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[A_U_S_T_E_R_I_T_Y 382]

They will get a brilliant social life once they graduate because they know so much about everything.

You think they gonna stay at home forever?? xD.

I guess that is when it matters actually......corporate life actually is tough if you spend your time socializing with friends when you should be studying at home ._.

[A_U_S_T_E_R_I_T_Y 382]

 can't even speak a word with other people

Well....I partially agree with you because of the presence of mind skill that I developed due to my friends in school but I guess they will get over it eventually after they start socializing.

EDIT: "start socializing" if they haven't already :P

Edited April 14, 2016 by A_U_S_T_E_R_I_T_Y

[elektrik08 131]

Hahahahah.....I ain't laughing at your opinion...I am laughing at your small thinking capacity.

They saved so much travel time by not schooling.

They actually are the real "educated" bunch.

We are just a mob of roting noobs.

Actually, home schooling could solve the problem in my country's Education System you know.  :ph34r:

rotting*

[A_U_S_T_E_R_I_T_Y 382]

IMO, most homeschoolers end up doing university online, then work from home, we're in 2016, bro.

Well then they would not even exist for you, then why bother? Lol

[A_U_S_T_E_R_I_T_Y 382]

Homeschooling would have saved me so much time and energy.

If these guys are on tanki it basically means they are socializing.

 

socialize

ˈsəʊʃəlʌɪz/

verb

 

1. 1.

   mix socially with others.

   "he didn't mind socializing with his staff"

   synonyms: interact, converse, be sociable, mix, mingle, get together, meet, keep company, fraternize, consort; More

    

    

    

    

      
2. 2.

   make (someone) behave in a way that is acceptable to their society.

   "newcomers are socialized into orthodox ways"

 

 

[DragonOfStorms 2,706]

Would you prefer a world full of geniuses that have no social life or can't even speak a word with other people? I wouldn't :D

I hate that stereotype. It's just ignorant. All the homeschoolers I know are sociable, and I have tons of opportunities to see my friends, make new ones, etc. I don't know where that stereotype came from, but it is most definitely incorrect.

[KillerGnat 3,135]

Would you prefer a world full of geniuses that have no social life or can't even speak a word with other people? I wouldn't :D

Ok, I was gonna stay off the forum for a while, but you forced my hand (fyi, I get notifications sent to my Email). I can't resist doing some stereotype busting. People always make the huge generalization "Homeschoolers=unsocial" because sometimes they often turn out nerdy, but I've seen many many instances where that isn't the case. For instance, my own life, I have about 40 good friends altogether.... not bad for a "anti-social" person. Please do research before you go making claims you can't back up, ok thx bye. Oh, and http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/829839/are-homeschooled-kids-really-lacking-in-socialization 46%-54%. Busted.

 

At the end of the day, it's all down to personality. If you're social, you're social, if you aren't well... you get the point. And in that case, homeschooling has a huge advantage because they generally have a better education than the average public-schooler. 

 

 

Oh yeah, and I'm just gonna point out that all my siblings (5) are either married or in a relationship, and have graduated college with loads of friends (and all As). Happy now? Ok.

 

 

Sorry if I sounded offensive, stressful times.... And you sorta insulted me seeing as I'm homeschooled :/.

 

 

Edit: I'll just retreat back into the shadows now  :ph34r:. You never saw me....

Edited April 14, 2016 by KillerGnat

[Shellfire_tanki 1,820]

IMO, most homeschoolers end up doing university online, then work from home, we're in 2016, bro.

Hahahaha, you're funny.

Seriously.

Do you really believe that rubbish?

I've been homeschooled my entire life and I have loads of friends, and in september I'm going to college in england, i.e. not online.

Please do a little research and find out the truth, not the stereotypes, before you startposting useless nonesense.

 

What's wrong with going to a regular school? I would go even if I'm handicapped, homeschooling is just not right, I wouldn't mind doing university online or working from home, but you're at a sensitive time of your life, if you can't socialize when you're young, you will likely have a hard time doing so later.

Just because we don't study with tonsof other people doesn't mean we don't socialise.

Due to the fact that I'm homeschooled Ihave the free time to playsports 5 days a week, and socialise, and I have time to go and hang  out with other homeschoolers.

 

I hate that stereotype. It's just ignorant. All the homeschoolers I know are sociable, and I have tons of opportunities to see my friends, make new ones, etc. I don't know where that stereotype came from, but it is most definitely incorrect.

+

 

Ok, I was gonna stay off the forum for a while, but you forced my hand (fyi, I get notifications sent to my Email). I can't resist doing some stereotype busting. People always make the huge generalization "Homeschoolers=unsocial" because sometimes they often turn out nerdy, but I've seen many many instances where that isn't the case. For instance, my own life, I have about 40 good friends altogether.... not bad for a "anti-social" person. Please do research before you go making claims you can't back up, ok thx bye. Oh, and http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/829839/are-homeschooled-kids-really-lacking-in-socialization 46%-54%. Busted.

