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<blockquote data-quote="Keren" data-source="post: 621825" data-attributes="member: 3195"><p>From Novatech,</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Just wanted to point out, that I went to private primary school and then public high school, now done three years of uni. </p><p></p><p>I still have difficulty dealing with people, especially the dominant ones. </p><p></p><p>Your comment: 19 year old genius afraid to come out of her room kind of struck a chord for me because I am that way, and I have been working with a group of people who I rely on to try and change it. If I was left to my own devices I would probably never leave the house. And I hate using the phone. </p><p></p><p>Just thought I would point this out to show its not neccessarily only homeschooled kids who are lacking in social skills. </p><p></p><p>Another thing, I taught myself to read and write by 3 yrs. By the time I hit primary school at four I was writing my own stories and all the way through primary school I read (and spelled) at a higher level. By the time I went to high school, there wasnt a structured reading program but I read my way through the library and gave the librarian a list every month of new books to get. I completed 4 units of english for my HSC instead of the usual two, one if which involved the composition of an original short story (about 30 pages) which was given 96% when marked. The point of all this, is I started early and I always remained ahead of my cohort in terms of english reading and writing, but no one taught me when I was little. All my parents knew about it was when I came inside and said 'how do you spell praying' and disappeared. Later on they discovered I had written 'church is for praying' on the verandah in chalk. I taught myself to read and write at that age because I enjoyed it - and I stayed ahead of my cohort because I enjoyed it. </p><p></p><p>One more thing - I did a LOT of science in my HSC - biology and chemistry - plus agricultural science. I wouldnt have been able to do these things through homeschool (who has their own labs??) and I wouldnt have been able to get into my uni degree, BUT, I think as long as the homeschool can provide what the student needs (say if you are focused more on english, maths, geography, history, politics, business etc) then why should there be a problem? </p><p></p><p>Sorry for the long and rambling post, I just wanted to get my thoughts out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keren, post: 621825, member: 3195"] From Novatech, Just wanted to point out, that I went to private primary school and then public high school, now done three years of uni. I still have difficulty dealing with people, especially the dominant ones. Your comment: 19 year old genius afraid to come out of her room kind of struck a chord for me because I am that way, and I have been working with a group of people who I rely on to try and change it. If I was left to my own devices I would probably never leave the house. And I hate using the phone. Just thought I would point this out to show its not neccessarily only homeschooled kids who are lacking in social skills. Another thing, I taught myself to read and write by 3 yrs. By the time I hit primary school at four I was writing my own stories and all the way through primary school I read (and spelled) at a higher level. By the time I went to high school, there wasnt a structured reading program but I read my way through the library and gave the librarian a list every month of new books to get. I completed 4 units of english for my HSC instead of the usual two, one if which involved the composition of an original short story (about 30 pages) which was given 96% when marked. The point of all this, is I started early and I always remained ahead of my cohort in terms of english reading and writing, but no one taught me when I was little. All my parents knew about it was when I came inside and said 'how do you spell praying' and disappeared. Later on they discovered I had written 'church is for praying' on the verandah in chalk. I taught myself to read and write at that age because I enjoyed it - and I stayed ahead of my cohort because I enjoyed it. One more thing - I did a LOT of science in my HSC - biology and chemistry - plus agricultural science. I wouldnt have been able to do these things through homeschool (who has their own labs??) and I wouldnt have been able to get into my uni degree, BUT, I think as long as the homeschool can provide what the student needs (say if you are focused more on english, maths, geography, history, politics, business etc) then why should there be a problem? Sorry for the long and rambling post, I just wanted to get my thoughts out. [/QUOTE]
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