Anyone on here homeschool

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If so, how is it?

I'm not currently home schooled, because I'm 27 and all done with school, but I was home schooled for most of my childhood. I attended a physical school with normal kids for part of second grade, part of third grade, part of fourth grade, most of seventh grade, and all of eighth grade through college. I was home schooled for the rest of the time.

"Normal" school was torture. I couldn't handle it to the point that my parents let me stay on "home school" during my fifth and sixth grade years, even though my four siblings were in public school and my parents both worked full time (thus the quotation marks around "home school;" those two years, I was just home and not schooled).

Home school wasn't as bad as going to a physical school, but, because I didn't have a good home life and my mom has never liked me, home school wasn't really so great, either; it was just an awful lot better than the alternative. Most of my education came from educational television programming, especially PBS kids shows and, later, The Learning Channel and The Discovery Channel (this was back in the nineties, when TLC and Discovery played shows with actual educational value lol).

I feel like I really benefited from home schooling on an educational level, because it was almost impossible for me to learn in a classroom, but I'm like a sponge for knowledge in the right environments. I don't think that I benefited from home schooling emotionally, though, because although I really wasn't picked on at school (due to never trying to make friends and genuinely not wanting to hangout/play on breaks), I was picked on at home.

Based on my personal experience, I advocate home schooling for those on the spectrum--but only if they live in a supportive home. I would really love to see more ASD-focused charter and private schools, though; I think that's better.

I was never home-schooled, but certainly autodidactic (self-taught) when I wasn't trying to survive classic schools. Imagine students who want to learn what they discover. If classic schools and home schools were a lot more about self-teaching, and less about regurgitating facts that make no sense outside the confines of a test, more people would be like the "potentials" http://matrix.wikia.com/wiki/Potential of the Matrix. Still, I suspect that home schools are a lot better able to encourage potentials than classic schools.

Thanks! any ideas on how to convince my parents?

Do your parents like to teach?

I'm also thinking: Maybe be REALLY good about doing the chores around the house.

There exist online charter schools and satellite programs that provide all of the materials, including even laptops, that their students need, free of charge. My understanding is that theses schools typically require students to participate in online class sessions and to complete online assignments, just like a normal school, but at home and not face-to-face. These programs are complaint with home schooling laws.

I assume that computers and books are just on loan to the students, but I've never really looked into it. You should look into it. That might really sway them.

Thanks everybody! I will work on the chores. I am a germaphobe. My parents say they will think about it and talk. I will hope for the best. I think that they are afraid of messing me up. Which I do appreciate, but school can be alot. The first semester can be ok but it's all downhill starting somewhere between November and February.

I know I can't convince your parents of this, but I assure you: Homeschool will NOT mess you up. Public school, however, probably will.

Kids who get messed up by home schooling have parents who were going to mess them up anyway, IMO. There's a lot of really good educational material out their to help homeschooling parents teach subjects they don't know, so that's not an issue.

It's really good to get out of the house, though. If you're like me and don't have any interest in going out and meeting people, then you still need to get out of the house... Trust me. I recommend regular trips into nature: Camping, hiking, fishing, kiting, golfing, walking, running, biking, reading under a tree... whatever!

Thanks! Is there anything specific you could recommend? Also if I homeschool for a year and learn geometry, then go back will the school make me take it again?

You should check out the legislation, rules and requirements for home-schooling in your country/area, as these things can vary according to where in the world you are.

This is really important. Home schooling is actually ILLEGAL where I live, unless: one of the parents is certified to teach, the parents hire a tutor or tutors who are certified to teach, or the child is enrolled in a homeschooling program that complies with state educational laws.

As far as I know, schools all offer placement tests you can take to prove that your knowledge meets their educational standards, and to put you in the right class. The school will almost definitely NOT just take your word for it if you get ahead of your peers, but that shouldn't be a problem; just do good on the placement test.