that stuck out to me was that there is no financial support for individuals who chose to homeschool their children, and there are more benefits than I thought about homeschooling. Firstly, when you opt to homeschool you child you are not given money to help with the cost. This makes it very difficult for families who are in poverty to homeschool a child. It costs more money for a child to be homeschooled versus going to a public school, but it does cost less than attending a private school. A child who is homeschooled can do online schooling, but most of the time it is a parent or other older individual teaching a child during the day. If a family is financially challenged it is hard for a parent to stay home to teach their children. It was said that children might not be receiving homeschooling education from someone who is not fully capable of teaching a student. In addition, there are also many positives that come from homeschooling. Homeschooled children do well on standardized tests, and are known to be self-directed learners. They also have the educational freedom to choose or for their instructor to choose what they want to learn. They can learn at their own pace so they can spend more time on things that are difficult and move quickly on things that are easy. The children doesn’t need to be held back by others if they want to move on. It is a much more

Homeschool is for losers, so they say. It’s for those who are weird and socially awkward around others. Or those who get pregnant in sophomore year and can’t handle highschool. People, such as parents, believe that you go to high school to learn, pay attention in class, and get good grades. Not everyone knows what actually goes on behind those doors. From my experience, high school was full of drama and distraction. Most of the time I went there to hang out with my friends and just have fun. Typically people would think of homeschool as low class or for the troubled ones. If a student has homeschool, they must have some sort of problem. Even when you'd tell someone you're in homeschool, they would look at you oddly as if the words ‘I’m dumb’

At age eleven my parents divorced. In response to the tension, I gained weight, and when my father noticed how much time I spent worrying about my appearance and reputation, he grew concerned and decided to homeschool me. There were satisfactory benefits that came along with homeschooling, while other aspects took a little bit of adjustment. For instance, I could study in my pajamas or take breaks when

Another difference that was crucial in my education was my selection of learning opportunities that were given to me. In home schooling, there were very few deviations that my mom and I could explore if I was curious. However, as I entered public school, I was very shocked, especially in high school, regarding the sheer amount of choices I had in classes or electives. This issue might not seem significant to someone who has been in public school their entire life, but for myself, with being in home schooling most of my academic career, I was incredibly excited over all the different learning options I had. In fact, one of the hardest choices I had going into high school was figuring out the classes I wanted to do.

In today’ s society, many parents are considering home-schooling their children compared to sending them to public school. I believe that they 're many benefits to homeschooling children in today society for the benefit of their education. Firstly, home-schooL children will receive a higher standard of education because of each parent’s expectation; the children are in a confined environment with a -trained teacher who they already have a relationship with and understand the expectations of their parents. Second, children can focus on their classwork without constant interruption from other students. Most children in the home-school environment can study at their pace. Fourth, home schooled children are already in their environment and don’t have to worry about getting up early on the bus.The environment for homeschoolers is more calming, unlike the public school classroom. Children in the public schools have to deal with the constant interruption from their peers. Also, children in the public school are in a diverse setting where each child can learn from one other, with them learning from each other they will pick up a bad habit. These bad habits such as bullied other kids, or being bully themselves. They are many stories from grown people who will tell