 

At the end of the day, it's all down to personality. If you're social, you're social, if you aren't well... you get the point. And in that case, homeschooling has a huge advantage because they generally have a better education than the average public-schooler. 

 

 

Oh yeah, and I'm just gonna point out that all my siblings (5) are either married or in a relationship, and have graduated college with loads of friends (and all As). Happy now? Ok.

 

 

Sorry if I sounded offensive, stressful times.... And you sorta insulted me seeing as I'm homeschooled :/.

 

 

Edit: I'll just retreat back into the shadows now  :ph34r:. You never saw me....

lol

[fordmustang12345 3,910]

Would you want your entire social circle to be an illusion?

And let's say you are incredibly sociable, you are still a boring person, you have no events to speak about, no ideas, what will you speak about, the last online class you took?, regular schools are much more professional, not just for the social life, but for basically everything, so that scenario does definitely exist, if I was to decide, I'd actually ban homeschooling as a whole.

What I said might not make sense to you, but it actually does, there are some skills that you just can't get by homeschooling, one of them is the ability to be productive under stress, and etc. Etc.

sorry but I am going to have to ask you to leave (and btw most homeschoolersafter they finish school up to Highschool end up going to College or at least taking some classes)

[toanuparu_GT 7]

Would you want your entire social circle to be an illusion?

And let's say you are incredibly sociable, you are still a boring person, you have no events to speak about, no ideas, what will you speak about, the last online class you took?, regular schools are much more professional, not just for the social life, but for basically everything, so that scenario does definitely exist, if I was to decide, I'd actually ban homeschooling as a whole.

What I said might not make sense to you, but it actually does, there are some skills that you just can't get by homeschooling, one of them is the ability to be productive under stress, and etc. Etc.

You no nothing about me. I've done plenty of fun things to talk about. I also get out plenty and hangout with people. I go to a homeschooling group on Fridays and have many friends there. I also go to karate on Monday, Thursday, Friday, and sometimes Saturday. I'm very popular there(not to brag but I am.) I have even had a girlfriend. I'm sorry, but what you are saying is just wrong. If you were homeschooled, you would realize how helpful it really is.

[fordmustang12345 3,910]

And we actually learn a lot of stuff publicschoolers don't/can't like life skills and a lot of very helpful things compared to stuff like Science (seriously who ever uses that junk except Scientists ?) And other unnecessary stuff

[DireFlyer 454]

What's wrong with going to a regular school? I would go even if I'm handicapped, homeschooling is just not right, I wouldn't mind doing university online or working from home, but you're at a sensitive time of your life, if you can't socialize when you're young, you will likely have a hard time doing so later.

And just who says we do not socialize????? Do research before posting something you'll regret.

 

Would you want your entire social circle to be an illusion?

And let's say you are incredibly sociable, you are still a boring person, you have no events to speak about, no ideas, what will you speak about, the last online class you took?, regular schools are much more professional, not just for the social life, but for basically everything, so that scenario does definitely exist, if I was to decide, I'd actually ban homeschooling as a whole.

What I said might not make sense to you, but it actually does, there are some skills that you just can't get by homeschooling, one of them is the ability to be productive under stress, and etc. Etc.

I have played 4 years of baseball, 2 yrs of track, and 1 year of XC, and you say I have no events to speak about? Do you think we are mindless???? What is wrong with talking about online classes? Regular schools also don't give you a choice about what you learn, we already hit that....uh.... I am actually very productive under stress, because I like the feeling of having to do something very fast or else... hence XC/Track

[fordmustang12345 3,910]

Omg no please :(

you've thrown the might of Homeschoolers upon you :) not a good idea for you

[DireFlyer 454]

Omg no please :(

agreed I like busting those myths you keep posting!!! So stay to get rekt more :P

[DireFlyer 454]

And we actually learn a lot of stuff publicschoolers don't/can't like life skills and a lot of very helpful things compared to stuff like Science (seriously who ever uses that junk except Scientists ?) And other unnecessary stuff

Watch out shell does.... And did ya'll know that in "Origin of Species" Darwin actually says that there is no way the human eye could have existed by chance, and then goes on to try and explain how it did happen by chance in the next several pages?

[Shellfire_tanki 1,820]

Would you want your entire social circle to be an illusion?

And let's say you are incredibly sociable, you are still a boring person, you have no events to speak about, no ideas, what will you speak about, the last online class you took?, regular schools are much more professional, not just for the social life, but for basically everything, so that scenario does definitely exist, if I was to decide, I'd actually ban homeschooling as a whole.

What I said might not make sense to you, but it actually does, there are some skills that you just can't get by homeschooling, one of them is the ability to be productive under stress, and etc. Etc.

lol.

