Post by Alex on Jul 4, 2010 12:12:54 GMT -6
Reading the stories of the kids out there who are still home schooled breaks my heart and makes me angry to the point of tears. I'm an anthropology student at a university now, and as an academic, I can tell you right now, that the home school groups that parents insist provides adequate socialization for their children is NOT adequate. They need and deserve to be able to socialize with all kinds of different children instead of just children who are just like them. That type of limited socialization is not healthy for the children and does not lead into the development of well-rounded people!
My parents knew better and still home schooled me. I was a straight A student and they pulled me out of school because of their fear of the high school environment due to rumors that they'd heard, fear that my sister and I would be made fun of because we were poor, and for their own selfish purposes.
Home school did not help me. I became depressed and lost over 30 pounds in a month because all I did was sleep 20 hours a day. I contemplated suicide and tried cutting myself because other home school friends said it helped. It didn't help; it was pointless.
My parents limited my educational opportunities by homeschooling me. It's harder to get scholarships for college because many stipulate that the student must be a graduate of a public high school. I am a 4.0 student, but am being fucked over because of my parents' stupid, selfish choices. It makes me want to scream. But. Life does get better. You'll get through it and you'll be able to leave one day. Go to a community college. Get your associate's in liberal arts and transfer to a four year college or university. Get the Hell out and make more of yourself than anyone believed you could. Prove everyone wrong and tell your parents to fuck off- that they don't get any credit for it. That you achieved something and made something in your life in SPITE of them, not because of them. On that day, when you can give them, and everyone else who held you down, the finger... that day will be the greatest day of your life.
I'm a scientist now. I'll graduate with my bachelor's next summer, and it's in spite of my parents that I will be accepting my degree.
I promise that life gets better. Just stay determined and persevere.
-Alex Frye
My parents knew better and still home schooled me. I was a straight A student and they pulled me out of school because of their fear of the high school environment due to rumors that they'd heard, fear that my sister and I would be made fun of because we were poor, and for their own selfish purposes.
Home school did not help me. I became depressed and lost over 30 pounds in a month because all I did was sleep 20 hours a day. I contemplated suicide and tried cutting myself because other home school friends said it helped. It didn't help; it was pointless.
My parents limited my educational opportunities by homeschooling me. It's harder to get scholarships for college because many stipulate that the student must be a graduate of a public high school. I am a 4.0 student, but am being fucked over because of my parents' stupid, selfish choices. It makes me want to scream. But. Life does get better. You'll get through it and you'll be able to leave one day. Go to a community college. Get your associate's in liberal arts and transfer to a four year college or university. Get the Hell out and make more of yourself than anyone believed you could. Prove everyone wrong and tell your parents to fuck off- that they don't get any credit for it. That you achieved something and made something in your life in SPITE of them, not because of them. On that day, when you can give them, and everyone else who held you down, the finger... that day will be the greatest day of your life.
I'm a scientist now. I'll graduate with my bachelor's next summer, and it's in spite of my parents that I will be accepting my degree.
I promise that life gets better. Just stay determined and persevere.
-Alex Frye