I went to 3 Catholic schools. Holy Family grade school, St. Finbars and then Holy Family High School. Nobody at home to teach us, my Mother worked two jobs to keep us in Catholic school. It was our job to absorb everything and do well in school.
My wife and I decided to home school our own kids though. We like spending time teaching them and they get more one on one time than they will ever get in a public school setting.
Homeschooling isn't for everyone though because there is a time commitment and depending on how you design the curriculum, you could have a large monetary commitment as well, for textbooks, supplies, extra meals, etc. My wife and I use many of the free resources available online, through our local library, used book stores, home school association's book lending program, etc., to supplement paid textbooks.
I've got nothing against homeschooling. I did it for my daughter, for a time. But my parents were not the homeschooling type so I was very likely better off at public school.
I was home schooled up until 3rd grade. I missed out on the pivotal years where a child learns how to interact with the world around them, and I have been a socially awkward mess ever since! Thanks a lot Mom and Dad!
See I was lucky when i was home schooled because my father is a multiple degree genius, He is a math wiz, he is a science wiz, and I learned alot more in home than I ever did or could have in public schools.
I was home schooled from the 4th grade on up till my graduation under an umbrella school(I graduated with a diploma as valedictorian out of 400 other home schooled students in my grade year under this school). No my mom and dad didn't grade my work(they did for their own records, but all of my homework was sent off to said umbrella school for proper grading).
I was taking algebra in the 4th grade because they couldn't get the books for me, so instead of learning long division I learned Algebra and geometry, and I excelled at it.
I actually surpassed my older sisters curriculum(she is 4 years older than me), and Got to the point where my mom was having trouble with it, So my father took over.
I was taught trig and calculus when i was 15, and for my senior year(I graduated with my diploma when i tuned 16 and immediately went into college, i had an associates when most public schoolers were just starting to figure out what to do with their lives).
The best thing though? My dad was an electrical engineer for bridgestone so i learned how to use the programs he used at work ...
See I was lucky when i was home schooled because my father is a multiple degree genius, He is a math wiz, he is a science wiz, and I learned alot more in home than I ever did or could have in public schools.
I was home schooled from the 4th grade on up till my graduation under an umbrella school(I graduated with a diploma as valedictorian out of 400 other home schooled students in my grade year under this school). No my mom and dad didn't grade my work(they did for their own records, but all of my homework was sent off to said umbrella school for proper grading).
I was taking algebra in the 4th grade because they couldn't get the books for me, so instead of learning long division I learned Algebra and geometry, and I excelled at it.
I actually surpassed my older sisters curriculum(she is 4 years older than me), and Got to the point where my mom was having trouble with it, So my father took over.
I was taught trig and calculus when i was 15, and for my senior year(I graduated with my diploma when i tuned 16 and immediately went into college, i had an associates when most public schoolers were just starting to figure out what to do with their lives).
The best thing though? My dad was an electrical engineer for bridgestone so i learned how to use the programs he used at work for my senior year because The figured it would be better than another year of trig, Math cad was my favorite.
I could program four-tran and cobol by the time i was 13, I learned HTML when i was in 9th grade, and i learned mysql, perl, and C++ in 10th
The best thing though?
If i wanted to work ahead i could, Mom and dad had no issues with that.
We usually had our school books for the next school year about two weeks after school ended for us for our summer breaks. So one year i just decided "Hey lets just get it done now" So while my two sisters were playing or hanging out with friends, I was nose deep in math and astronomy books.
After i graduated from college with a bachelors in computer science(I crunched it out in 3 years) I got a job as a school janitor.....Just because i could, I swear to God the level of math those kids learn in HIGH SCHOOL, It just blew my mind.
I actually used to help the math teacher(who was hot as hell) grade her students papers, what blew her mind was that i could solve most of it in my head and she had to use a graphing calculator.
Now here I am going for my second degree in aerospace engineering, its a welcome challenge.
I'm not tryign to sound snooty or anything, but I have always loved math and science, Grammar was my most hated subject but I'm fairly competent in it. I love learning, and maybe being home schooled added to that, see i could finish all my required school for the day in less than 2 hours, My parents had decided to put the television in the attic for the first 3 years we were homeschooling, and I tell you what I think that also had alot to do with my ability to learn.
I'm sure nto all homeschooled kids turn out like this, I owe a great amount to my parents for teaching me the way they did, And I know for a fact If i had been in public schools most teachers wouldn't have been able to get past my reputation as a troublemaker.
Hell I was thrown in counseling because i used to draw ninja turtles killing foot clan soldiers(this incident actually caused my parents to DO homeschooling with me and my siblings.