I am literally laughin out loud reading this...

You're saying that homeschoolers are boring people?

Wow.

No events to speak about.

Being homeschooled meant I had time to go on holiday to New Zealand for a month in a campervanin teh middle of a school term, because then it's cheaper, wecan do whatever we like, whenever we like, so we get to do more activities than a lot of schools do, and learning at home ismore efficient,so we can study more intensively and have EVEN MORE time on our hands to do things.

No ideas, we do projects all the time,like making gunpowder for fireworks, dissecting plants and insects, building random things for no practical purpose other then to learn, experiment, and have something to talk about.

FYI, I did one online course, ever.

The rest I learned from my parents and people around our town who used to be teachers who go round to homeschoolers houses for lessons.

Ability to be productive under stress, you want stress? Then get a sibling.

We find ways to make EVERYTHING into a competition. Namely past exam papers, that's pretty stressful seeing as we sorely want to be better than each other. I did my first IGCSE at 13 andscored an A, at 13 years old! And the only time I had ever been into a school was for those exams,and there were over 100 people in the exam room. So saying thatwe can't work under pressure is complete nonesense.

[Shellfire_tanki 1,820]

And we actually learn a lot of stuff publicschoolers don't/can't like life skills and a lot of very helpful things compared to stuff like Science (seriously who ever uses that junk except Scientists ?) And other unnecessary stuff

grrrr

Lol my favourite subject is chemistry :P

You obviously haven't met my science teacher, he teaches homeschoolers now because he was fired for blowing up his classroom and having the school evacuated because of the fire. He showed us how to make gunpowder, andhe made working fireworks, and let us put sodium into hydrochloric acid.

 

Watch out shell does....

:D

[DireFlyer 454]

here is the exact quote :

"To suppose that the eye, with all its inimitabel contrivances for adjusting the focus to different distances, for admitting different amounts of light, and for the correction of spherical and chromatic aberration, could have been formed by natural selection, seems, I freely confess, absurd in the highest degree."

 

(Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species,[London:Penguin Classics, 1985],217)

[Shellfire_tanki 1,820]

Wow what of a cool guy you are

Now let's be serious, can you tell me just 1 billionaire who was home-schooled?

There are billionaires who are drop outs, didn't do college, didn't even go to school, but are there any who were home-schoolers? No?

It proves you're at the bottom end of the scale, although you're probably the smartest out of all.

Now be honest, wouldn't you do even more if you went to a regular school? A gf and karate classes would be a breeze to you.

Money isn't the most important thing in life. Not even going to read all of that because after the first sentence I can already tell it's rubbish.

[DireFlyer 454]

Wow what of a cool guy you are

Now let's be serious, can you tell me just 1 billionaire who was home-schooled?

There are billionaires who are drop outs, didn't do college, didn't even go to school, but are there any who were home-schoolers? No?

It proves you're at the bottom end of the scale, although you're probably the smartest out of all.

Now be honest, wouldn't you do even more if you went to a regular school? A gf and karate classes would be a breeze to you.

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[Shellfire_tanki 1,820]

Wow what of a cool guy you are

Now let's be serious, can you tell me just 1 billionaire who was home-schooled?

There are billionaires who are drop outs, didn't do college, didn't even go to school, but are there any who were home-schoolers? No?

It proves you're at the bottom end of the scale, although you're probably the smartest out of all.

Now be honest, wouldn't you do even more if you went to a regular school? A gf and karate classes would be a breeze to you.

Ok fine I read all of it.

It's funny.

I do so many things while the other children are in school,and belive me, I can achieve so much more while homeschooling.

I play badminton 5 days a weekand parkour 7 daysa week, and I wouldn't have time for that if I weren't homeschooled.

Edited April 14, 2016 by Shellfire_tanki

[Shellfire_tanki 1,820]

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• William S. Johnson

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• James Garfield

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• Henry Fountain Ashurst

• William Jennings Bryan

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• Pierre du Pont

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• John Paul Jones – Father of the American Navy

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• Pierre Curie

• Albert Einstein

• Michael Faraday – electrochemist

• Oliver Heaviside – physicist and electromagnetism researcher

• T.H. Huxley

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• John Singleton Copley

• Claude Monet

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• Charles Peale

• Leonardo da Vinci

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• Joan of Arc

• William Carey

• Jonathan Edwards

• Philipp Melancthon

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• John & Charles Wesley

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• John Moses Browning – firearms inventor and designer

• Peter Cooper – invented skyscraper, built first U.S. commercial locomotive

• Thomas Edison – invented the stock ticker, mimeograph, phonograph, and perfected the electric light bulb

• Benjamin Franklin – invented the lightning rod

• Elias Howe – invented sewing machine

• William Lear – airplane creator

• Cyrus McCormick – invented grain reaper

• Guglielmo Marconi – developed radio

• Eli Whitney – invented the cotton gin

• Sir Frank Whittle – invented turbo jet engine

• Orville and Wilbur Wright – built the first successful airplane

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• Anton Bruckner

• Noel Coward

• Felix Mendelssohn

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Francis Poulenc

• John Philip Sousa

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• Hans Christian Anderson

• Margaret Atwood

• Pearl S. Buck

• William F. Buckley, Jr.

