Comments on: Help! What if My Homeschooler Needs to Go to Public School? https://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/homeschooler-go-to-public-school/ Honest. Quirky. Real. Stereotype-smashing humor for homeschooling families. Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:01:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 By: Wendy Hilton https://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/homeschooler-go-to-public-school/#comment-152732 Wed, 10 Aug 2022 23:40:55 +0000 https://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/?p=32916#comment-152732 In reply to Jen.

I hope you continue to do well! And I’m so glad the article was an encouragement to you. 🙂

]]> By: Jen https://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/homeschooler-go-to-public-school/#comment-152729 Wed, 10 Aug 2022 19:02:02 +0000 https://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/?p=32916#comment-152729 I appreciate this, years later. We homeschool our two children, but I was diagnosed with late stage cancer two years ago. I am currently in remission, but also still in treatment. I was originally told I was incurable. Now, I’m told I have a 50/50 chance of a recurrence. If it recurs, treatment will be a challenge.

My youngest child is headstrong and argumentative about schoolwork and as much as I’ve always thought discipline was something that should first happen at home and parents shouldn’t dump their child off with a teacher, I’m exhausted! Not only do my treatments leave me tired, but constantly battling with her to get her to do schoolwork is draining. I’d rather just enjoy time with her without worrying about whether she’s learning anything. I’m considering sending them to a private Christian school because I’m just so tired.

I worry that my other child isn’t up to par for her traditional grade level, due to my health and the numerous breaks we’ve had to take for treatment. It hasn’t been as dire and awful as it sounds. We were able to keep up somewhat. However, I feel like I’m finally hitting a wall. It’s good to know that if we choose to send them to school, they’ll likely be okay. Thanks for the encouragement!

]]> By: Melissa B https://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/homeschooler-go-to-public-school/#comment-143035 Wed, 10 Feb 2021 19:13:49 +0000 https://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/?p=32916#comment-143035 Thank you so much for this. It felt so encouraging and hope-filled for a mom who’s considering private or charter school for her kids after homeschooling the last four years. I really appreciate it!!

]]> By: H https://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/homeschooler-go-to-public-school/#comment-142871 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 05:15:49 +0000 https://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/?p=32916#comment-142871 In reply to Kris Bales.

Not to negate Hilarie’s choice.. but being an unofficial classroom math tutor is actually an excellent opportunity for a kid. I was one for most of my school years before going college. That grew my academic depth (teaching really does this), leadership, and empathy. I think it built an important foundation for my PhD. Going faster, getting higher score is not the only academic measure.

]]> By: Claire Schuler https://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/homeschooler-go-to-public-school/#comment-139706 Sun, 23 Aug 2020 14:40:52 +0000 https://www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com/?p=32916#comment-139706 In reply to n sanchez.

My daughter is 13 and should be a Sophomore. She skipped 2nd grade AND 6th grade IN public school, and when we moved to Alabama had to fight to get her into public school (and it was a failing school at that) she jumped through their hoops and now it seems that they are going to try and make her retake her Freshman year. They also flipped their curriculum to make it so she MAY have to retake Algebra (they are trying to make her retake Geometry right now, even though her standardized testing shows her working above 11th grade, and far ahead of her state and national peers. It isn’t homeschooling that is the problem, it is the public school system holding gifted children back, because they don’t want to lost funding or face or both. Skipping grades in public school was not easy- they fought me for a year the first time, and she ended up having emotional stress until I pulled her out of school. Every family is different and every child is different. I hope that you can withdrawal from school and find a program that works for you, I would look into taking your ACT and doing dual enrollment. She already took her ACT and got a 19. So I am sure you will do fine!

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