Yes I was, 1st grade through 12th. It was a mixed bag. I feel like I got a better education than I would have at public school (private attention), and it was sort of necessary for my anxiety issues, but there were a lot of problems too. I was okay up until high school, but then I started to realize I no longer had any friends and couldn't make any. I stopped caring about my school work, got very depressed and bored, and started making some unwise decisions. Whether this would have happened if I attended school, I don't know. On the other hand, I am now in college with a 4.0 average. My advice to parents who are considering home schooling is this: Go for it, there are a lot of positives, but be careful. Make sure your kids are involved with a home school group!Other activities like church and lessons won't work because other kids will NOT accept them. If your child starts to seem unhappy, ask them honestly if they'd rather attend public (or private) school and allow them to try it.
In 6th grade for a year, and then half of 8th grade I was homeschoole online with k-12. It was what you'd think, I stayed up all night, got to sleep in, was lazy, bored all the time, and didn't really have friends. Not to mention I hardly did my school work because I was able to cheat. I wouldn't go back, public schools are horrible but at least I'm learning, having a social life, and have a 4.0.
Homeschooling isn't for everyone though because there is a time commitment and depending on how you design the curriculum, you could have a large monetary commitment as well, for textbooks, supplies, extra meals, etc. My wife and I use many of the free resources available online, through our local library, used book stores, home school association's book lending program, etc., to supplement paid textbooks.
I've got nothing against homeschooling. I did it for my daughter, for a time. But my parents were not the homeschooling type so I was very likely better off at public school.
However, I did homeschool my son through high school.
He is now in his second year at the University of California.
I was home schooled from the 4th grade on up till my graduation under an umbrella school(I graduated with a diploma as valedictorian out of 400 other home schooled students in my grade year under this school). No my mom and dad didn't grade my work(they did for their own records, but all of my homework was sent off to said umbrella school for proper grading).
I was taking algebra in the 4th grade because they couldn't get the books for me, so instead of learning long division I learned Algebra and geometry, and I excelled at it.
I actually surpassed my older sisters curriculum(she is 4 years older than me), and Got to the point where my mom was having trouble with it, So my father took over.
I was taught trig and calculus when i was 15, and for my senior year(I graduated with my diploma when i tuned 16 and immediately went into college, i had an associates when most public schoolers were just starting to figure out what to do with their lives).
The best thing though? My dad was an electrical engineer for bridgestone so i learned how to use the programs he used at work ...
I was home schooled from the 4th grade on up till my graduation under an umbrella school(I graduated with a diploma as valedictorian out of 400 other home schooled students in my grade year under this school). No my mom and dad didn't grade my work(they did for their own records, but all of my homework was sent off to said umbrella school for proper grading).
I was taking algebra in the 4th grade because they couldn't get the books for me, so instead of learning long division I learned Algebra and geometry, and I excelled at it.
I actually surpassed my older sisters curriculum(she is 4 years older than me), and Got to the point where my mom was having trouble with it, So my father took over.
I was taught trig and calculus when i was 15, and for my senior year(I graduated with my diploma when i tuned 16 and immediately went into college, i had an associates when most public schoolers were just starting to figure out what to do with their lives).
The best thing though? My dad was an electrical engineer for bridgestone so i learned how to use the programs he used at work for my senior year because The figured it would be better than another year of trig, Math cad was my favorite.
I could program four-tran and cobol by the time i was 13, I learned HTML when i was in 9th grade, and i learned mysql, perl, and C++ in 10th
The best thing though?
If i wanted to work ahead i could, Mom and dad had no issues with that.
We usually had our school books for the next school year about two weeks after school ended for us for our summer breaks. So one year i just decided "Hey lets just get it done now" So while my two sisters were playing or hanging out with friends, I was nose deep in math and astronomy books.
After i graduated from college with a bachelors in computer science(I crunched it out in 3 years) I got a job as a school janitor.....Just because i could, I swear to God the level of math those kids learn in HIGH SCHOOL, It just blew my mind.
I actually used to help the math teacher(who was hot as hell) grade her students papers, what blew her mind was that i could solve most of it in my head and she had to use a graphing calculator.
Now here I am going for my second degree in aerospace engineering, its a welcome challenge.
I'm not tryign to sound snooty or anything, but I have always loved math and science, Grammar was my most hated subject but I'm fairly competent in it. I love learning, and maybe being home schooled added to that, see i could finish all my required school for the day in less than 2 hours, My parents had decided to put the television in the attic for the first 3 years we were homeschooling, and I tell you what I think that also had alot to do with my ability to learn.
I'm sure nto all homeschooled kids turn out like this, I owe a great amount to my parents for teaching me the way they did, And I know for a fact If i had been in public schools most teachers wouldn't have been able to get past my reputation as a troublemaker.
Hell I was thrown in counseling because i used to draw ninja turtles killing foot clan soldiers(this incident actually caused my parents to DO homeschooling with me and my siblings.