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• Agatha Christie

• Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)

• Charles Dickens

• Robert Frost – Pulitzer Prize-winning poet

• Charlotte Perkins Gilman

• Alex Haley

• Brett Harte

• L. Ron Hubbard

• C.S. Lewis

• Amy Lowell

• Gabriela Mistral

• Sean O’Casey

• Christopher Paolini – author of #1 NY Times bestseller, Eragon

• Isabel Paterson

• Beatrix Potter – author of the beloved Peter Rabbit Tales

• Carl Sandburg

• George Bernard Shaw

• Mattie J. T. Stepanek – 11-year-old author of Heartsongs

• Mercy Warren

• Phillis Wheatley

• Walt Whitman

• Laura Ingalls Wilder

Educators

• Amos Bronson Alcott – innovative teacher, father of Louisa May Alcott

• Catharine Beecher – co-founder of the Hartford Female Seminary

• Jill Ker Conway – first woman president of Smith College

• Timothy Dwight – President of Yale University

• William Samuel Johnson – President of Columbia College

• Horace Mann – “Father of the American Common School”

• Charlotte Mason – Founder of Charlotte Mason College of Education

• Fred Terman – President of Stanford University

• Frank Vandiver – President of Texas A&M University

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• Charlie Chaplin – actor

• Whoopi Goldberg – actress

• Hanson – sibling singing group

• Jennifer Love Hewitt – actress

• Yehudi Menuhin – child prodigy violinist

• Moffatts – Canadian version of Hanson

• Frankie Muniz – child actor

• LeAnne Rimes – teen-prodigy country music singer

• Barlow Girl – Alyssa, Rebecca, and Lauren Contemporary Christian Music

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• Amadeo Giannini – Bank of America’s founder

• Horace Greeley – New York Tribune founder

• Soichiro Honda – creator of the Honda automobile company

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• John James Audubon – ornithologist and artist

• Clara Barton – Started the Red Cross

• Elizabeth Blackwell – first woman in the U.S. to receive a medical degree

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• Charles Evans Hughes – jurist; Chief Justice

• Mary D. Leakey – fossil hunter; wife of Richard Leakey

• Tamara McKinney – World Cup Skier

• Harriet Martineau – first woman sociologist

• Margaret Mead – cultural anthropologist

• John Stuart Mill – Free-market Economist

• Charles Louis Montesquieu – Philosopher

• John Muir – naturalist

• Florence Nightingale – Nurse

• Thomas Paine – political writer during the American Revolution

• Bill Ridell – Newspaperman

• Will Rogers – Humorist

• Bertrand Russell – Logician

• Jim Ryan – World Runner

• Albert Schweitzer – Physician

• Sir Ernest Shackleton – Explorer

• Herbert Spencer – philosopher, sociologist

• Gloria Steinem – founder and long-time editor of Ms. magazine

• Jason Taylor – plays in the National Football League

• Mary Walker – Civil War physician; recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor

• Lester Frank Ward – “Father of American Sociology”

• Martha Washington – wife of George Washington

• Frances E. C. Willard – educator, temperance leader, and suffragist

• Frank Lloyd Wright – Architect

• Elijah ben Solomon Zalman – Jewish scholar

• Balaram Stack – Award winning Surfer

• Lia Del Priore – Award Winning Gymnast

• Taylor Gladstone – Ballerina

Now tell me there aren't any famous homeschoolers!

 

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[Shellfire_tanki 1,820]

I didn't say that, but if drop outs can be billionaires and home-schoolers can't, then there's obviously something wrong with homeschoolers. Which is something you figure out later in life.

Or maybe it's the fact that homeschoolers learn that money isn't everything and don't over achieve and become billionaires.

[Shellfire_tanki 1,820]

I didn't say that, but if drop outs can be billionaires and home-schoolers can't, then there's obviously something wrong with homeschoolers. Which is something you figure out later in life.

To be honest I have never once seen my self being rich, because money isn't what I'm trying to achieve in life. My greatest achievement in life will be when I can consider myself happy, content with what I have, not when I see the the 8th zero added to my bank account.

[DireFlyer 454]

I didn't say that, but if drop outs can be billionaires and home-schoolers can't, then there's obviously something wrong with homeschoolers. Which is something you figure out later in life.

Maybe homeschoolers just learned that money isn't worth it, I mean look at all the millioniares/billionaires that are drug addicts or alcoholics! Is that really worth wasting your life on?